Sand sculpture contestants make Bay Area beach their canvas. Here’s what they created
Families and friends formed fleeting works of art at Drakes Beach during the 44th annual Point Reyes Sand Sculpture Contest.
Oakland Chinatown Car Burglary Steals Widower’s Only Keepsake of His Late Wife
A grieving husband dining out in Oakland's Chinatown returned to his rental car to discover it had been broken into — and that his late wife's ashes, which he had been keeping with him, were gone. The burglary has prompted public pleas for the return of the remains, according to a report from KTVU.
Updated: Napa Man Arrested for a Series of Residential Burglaries
Napa County Sheriff’s Office (NSO) detectives noticed a pattern in four recent residential burglaries occurring in the Hagen Road area of Napa. The victims stated their jewelry had been stolen from their homes but with no evidence of a forced entry. Earlier this month a suspect attempted to enter a home on Hillcrest Dr
Rocklin Man, 68, With Alzheimer’s Found Safe After Bid to Hitchhike to Danville
A 68-year-old Rocklin man with Alzheimer's disease who vanished on foot Friday morning, telling a store employee he planned to hitchhike roughly 80 miles to Danville, was found safe later that night. Michael Fitzgibbons had no working cell phone, no credit cards, and no vehicle when he disappeared, prompting the Califo
Vacaville Man Convicted in Del Rio Court Hostage Standoff, Faces No Bail
A Solano County jury has found 59-year-old Oakland resident Jeff Hawkins guilty on ten felony counts stemming from a hostage standoff that unfolded on Del Rio Court in Vacaville back on May 10, culminating in a dramatic second-story ladder rescue of a woman held against her will. Hawkins now remains in custody without
3 South Bay residents killed in plane crash in Alaska
Three of the four passengers killed in a plane crash in Alaska Wednesday were from the Bay Area. The small plane crashed into the water next to a remote coastal town in Alaska. All four people on board were killed, including 65-year-old Ronald Schmidt and 20-year-old Lance Schmidt, both from San Jose. The oldest victim
Bay Area motorcycle group cancels midnight meets after fatal I-680 crash
A fatal crash near McKee Road prompted the Bay Area Midnight Riders group to suspend its public Friday and Saturday night meets.
She said she rented a home from a Berkeley professor. But he’d been dead...
A woman said she paid $30,000 to rent a home that belonged to a UC Berkeley professor. But he had been killed months before in an alleged murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by his ex-wife.
These are the banana shakes to beat in the Bay Area
Before the banana matcha and drink craze was everywhere in the Bay Area, there was the humble banana milkshake. These are the three best ones in the region.
Cal Poly Maritime Academy senior cadet saves father and son from drowning
Zion Jerge, a senior cadet at Cal Poly Maritime Academy in Vallejo was recently honored for his heroic actions when he saved a father and son from drowning at an apartment pool in Foster City. He joins The Four to tell his story.
