California Man Arrested in Brutal Fatal Beating: Prosecutors Reveal Violent History
You’ll want to know why this case is drawing attention: a California man arrested in a fatal beating had previously told police he was “not fit for society,” and prosecutors now say that claim fits a pattern of violent incidents. That admission, revealed in court records, raises urgent questions about missed warnings...
A Rare Plant Tough Enough to Save the Future Bayshore
Rare plants are often considered fragile. After all, there’s a reason they aren’t common … right? Yet along San Francisco Bay shorelines, one species not only can be surprisingly robust — it also has the potential to help the region adapt to sea level rise. The...
Bay Area human trafficking operation around Super Bowl LX rescues 73
In the weeks surrounding Super Bowl 60 in the Bay Area, 29 suspects were arrested, and 73 victim-survivors were rescued in a regional human trafficking operation. Nearly 70 law enforcement agencies coordinated across multiple counties and operated a centralized command center with 20 analysts providing real-time...
Major Bay Area Refinery to Pay $10 Million for Long Stretch of Violations
The Martinez Refining Company will pay a $10 million fine for 163 violations over four years, the Contra Costa County district attorney and the Bay Area Air District announced Thursday morning. The violations at MRC stretched from early 2020 to 2024, according to a press release, and included the Thanksgiving...
Gov. Gavin Newsom authorize $590 million loan to help Bay Area Transit
California Gov. Gavin Newsom authorized a $590 million loan to help address the budgetary shortfall that Bay Area Rapid Transit has faced in recent years, following a drop in ridership due to the pandemic. For years, the agency’s operating costs for its BART services were primarily funded by passenger fares and...
The Strange, True Story of the I80 Minions On the Road to Tahoe
If you have ever driven Interstate 80 between Sacramento and the Bay Area, you may have spotted them off to the side near Dixon: outsized Minions staring back at traffic like a roadside hallucination.
Families of 6 moms killed in California avalanche ‘devastated beyond words’
The families of six women killed in the deadliest avalanche in the U.S. in over 40 years say all of them were married mothers who "connected through the love of the outdoors." In a statement send to USA TODAY on Thursday, Feb. 19, the families identified their loved ones as Carrie Atkin, Liz Clabaugh, Danielle...
Pedestrian hit in Hayward’s second fatal collision this week
A car struck and killed a 59-year-old woman in Hayward on Tuesday night, marking the East Bay city’s second pedestrian fatality in four days.
Castle Peak avalanche: What we know about Mill Valley parents among 9 skiers presumed...
The group of backcountry skiers involved in the deadly Castle Peak avalanche included Bay Area parents, mostly mothers, of students at the Sugar Bowl Academy, a boarding and day school designed for competitive skiers.
Suspected thief of Mayor Barbara Lee’s SUV was camping at City Hall for days,...
The city-issued SUV used by Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee was stolen and later recovered in Vallejo, according to people familiar with the incident.
