Bay Area bus driver slashed in the face by knife-wielding rider
The man allegedly pulled out a 7-inch knife and attacked the bus driver.
3 Contra Costa Women Arrested For Stealing Alcohol
The Petaluma Police Department says three Contra Costa women were arrested for stealing alcohol at a Safeway store. On Saturday, August 16, 2025, at approximately 9:59 p.m., Petaluma Police officers arrested three individuals after receiving a report of subjects stealing multiple bottles of alcohol from the Safeway...
Oakland man arrested in double homicide in hotel room
After a 16-month investigation, Yonston Vazquez was arrested on suspicion of killing two people in a Livermore hotel room, police said.
Plan for California’s largest reservoir in decades gets big funding boost
The proposed reservoir northwest of Sacramento won nearly $220 million in new state funding, keeping the project on track to break ground as soon as next year.
Redwood City Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Assaulting Officer and Felonies at Sequoia...
Earlier this year, 32-year-old Aaron Jose Martinez was sentenced to 5 years in prison, a result stemming from a 2024 incident at Sequoia Station in Redwood City, where he was convicted of assaulting a peace officer and resisting arrest, among other felonies. In an unexpected turn, the judge granted Martinez a Romero...
Only 2 Bay Area high schools break through top 10 in new ranking
A new ranking from U.S. News & World Report reveals the best public high schools.
3 Santa Rita Jail deputies to be charged in 2021 death of Maurice Monk;...
Three Alameda County sheriff's deputies will face criminal charges in the 2021 in-custody death of Maurice Monk at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, while charges were dismissed against six other deputies and two civilian employees, prosecutors said Thursday.
A toxic foundry finally left East Oakland. Then the city allowed in a new...
Three years ago, the AB&I metal foundry ceased all operations in East Oakland. After years of community advocacy, the plant’s 200 union jobs were gone. So were its foul-smelling toxic emissions, the subject of a $1.2 million settlement with the State of California, which said the plant had released air contaminants...
$2 million lottery ticket sold at Bay Area corner store
The shop owner will receive a $10,000 bonus, while the winner must complete the California Lottery’s claims process before collecting the prize.
Oakland woman robbed near Lake Merritt ATM, hours after U-Haul rams banks
OAKLAND, Calif. - Two banks in Oakland's Chinatown were rammed by a U-Haul truck early Wednesday, followed by a robbery near an ATM hours later near Lake Merritt. "It's a really, really life-changing amount of money for me," the woman told KTVU, her voice breaking not long after the robbery near the Bank of America...
