Community members talk about the suicide and mental health crisis among Bay Area teenagers
Trigger warning: This story mentions suicide. Call or text 988 for support if you are experiencing thoughts of suicide or self-harm. A small slip of paper sits on the corner of Palo Alto resident and parent Mare Lucas’ desk. The handwriting is uneven and messy — it belongs to a student, thanking Lucas for speaking up...
Man killed, three others wounded in San Jose shooting
The victims took themselves to local hospitals, and the police department said there was no threat to the public.
A teen was found dead with ‘obvious trauma’ on a California hiking trail. Twenty...
James Landi (pictured), 43, was arrested December 5 in connection with the 2004 killing of Reynaldo Burts Riverside County Sheriff More than 20 years after an 18-year-old was found dead near a hiking trail in California , investigators say an arrest has finally been made. James Landi, 43, from San Mateo, was arrested...
Oakland School District faces $100 million budget cut, threat of state receivership looms
The school board must decide by Wednesday how to cut $100 million from the next school year's budget.
Runaway Party Balloons Plunge San Leandro Into Darkness
Thousands of people across San Leandro had their last night abruptly shut down when metallic, or mylar, balloons drifted into overhead electrical equipment and triggered a major power outage. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. crews spent the evening tracking down the trouble spot, fixing damaged lines, and slowly bringing...
California’s cold, gloomy weather masks a developing problem: Almost no rain in 3 weeks
A weekend colder than expected, a fog bank that won’t quit and a December drying out fast.
Man killed, suspect arrested in Bay Area shooting
Fire personnel spotted the suspect soon after the Cambridge Drive shooting, leading to the arrest, police said.
Berkeley Teen Stabbed in Face With Pen Outside Berkeley High, Local Man Charged
A routine walk near Berkeley High turned frightening on Wednesday when a 14-year-old student was stabbed in the face with a pen near Martin Luther King Jr. Way and University Avenue, according to Alameda County prosecutors. The boy, who suffered a facial wound in what police say was an unprovoked attack, ran straight...
South Bay communities shaken after Valley Fair mall shooting
A shooting at the San José Westfield Valley Fair mall on the evening of Nov. 28 left three people injured, prompting a massive law enforcement response and shocking the South Bay community. A verbal altercation between the shooter and an adult male escalated into violence when the shooter pulled...
Crash on Dumbarton Bridge leaves classic Packard torched
HAYWARD, Calif. - A car crash on the Dumbarton Bridge near Hayward left a classic car destroyed and traffic snarled on Sunday afternoon. Four cars crashed just before 3:30 p.m. in the second and third eastbound lanes near the middle of the bridge, according to the California Highway Patrol. One...
