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FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — A convicted child sex offender with ties to the Central Valley is now wanted by authorities after failing to appear for his sentencing hearing. Prosecutors in El Dorado County say 53-year-old Carl Cacconie was found guilty on six counts of child sexual assault but was allowed to remain out of custody on $1 million bail while awaiting sentencing.

A San Francisco firefighter who allegedly attacked an off-duty Marin County sheriff’s deputy at Italian restaurant Original Joe’s is set to have his case dismissed by the district attorney’s office as part of a diversion program. Prosecutors say Eigil Qwist assaulted David Gallegioni in October. Gallegioni had...

A San Francisco firefighter charged in a 2025 bar fight is expected to avoid jail after prosecutors approved diversion in the misdemeanor assault case tied to an alleged attack at Original Joe’s.

As if one West Coast megaquake were not enough, new research suggests the region’s feared “Big One” might show up with a plus-one. A team led by Oregon State University geologist Chris Goldfinger argues that a massive Cascadia megathrust earthquake could, at least sometimes, trigger a major rupture on the northern San Andreas fault shortly afterward, turning a regional disaster into near-simultaneous...

A woman is facing criminal charges in connection with multiple cases after police caught her at a UC Berkeley construction site with burglary plans, authorities say. The woman was also linked to the robbery of two men in Oakland in January in addition to other crimes, court papers show. On April 5, the University of California Police Department responded to a possible theft in...

Crews used torches to remove one of the fountain's concrete appendages, where a section of rubber tubing inside may have been inadvertently set on fire

What started as a demand for a scooter and a cell phone turned into a shooting yesterday in East Oakland, leaving a 17-year-old boy hospitalized with a gunshot wound, authorities said. The attempted robbery unfolded at about 11:15 PM in the 2200 block of 81st Avenue, when a suspect confronted...

Grocery Outlet is pushing ahead with plans for two new stores in Oakland, according to the East Bay Times.

The Rockridge business, from a noted local chef and restaurant group, combines Korean, Japanese and Southeast Asian influences.

OAKLAND, CA — If you’ve ever walked past the tortoise habitat at the Oakland Zoo and thought those giant, leathery “rocks” looked like they’ve seen a thing or two, you’re more right than you know. While the zoo’s elephants and lions often steal the...