Aja Seldon

A millionaire in Los Angeles faced a wave of criticism after he posted a plea on social media offering to pay private firefighters "any amount" to protect his home from the raging Palisades Fire, as his neighbors' homes burned.

President-elect Donald Trump blamed California Gov. Gavin Newsom for the "apocalyptic" wildfires raging in Los Angeles County.

Matthew Muller, already serving a 40-year sentence in the Denise Huskins case, had been terrorizing the community for two decades before the widely known "American Nightmare" case, prosecutors said.

An Oakland man was charged Monday in the 2023 killing of his wife on Interstate 580 after he was arrested nearly two years later at a casino.

California's Great America season pass holders received disappointing news of an axed winter 2025 season.

The Bay Area has delivered top-tier talent to the world, including entertainers Zendaya, E-40, and — Ali Wong.

A 37-year-old man was killed in a fire in Oakland after rescuing his family from a burning home on Christmas morning when he stayed inside to search for an engagement ring that he wanted to give to his girlfriend on New Year's Eve, authorities and his family said.

The National Weather Service on Christmas Eve warned of dangerous, large-breaking waves of up to 35 feet in Santa Cruz county. Its latest high surf warning will be in effect until 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Dangerous waves brought down a chunk of the Santa Cruz Wharf on Monday, sending three people into the water.

Four people were found dead in a Milpitas apartment after a man shot his wife and two children before turning the gun on himself, police said Thursday.