Duplex fire displaces 10 residents, one pet unaccounted for
One pet is unaccounted for but all 10 residents made it out safely after a fire at a duplex in Santa Rosa early Tuesday morning, fire officials said. Fire...Read More
Suspect detained in machete attack that injured two
Two people were hospitalized after being cut with a machete in Oakland on Monday morning, according to police. Oakland police officers responded at 10:36 a.m. to a report of...Read More
State issues guidelines to reopen places of worship during pandemic
The state of California announced new guidelines Monday allowing places of worship to resume operating during the Covid-19 pandemic. Places of worship will be required to limit service attendance...Read More
Four-day heatwave bears down on Bay Area
A heat wave expected to kick in late Monday morning for the Bay Area will linger through Thursday night, with record-setting temperatures possible, forecasters said. The heat is expected...Read More
Suspect throws submachine gun from car in pursuit, crashes into several apartments
A reckless driving suspect allegedly threw a submachine gun out a window during a police chase Sunday night in Pittsburg, officials said. Officers spotted a car driving recklessly in...Read More
Memorial volunteers ask for public donations to replace items lost in Pier 45 fire
Volunteers with the SS Jeremiah O’Brien National Liberty Ship Memorial say that while the historic World War II cargo ship “escaped mostly unscathed” from the four-alarm fire on Saturday...Read More
District issues first Spare the Air Alert for Memorial Day
The first Spare the Air Alert of the year has been issued for Monday by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, with light winds, high temperatures and vehicle...Read More
Project Roomkey funds help shelter 90 San Mateo County homeless residents in hotel
Ninety homeless people considered at high risk have been sheltered at a San Mateo County hotel as part of the county’s efforts to stem the spread of novel coronavirus...Read More
Emeryville police revive opioid overdose victim with Naloxone
An Emeryville police officer on Saturday administered the prescription medication Naloxone to a person who appeared to have been experiencing an opioid overdose, police said. The officer was flagged...Read More
Police say suspect charged with arson, burglary, vandalism hit same home twice in three days
A 32-year-old transient from Fremont has been charged by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office with crimes in a pair of incidents, Fremont police said. Hector Molina was booked...Read More
UC Berkeley Nobel Prize winning economics professor dies at 87
A University of California at Berkeley professor who won a Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences passed away this week following a period of failing health, according to the university....Read More
Woman suspected of racist San Leandro postings arrested, released
A woman was arrested Friday night as a suspect in the placement of threatening messages on at least five doors in a San Leandro neighborhood, and of other similar...Read More
Covid-19 update: Officials prepare for Memorial Day weekend crowds
The three-day Memorial Day weekend is here, but that does not mean the public should relax as Covid-19 is still prevalent in the Bay Area.Read More
Woman killed, teen critically injured in Vallejo shooting
A shooting Friday evening in Vallejo left a woman dead and a teen in critical condition. Vallejo police responded Friday at 5:11 p.m. to the parking lot of Kings...Read More
Pre-dawn, four-alarm fire engulfs Fisherman’s Wharf warehouse
Firefighters in San Francisco responded Saturday morning to a four-alarm warehouse fire at Pier 45.Read More
Covid-19 update: Some summer camps get green light with limits, state calls for 20,000 contact tracers, Tom Hanks salutes...
The country is still grappling with the virus and impact of the virus on economic, health and social levels. Scientists and doctors are still trying to understand the illness...Read More
City to permit summer camps, though ‘a lot has changed’
San Francisco summer camps will be allowed to open in June, but officials warn that camps will be different than in years past. Mayor London Breed announced city, nonprofit...Read More
Newsom urges public to answer recruiting call for contact tracers
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the launch of a public awareness campaign for the state’s Covid-19 case investigation program. The state launched a partnership with the University of...Read More