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An investigation is underway after a body was found in the San Francisco Bay Sunday near the Ferry Building and taken to a nearby fire station. It's not clear if the body is connected to the boat that sank near Alcatraz last month, where one person is still missing.

Greg Gatwood was working in his San Francisco backyard this May when his shovel struck something hard beneath the dirt. Gatwood, a 65-year-old landscape contractor, figured that he’d hit an old fence post footing. Instead, after freeing the object with a pickax, Gatwood found himself face to face with...

At least one person was injured after a crash shut down several lanes of eastbound Highway 24 before the Caldecott Tunnel on Monday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A federal judge has ordered Berkeley officials to consider specific locations where unhoused people can move when the city closes the long-standing encampment at Eighth and Harrison streets. But Judge Edward Chen rejected homeless advocates’ request for a long-term postponement of the camp closure, and said Berkeley ca

A welfare check outside a Berkeley elementary school Monday morning led police to discover a man who had died on the sidewalk, authorities report. Multiple readers alerted The Scanner after seeing "extensive police activity" on Eighth Street near Rosa Parks Elementary School, at Eighth and Allston Way. "Cars and famili

Two Oakland men were shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting on the 800 block of Filbert Street in West Oakland today, leaving both in critical but stable condition. Police say a vehicle carrying at least two occupants drove by the men and opened fire around 12:57 AM before speeding away and vanishing before officer

Villa Marin is self-governed by its residents, who own their apartments and pay an average of $6,000 a month in HOA fees. That includes housekeeping, paddle courts, a library, a salon, and a fully equipped health center with on-site medical staff.

California Highway Patrol officers in Placer County recently returned a 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle to its original owner 33 years after the classic car was stolen in the Bay Area. The investigation began with a routine vehicle identification number verification at the CHP Auburn office . A person who had unknowingly purch

If your idea of a perfect morning includes misty fields, camera-clicking magic, and the slow, dreamy rise of rainbow-colored giants into the sky—this is your moment. There’s something almost surreal about watching a field in wine country transform into a floating rainbow as the sun rises. And no, you're not dreaming—you’re at the Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic.

Nestled in the heart of Palm Desert, California, there’s a place where wild things roam… and they’re not just hiding in the shade. The Living Desert is a unique blend of zoo, botanical garden, and immersive desert experience that feels like stepping straight into nature’s sun-baked masterpiece. But this isn’t your typical walk around a zoo — this is a full-sensory adventure where you can feed a giraffe, hike winding trails, and get face-to-face with creatures from across the world’s deserts.