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Paving machine runs over person on Bethel Island

At least one person was seriously injured when they were run over by a paving machine at a work site…

6 years ago

Lifeguard, swimmer rescued from Monastery Beach rip currents

Cal Fire crews rescued two people, one a lifeguard, who got caught in a rip current in the Pacific Ocean…

6 years ago

Hazmat responds to leaking package in Menlo Park

A hazardous materials spill led to a shelter-in-place orderĀ in Menlo Park Tuesday, according to Menlo Park Fire Protection District Chief…

6 years ago

Railroad hazardous materials fee struck down

A federal appeals court in San Francisco struck down a California law imposing a fee on railroads transporting oil and…

6 years ago

Hurricane task force heads to North Carolina

A team of first responders from the East Bay traveled to Raleigh, North Carolina Monday night in preparation for Hurricane…

6 years ago

Sonoma Co. to consolidate fire agencies

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved a fire deployment plan Tuesday that proposes consolidating the 39 fire agencies in…

6 years ago

SF fire chief receives national honor

San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White will be named Career Fire Chief of the Year by the International Association of…

6 years ago

Three plane crash victims worked in same office

Three of the five people who died in a plane crash in Southern California on Sunday afternoon worked in the…

6 years ago

Parking lot transforms into homeless navigation center

San Francisco opened a brand new homeless navigation center on Friday near U.S. Highway 101 that was previously used as…

6 years ago

Five killed in plane crash out of Concord

A Cessna 414 aircraft that crashed Sunday in Southern California after taking off from Concord's Buchanan Airport was registered to…

6 years ago

Boy, father rescued from Half Moon Bay cliff

A good Samaritan and emergency responders rescued a 10-year-old boy and his father after they were swept into the ocean…

6 years ago

Federal disaster declaration requested for wildfires

Gov. Jerry Brown Saturday requested a presidential major disaster declaration in order to beef up emergency response and help residents…

6 years ago

More than 13,000 firefighters battling wildfires

An estimated 320,000 acres have been burned in 16 major fires so far this fire season, state officials said this…

6 years ago

Stranded fishermen rescued near Muir Beach

Five fishermen who were stranded due to a rising high tide just south of Muir Beach in unincorporated Marin County…

6 years ago

Caltrain kills one on Sunnyvale tracks

A person died when a train struck them Thursday evening on the Caltrain tracks in Sunnyvale, the sixth fatal strike…

6 years ago

Contra Costa Co. 911 now accepting texts

Emergencies in unincorporated Contra Costa County can now be reported by text messages to 911, county sheriff's officials said.

6 years ago

Teen treated after Dipsea Race injury

A 16-year-old girl was taken to the hospital in critical condition during the Dipsea Race near Stinson Beach.

6 years ago

Shell settles with EPA for Martinez violations

Shell Oil will pay a settlement to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for hazardous waste violations at a crude oil…

6 years ago

Hayward council strengthens rent control

The Hayward City Council has voted unanimously to impose an 18-month emergency moratorium on a process in which landlords can…

6 years ago

Sutter Health tech snafu affects patient services

The Sutter Health system is experiencing systemwide connectivity issues, affecting patient services at all of its 24 locations.

6 years ago

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