Sideshow busts net four arrests, five impounded cars, dozens of citations
Officers arrested four people, impounded five cars and issued more than 40 citations related to sideshow activities Saturday night, San Jose police said. Officers responded to several sideshow reports...Read More
Police pursue vehicle involved in two collisions, later find assault rifle, ski mask
A driver who witnesses said had a firearm fled a traffic collision Friday morning and was arrested with two others after a pursuit ended in a second collision, Antioch...Read More
County opens East San Jose vaccination site to serve hard-hit community
As part of Santa Clara County’s efforts to reach disproportionally impacted communities, the county opened another vaccination site in East San Jose on Friday. The new site at Valley...Read More
Antioch City Council tackles police reform in marathon meeting
Police body cameras are part of a reform package endorsed by the Antioch City Council following a marathon 7.5-hour meeting Friday night. Following a delayed public revelation of the...Read More
CHP reports fatality after vehicle crashes down Sunol ravine
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash Saturday near Sunol, after a vehicle went down a steep ravine. The crash was reported about 10:30 a.m. on Calaveras...Read More
CHP investigates death of man found decomposing near highway interchange
California Highway Patrol officers in San Francisco are investigating a death after a decomposed body was found near the U.S. Highway 101 and Interstate Highway 280 interchange on Friday...Read More
Los Altos Hills man in custody on child pornography charges
Santa Clara County deputies on Thursday arrested a man in connection with a child pornography case. William Nurge, 58, was arrested on suspicion of felony possession and distribution of...Read More
USGS upgrades Thursday earthquake near The Geysers to magnitude 3.8
An earthquake that rattled The Geysers area Thursday morning was upgraded to 3.8 magnitude, the U.S. Geological Survey said Friday. The quake, initially measured at 3.5, struck about 11:30...Read More
Richmond man, 30, dies after being shot inside vehicle
A 30-year-old Richmond man has been identified Thursday as the victim of a homicide in El Sobrante earlier in the day, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office....Read More
San Francisco police seek help finding stolen Maltese puppy
San Francisco police are asking for the public’s help find a missing dog stolen Monday morning on the 200 block of Sutter Street. Police said Scruggs, a 4-month-old Maltese,...Read More
CHP finds person dead in car off Highway 1 embankment
A person was found dead Wednesday in a car that had gone down an embankment from state Highway 1 along the Sonoma Coast, according to the California Highway Patrol....Read More
SamTrans joins list of transit agencies giving free vaccination rides
Beginning Thursday, SamTrans joins a list of Bay Area public transit agencies that provide free rides to vaccination appointments. Free rides are available to people who either live or...Read More
Lawrence Ferlinghetti: Mourners pay tribute to poet and legend
After more than a century of storied life, the legendary Lawrence Ferlinghetti died Monday at the age of 101 after a battle with interstitial lung disease, according to his...Read More
USPS offers reward for arrest, conviction of suspect in assault, robbery of Bay Point postal worker
A reward of up to $50,000 is being offered by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service for information leading to the arrest and conviction of two subjects who assaulted and...Read More
San Francisco vaccine eligibility opens to educators, food workers
San Francisco educators, childcare providers, emergency services employees and persons working in food and agriculture sectors are now eligible to get the Covid-19 vaccine if they can find an...Read More
Police say speeding driver dies at scene after causing four-vehicle collision
A San Lorenzo man died and two other people were injured in a four-vehicle collision late Tuesday night in East Oakland, police said. Officers were on patrol at 11:46...Read More
Fry’s Electronics starts process of closing down stores nationwide
Fry’s Electronics, Inc. will permanently close its online and storefront shops, a response partly due to the pandemic. The company released an announcement early Wednesday on its website, citing...Read More
City contract scrutiny draws attention to Golden Gate Park Ferris wheel operation
As a discussion by city officials around whether to keep a 150-foot tall Ferris wheel at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park continues to go in circles, two city supervisors...Read More
SFUSD unveils latest proposal in effort to safely reopen schools
San Francisco Unified School District officials on Tuesday unveiled their latest proposal to reopen the district’s elementary schools for in-person learning as the district continues to hammer out details...Read More