Hayward CA

The Human Trafficking Task Force for Santa Clara County says of the 73 survivors, 10 were minors. "The youngest victim we saw was 12 years old, which is extremely tragic," said Lt. Singleton.

Lucid Motors, the electric vehicle maker headquartered in Newark, California, has abruptly eliminated hundreds of jobs at its Bay Area facility. The cuts, disclosed through a state-mandated layoff notification, land at a company that already faced federal scrutiny over how it handled worker separations during a...

Gov. Gavin Newsom authorized a $590 million emergency bridge loan on Thursday to prevent Bay Area transit agencies from shuttering stations and slashing service. The financing supports the region’s four largest transit operators: BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit. The agencies face a combined $800 million deficit,...

One of the biggest complaints Alamedans voice on a daily basis is traffic problems in the city, especially with all of the road construction taking place around town. But Alameda Police Department (APD) officers are determined to do something about unsafe driving.

VACAVILLE, CA — “Today, at approximately 11:30 AM, City of Vacaville Police Department (VVPD) detectives arrested Michael Ward (20) in Oakland, CA in connection with Monday’s homicide in Vacaville. A firearm was recovered during the arrest. Ward and the victim were residents of the same apartment in...

OAKLEY, CA — A man accused of attempting to kill a Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office deputy was. transferred from a hospital to jail on February 18. Raymond E. Smith 54, of Oakley, is being housed at the West County Detention Facility in lieu of $1.3 million bond.

For the last month, Chris Pyper and his partner, a fellow Kaiser Permanente physician assistant, have gone without paychecks while walking picket lines outside the nonprofit health care giant’s facilities in Oakland, Santa Clara and south Sacramento. The couple is surviving on savings, but they’re not sure how much...

(KRON) — A Fremont police sergeant accidentally shot a burglary suspect after the sergeant was bitten by a police K9, authorities said. The incident began on Valentine’s Day when detectives attempted to arrest four suspects in Fremont who were wanted for multiple prior residential burglaries across the Bay Area. The...

(KRON) — A suspect has been arrested in connection to an incident in which two people were found dead in a Pleasanton home earlier this week. The Pleasanton Police Department responded on Wednesday morning after reports of gunshots at a residence on the 3100 block of Joanne Circle. Two adults with multiple gunshot...

A 21-year-old skier found dead after being reported missing from a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe was a recent college graduate, university officials say. The man found dead at Northstar California Resort in Truckee on Thursday, Feb. 19 was identified as Colin Kang of Fremont, California. In an emailed...