California

Celebrating America’s 250th anniversary on this year’s Independence Day has the Bay Area buzzing with festivities, parades and, of course, fireworks. From the North Bay all the way down to the Peninsula, here at the events happening.

Ahead of the city’s July 4 fireworks show, the Petaluma Police Department issued a warning to residents about the dangers of fireworks.

A mother and daughter are missing after failing to return from a hike on the strenuous trail on Thursday.

San Francisco is preparing to make history this Fourth of July with a massive fireworks show launched directly from the Golden Gate Bridge, a spectacular feat that has only happened twice before. The ambitious display is being orchestrated by fireworks show producer Pat Dyas of Pyro Spectaculars.

The city of San Jose and the mayor announced on Friday morning that they are relocating watch parties at the wildly popular San Pedro Square Market to two venues about a mile away. 

San Francisco is preparing for its major July 4th fireworks display on Saturday night, an event expected to draw massive crowds as pyrotechnics are launched directly from the Golden Gate Bridge for only the third time in history.

Bay Area residents are poised to be treated to a spectacular fireworks show set off near the Golden Gate Bridge on July 4, but with San Francisco's typical summer weather pattern, the perennial question is: Will the fog cloud the pyrotechnics? 

One person is dead after a vehicle they were in overturned multiple times on southbound Highway 101 just south of the San Francisco International Airport on-ramp on Thursday night, officials say. 

San Jose officials are reevaluating how to proceed with several upcoming World Cup watch parties at San Pedro Square following an intense street celebration that required police intervention earlier this week.

A Bay Area man who has honed some high-level hair-braiding skills, is using his talents to help others like him practice "being the dads our daughters will remember."

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is working on a hit-and-run collision case where a horse and rider were struck by a vehicle on Wednesday. 

A San Francisco jury found seven people guilty on Thursday on charges stemming from a 2024 incident on the Golden Gate Bridge where protesters stopped traffic for hours to demonstrate against the U.S. government’s support for Israel as it attacked Gaza. 

Neighbors living near the site of last month's massive warehouse fire in Tracy say they are still dealing with health concerns and the environmental aftermath.

Sophie Chai, 17, of Union City didn't wear the usual prom attire this time around. The rising San Jose State freshman ditched the sequins, sparkles and satin and instead picked up rolls of duct tape to create her gown.

Surveillance captured photos of two people armed with handguns casing and approaching homes during the early morning hours and using parked cars' garage door openers to gain access inside.

Four Santa Clara County social workers are being terminated following an investigation into the death of a 2-year-old boy, who authorities say was repeatedly abused after being placed in a foster home despite the caregiver's troubling criminal history.