Hayward CA

The four were suspected of a series of car and residential burglaries in Fremont and other cities dating back to last year, police said.

This week in Milan, reigning world champion Alysa Liu could put the exclamation point on her decision to return to the ice by winning an individual Olympic gold medal.

Alyssa Gilbert (right) is the owner of Ollie’s American Cheese + Provisions, a retail shop at 396 11th Street in Oakland. (Artist Cathy Raingarden visited and made the sketch at left). Gilbert is also the new executive director of the California Artisan Cheese Guild. Alameda. Dragon Rouge. Waterfront Vietnamese...

An elderly and reportedly wealthy woman who killed a family of four while speeding the wrong way down a residential San Francisco street will likely face no prison time, a judge handling the case indicated Friday. Mary Fong Lau, 80, changed her plea Friday afternoon from not guilty to no...

First responders responded to a reported vehicle vs train collision. Upon arrival, a heavily damaged vehicle was located with all occupants outside. It appears the occupants were able to escape before the vehicle was struck by a Caltrain which appeared to be traveling south. The train conductor was treated for...

High above the Bay Area, Lick Observatory’s 36-inch Great Refractor is now hunkering down under a fresh temporary shield as another round of winter storms marches in, just over a month after a violent Christmas windstorm ripped open part of its dome. Staff and contractors have thrown a protective cover over the dome...

Michael Gerold, an SF-based entrepreneur, "social climber," and former US Army captain, is accused of forcing at least ten women into sex work. Gerold, who’s been dubbed “the Epstein of the West,” threatened to sue his alleged victims if the Standard published their piece. [SF Standard]. Bay...

(KRON) — A 59-year-old woman is dead and a 6-year-old boy was seriously injured when they were hit by a car near the intersection of Tennyson Road and Baldwin Street on Saturday, according to the Hayward Police Department. The woman and child were using a crosswalk in the area at about 6:21 p.m. when a […]

OAKLAND, California — Mayor Barbara Lee is signaling a shift in Oakland’s approach to homelessness, seeking to reduce large-scale encampment sweeps while focusing more on sanitation and services, even as some City Council members push for a tougher crackdown. Lee and interim homelessness chief Sasha Hauswald said the...

(KRON) — A 75-year-old man who has been behind bars for the last 50 years for an East Palo Alto double murder was found suitable for release on parole on Thursday, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. John Meachum was 25 years old on Nov....