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Officers cited a driver who used a faceless dummy in the passenger seat while using a carpool lane, the California Highway Patrol’s Hayward office said Tuesday.

A trio of men from Northern California, two from Contra Costa County and another from Alameda County, were arrested at gunpoint outside of an Irvine bank and charged with conspiracy, police said Tuesday. Two are facing robbery charges. According to the Irvine Police Department, a woman withdrew cash from a...

Richmond police reactivated the city's Flock Safety license plate reader cameras on Friday, after the system was turned off last year over data-sharing concerns, according to Richmond Police Chief Tim Simmons. The cameras were taken offline in October 2025 after a "national lookup" feature had been

PG&E has been found guilty of criminal negligence in numerous cases involving California fires since the 1990s, including other substation fires in San Francisco

Raymond Smith, 54, died Monday after an attempted suicide on May 4, authorities said.

LAFAYETTE, CALIFORNIA – There are all kinds of fancy new pastry shops popping up around the 925. But whenever we mention one of them, there’s always one store that locals immediately compare the new place to. That store is La Châtaigne in Lafayette. It’s a deeply French, extremely...

Alameda County prosecutors say the men organized and facilitated an illegal sideshow for the viral streamer’s recent Bay Area visit.

Scott Vincent Borba moved in glamorous circles during his years in the beauty industry, a period he now describes as defined by excess and pride. The Bay Area native is scheduled to be ordained in Visalia by the Diocese of Fresno, a path considered uncommon in the Catholic Church.

Bay Area Memorial Day observances include ceremonies, parades and community gatherings, plus summer kickoff events like Carnaval San Francisco and BottleRock Napa Valley.

A weak system passing north of the Bay Area will cool the region, deepen the marine layer and bring a chance of coastal drizzle.