Northern California to see powerful winds, fire danger; red flag warnings issued
Red flag warnings have been issued for parts of the Sacramento Valley, Lake County, northeastern California and near Tahoe as Saturday shapes up to be windy across the northern part of the state.
Mount Hamilton Rifle Sighting Ends in Traffic Stop, Two Arrests
A witness near a fire station on Mount Hamilton spotted a man pointing a rifle out of a Toyota SUV, prompting a traffic stop that turned up a second weapon, a hidden pistol, and outstanding warrants for two of the three men inside. Santa Clara County sheriff's deputies say the encounter, which unfolded in the Mount Ham
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220 pounds of marijuana seized in Porter County traffic stop
VALPARAISO, Ind. (WRTV) — A cross-country trip from California to New York ended with a massive drug seizure in Northwest Indiana after police found 220 pounds of marijuana inside a rental van. The stop happened at 7 a.m. Thursday on Interstate 90 in Porter County. An officer with the...
Letter: Councilmember uses faulty conclusion to justify crackdown in Gilroy
Last week on a Facebook post related to Gilroy’s enforcement of its Sidewalk Vending Ordinance, Gilroy City Councilmember Terence Fugazzi stated word for word “it should be known that many/most street vendors in the Bay Area are part of human trafficking rings” as evidence in support of enforcement of the street vendor
Pleasanton police probe rash of restaurant break-ins
PLEASANTON, Calif. - Boarded up windows. Shattered glass. Repair crews hard at work. It was a scene repeated over and over again on Thursday, hours after a crew of burglars smashed into at least 18 businesses across Pleasanton before dawn, including at the Pacific Pearl shopping center on Stoneridge Drive.
Rare early-September storm brings rain to parts of Northern California
The skies over Northern California opened up in an unusual way at the start of September. Forecasters had predicted a storm system moving through the North Coast with some lighter showers extending into surrounding areas. This Bay Area September rain marked a departure from the norm for early fall when dry conditions u
White Truck Plows Into East Palo Alto Pupusa Stand, Hurts Two, Speeds Off
A white Chevy Silverado swerved around a car illegally parked in a red zone, plowed into a neighborhood pupusa stand, and injured two pedestrians before backing up and speeding away in East Palo Alto on Monday afternoon. The truck's driver has still not been identified, even after police used automated license plate re
Fremont Marriott acquired for more than $50 million
FREMONT — The 357-room Fremont Marriott Silicon Valley hotel was purchased for $53 million by an affiliate of Chicago-based Singerman Real Estate, documents filed on Sept. 8 with the Alameda County Recorder’s Office show. The price for the 10-story hotel at 46100 Landing Parkway works out to roughly...
At least 10 Pleasanton businesses hit in string of break-ins
At least 10 businesses were targeted in a series of smash-and-grab break-ins early Thursday morning in Pleasanton. NBC Bay Area witnessed three of the break-ins at businesses near Santa Rita Road at about 4:30 a.m. An NBC Bay Area photographer spotted a group of about four or five people dressed...
