Two 19-year-olds charged with human trafficking, minor found New Years Day
(FOX.COM) — Two 19-year-olds were arrested for human trafficking a minor from Patterson, according to the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office. Video Above: Manhunt in Davis underway after 6 different indecent exposure incidents reported Around 7 a.m. on Dec. 31, a 14-year-old girl was reported missing. Detectives...
81 Dead as Flu Spikes in California, Officials Warn
CALIFORNIA STATE -California health officials are warning that influenza is picking up fast across the state, with cases and hospital admissions rising as a new strain of influenza A(H3N2) spreads. (OC Health Care Agency) The warning comes as multiple counties have tragically confirmed flu-related deaths in recent...
How a Little-Known Escape From Alcatraz Almost Closed the Prison in 1939
As all good Bay Area history nerds know, Alcatraz Prison closed in 1963, less than a year after Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin escaped from the island, never to be seen again. What is less well known is that there were serious calls to shut down the prison all the way back in 1939, just five years after it...
Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir dies at 78
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Weir, the guitarist and singer who as an essential member of the Grateful Dead helped found the sound of the San Francisco counterculture of the 1960s and kept it alive through decades of endless tours and marathon jams, has died. He was 78. Weir’s death was announced Saturday in a statement on...
Waymo scolded by judge after robotaxi company refuses to discuss details from power outage
A judge scolded Waymo during an administrative rules proceeding after the company refused to disclose how many of its robotaxis had stalled during a power outage in San Francisco.
S.F. police arrest person suspected in Mission District triple stabbing
A stabbing in San Francisco's Mission district sent three to a hospital, and two are in critical condition, according to the San Francisco Fire Department.
Suspect arrested after 3 people stabbed near 16th and Mission BART station in SF,...
Police responded to reports of multiple stab victims at 16th and Mission in San Francisco, right next to the BART station on Saturday. A suspect has been arrested.
Two San Francisco residents arrested on suspicion of trafficking teenager
Bexy Arellanes and David Samaniego were arrested after Central California authorities found a missing 14 year-old girl believed to be a victim of human trafficking on Jan. 1.
Bay Area Death After Eating Wild Mushrooms Spurs New Warnings of Toxic ‘Super Bloom’
Local health officials are warning not to eat foraged fungi after the death last weekend of a Sonoma County resident who had ingested wild mushrooms. In recent months, California has seen its largest outbreak of mushroom poisonings in at least three decades. There have been 35 cases since November, causing at least...
City Council Approves Homelessness Report, New Collections Policy
Delays sidewalk repair ordinance, approves CSI Mini-Storage lease. On January 6, City Council unanimously accepted The Road Home Final Report, the City’s five-year strategic plan to prevent and respond to homelessness. The report noted both an increase in total homelessness and positive growth in sheltered capacity....
