VIDEO: Departing BART director gifts fellow board members with MAGA hats
A departing Bay Area Rapid Transit director gifted her fellow board members a surprising item as she made her final remarks in a meeting Thursday night.
Video captures lumber load crashing into car on Pennsylvania highway
Dashcam video captured a frightening scene as a load of lumber flew off a truck driving on a Pennsylvania overpass and slammed into a car on the highway below.
UnitedHealthcare CEO killing: Suspect took bus from Atlanta to NYC, reports say
The man suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson reportedly got on a bus in Atlanta and arrived in New York City the day before Thanksgiving. What we know as the manhunt continues.
Parents have a warning after San Jose teen dies in car crash on Thanksgiving
A male driver was later booked into Juvenile Hall and is facing multiple charges.
Northern California coast endures 7.0 earthquake, dodges tsunami
There is no other way to say it, California's North Coast dodged one of nature’s biggest bullets. Hours after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake, the Rio Dell Volunteer Fire Department was responding to calls.
Controversial plan to shorten 'iconic' East Bay reservoir tower to move forward
A contentious plan to dramatically shorten the height of a nearly century-year-old landmark tower at a popular East Bay reservoir, for earthquake safety, is set to move forward, despite opposition from community members.
18-year-old who disappeared on Halloween found dead near San Rafael beach
A young Sacramento woman who went missing in San Francisco Halloween night was found dead in Marin County, authorities shared Thursday.
Victims and shooter identified by sheriff in Butte County school shooting
The shooting occurred shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday at Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists in Palermo, Calif., a small town south of Oroville.
California earthquake alerts: How to get notified before a quake strikes
After a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rattled areas near Humboldt County and prompted tsunami fears Wednesday morning, residents are being reminded again to not let these earthquakes "catch you off guard" by staying alert and in the know with earthquake warning systems.
7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Humboldt County, tsunami warning canceled
A series of major earthquakes struck Humboldt County in Northern California on Thursday morning, causing chaos, especially among coastal communities from the Golden State to Oregon.
All Seventh-Day Adventist schools in NorCal closed after 2 kindergartners shot
All the schools run by the Northern California Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church will be closed on Thursday after two kindergartners were shot and injured at a tiny religious school in Palermo, and the gunman died at the scene, apparently after he killed himself.
Tsunami warning along Northern California coast canceled, Bay Area residents react
A Tsunami warning was in effect on Thursday stretching from the California-Oregon border south down to Davenport in Santa Cruz County. The National Weather Service (NWS) estimated a tsunami could hit San Francisco at 12:10 p.m.
Police find body wrapped in plastic along West Oakland street
Police responded to 24th and Campbell streets in Oakland Thursday morning after they received a report of a body found wrapped in a plastic garbage bag.
Walgreens stores in Oakland, Richmond closing
This fall, Walgreens announced it was closing 1,200 stores nationwide, and now, individual stores are reporting that they're closing their doors, including two in Oakland.
Piedmont holds holiday light celebration despite grieving 3 college student deaths
As community members were still grieving the loss of three 2023 Piedmont High graduates dying in a Cybertruck crash last week, the small city gathered on Wednesday to celebrate the winter holidays with the lighting of a Christmas tree and menorah.
UnitedHealthcare CEO killing: Police release photo of person of interest's face as manhunt continues
The New York Police Department is asking for help identifying the man in a newly released photo, who they say a person of interest in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
2 kindergarteners injured in religious school shooting; suspected gunman dead in Northern California
Two children were wounded Wednesday in a shooting at a tiny religious school in Butte County. Deputies and a CHP officer arrived to find the gunman on the ground, dead after apparently shooting himself.
Here's what's next after recalls of Oakland mayor, Alameda County DA
The timeline is getting clearer for two East Bay elected leaders who were recalled, and now need to be replaced.
Californians pay billions for power companies’ wildfire prevention efforts. Are they cost-effective?
From 2019 through 2023, the California Public Utilities Commission authorized the three largest utilities to collect $27 billion in wildfire prevention and insurance costs from ratepayers.
This Black-led California orchestra addresses mental health with sounds for the 'soul'
After nearly two decades of teaching exclusively Western classical composers, Stockton strings instructor Darcy Ford set out to celebrate her own heritage. As a Black artist, Ford knew the long history of African-American music was as important as it was undertold.