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‘Fast-moving’ Walnut Creek brush fire threatens structures
Walnut Creek police are asking people to avoid an area of Ygnacio Valley Road Tuesday afternoon because of a brush fire nearby. Police issued an advisory at 2:22 p.m....Read More
Muni LRV4s again running two-car trains with additional door sensors
San Francisco’s transit officials have remedied safety and mechanical issues with its new LRV4 Muni rail cars related to the single-rear doors and a coupler system design flaw. The...Read More
Burned travel trailer to be cut into pieces, hauled by dump trucks
A 40-foot travel trailer that caught fire and closed the westbound lanes of state Highway 37 on Tuesday morning is unsafe to tow, and Caltrans crews will cut it...Read More
Stray bullets strike 98-year-old woman’s Tenderloin home
A dispute by people in two vehicles led to shots being fired that struck the home of a 98-year-old woman in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood on Monday afternoon, police...Read More
Police investigate death of man at mobile home park
Palo Alto police are investigating a death that was reported Monday night at a mobile home park off of El Camino Real. A man was found dead by his...Read More
Livermore bans flavored tobacco, electronic delivery device sales
The Livermore City Council unanimously voted Monday night to ban the sales of all flavored tobacco products and electronic delivery devices citywide. The ordinance also introduces a 1,000-foot buffer...Read More
Forty-foot travel trailer fire prompts Hwy 37 lane closures
The westbound lanes of state Highway 37 in Marin County are closed Tuesday morning because of a travel trailer fire, the California Highway Patrol said. The fire was reported...Read More
Gray wolf pups thriving, exploring at Oakland Zoo
Oakland Zoo’s four 6-week-old gray wolf pups have emerged from their den and begun exploring their enclosure, the zoo announced Monday. The zoo acquired mother and father wolves Siskiyou...Read More
Deputies look for shooting suspect, victim captured on home surveillance
Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting late Monday night in unincorporated San Jose. Deputies responded at about 10:20 p.m. to the area of Richmond Avenue and...Read More
Crews contain motel fire, transport one victim to burn center
A person has been taken to a burn center after a fire at a motel in Fremont on Tuesday morning, fire officials said. The fire was reported around 6...Read More
School teacher among four arrested in child pornography investigation
A multi-agency investigation targeting distributors of child pornography in the East Bay netted at least four arrests in recent months, including an elementary school teacher, prosecutors said Monday. “Operation...Read More
New task force challenges Muni to improve
San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Monday announced the formation of a working group that will review the current state of Muni’s rail and bus systems and make recommendations...Read More
Livermore fire prompts I-580 lane closures, major commute delays
A fire burning along Interstate Highway 580 at the eastern edge of Livermore’s city limits has closed all lanes of traffic and prompted the California Highway Patrol to issue...Read More
Livermore considers flavored tobacco ban, school ‘buffer zone’
The Livermore City Council on Monday night will consider the addition of a new ordinance to ban the sales of all flavored tobacco products and electronic delivery devices in...Read More
Watsonville police seek suspect in fatal stabbing
Watsonville police detectives are investigating the murder of a 27-year-old man who was stabbed multiple times late Saturday night. Police found the victim in the roadway in the 100...Read More
Hit-and-run crash kills Lyft driver, passenger
Two people who died in a hit-and-run collision in San Francisco’s Bayview District early Sunday morning have been identified as a Lyft driver and passenger, and the suspect remained...Read More
Petaluma man drowns during family trip to Russian River
A Petaluma man became separated from his family and drowned in the Russian River in Geyserville Sunday evening, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies responded around 7:10 p.m....Read More
Crews stop vegetation fire within 50 feet of businesses
San Jose firefighters extinguished a 2-acre vegetation fire near Kelley Park on Monday afternoon. The fire was reported shortly after 11 a.m. between Interstate Highway 280 and Remillard Court,...Read More