Deadly end to 2024 in Oakland despite overall homicide drop
The last day of 2024 and the first day of the new year were wracked with deadly violence in Oakland despite an overall homicide and crime drop that city leaders had touted the day before. Three were killed on New Year's Eve and two on New Year's Day.
10 wounded after mass shooting outside Queens nightclub; 4 suspects at large
At least 10 people were injured when police say a group of men opened fire on a crowd waiting to get into a nightclub in Queens, New York.
Vallejo sees its 25th homicide of 2024 on New Year's Eve
A man was fatally shot New Year's Eve in Vallejo, according to police.
San Francisco polar plunge: Hundreds partake in New Year's Pacific Ocean tradition
Hundreds of swimsuit-clad revelers kicked off the first day of the new year on Wednesday by running into the 54-degree water of Ocean Beach in San Francisco.
UGA student critically injured during attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans identified
The University of Georgia has confirmed that a student was critically injured in the attack on Bourbon Street early this morning.
Earthquake rattles near Cobb in Northern California's Lake County
The U.S. Geological Survey reports a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck near Cobb in Lake County on Wednesday night.
Arrest made in San Francisco's 1st homicide of 2025
Police in San Francisco have made an arrest in the first homicide of 2025, officials say.
Fireworks explosion in Honolulu area kills 3, injures at least 20
Authorities say three people died and 20 others were critically injured in a New Year’s Eve fireworks explosion in a Honolulu-area neighborhood.
Mother mourns loss of son in West Oakland New Year's Eve shooting
The mother of a man shot and killed as he was headed to work in West Oakland is grieving over her loss - and that of her grandchildren.
Berkeley homeowners get amnesty for unpermitted dwelling units through 2028
If you are a Berkeley homeowner with questions about that backyard shed you rent to college kids, now is the time to legalize it without penalty fees. Beginning this year, and running through Dec. 31, 2028, the city of Berkeley has opened an amnesty program to improve housing safety.
California's 1st snowpack survey of 2025 may offer promise, but will it last?
California's first monthly snowpack survey comes on Thursday. It's likely to be reasonably good for this early part of the rain and snow season.
New Orleans truck attack suspect identified as Houston resident Shamsud-Din Jabbar
The FBI has identified the suspect accused of driving a pickup truck down New Orleans' Bourbon Street, killing 14 people, as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar. He was reportedly from Houston.
New California law inspired by ex-lawmaker’s DUI adds to alcohol education in schools
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2865 by former Los Angeles Democratic Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo, whose DUI last year helped derail her political career.
Sugar Bowl in New Orleans postponed until Thursday after Bourbon Street attack
The decision has been made to push back the Sugar Bowl at New Orleans' Superdome until Thursday following the deadly attack early Wednesday morning on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, sources told FOX 5's D.J. Shockley.
Baby girl born at midnight on New Year's in San Leandro
One of the first babies, if not the first, birthed in the Bay Area is an adorable girl delivered in San Leandro.
New Year's Eve sideshows in Oakland, Vallejo erupt in fireworks, fiery cars
Police in Oakland and Vallejo spent New Year's Eve rushing to sideshows where participants lit off fireworks and set a car on fire.
Video shows brick display collapsing on crowd during NYE balloon drop
A New Year's Eve celebration was cut short for families after a brick display holding balloons for a drop collapsed into a crowded Massachusetts arcade.
Frosty morning, sun in afternoon
The new year will start off frosty and become sunny in the afternoon.
Here are the new laws now in effect on January 1, 2025
As 2025 begins, new laws take effect across the country.
1925: Here are things that happened 100 years ago
A century ago, the Jazz Age was in full swing, Mount Rushmore was on its way to becoming a lasting U.S. memorial, and Hitler published his manifesto “Mein Kampf."