Hit-and-run driver kills man, possibly unhoused, on Palo Alto on-ramp, CHP says
California Highway Patrol investigators are trying to determine how a man was killed on a Highway 101 on-ramp early Sunday.
Locals Are Obsessed With This Treehouse Restaurant That Grows Plants in a ’67 VW...
Valley Goat serves Northern California seasonal ingredients with globally inspired creativity where Chef Stephanie Izard brings Girl & the Goat acclaim to Sunnyvale. The restaurant operates inside the Treehouse Hotel with a ’67 VW Beetle planted lobby creating a shareable menu where award-winning Chicago chef meets...
Suspect killed in San Jose police confrontation linked to crime wave
In a tragic turn of events, the suspect killed during a shootout with San Jose police on Wednesday has been identified as 30-year-old Mohamed Husien of Davis, according to the San Jose Police Department. Husien died following an armed carjacking reported just after 2 p.m. on the 900 block of...
Santa Cruz City Council Votes 6-to-1 to Ban Flock
For over a year, cameras deployed across Santa Cruz County have scanned thousands of license plates. According to the city council, eight devices called Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR) were added to the streets of Santa Cruz, providing police with the service of a 24-hour watchdog. Recent claims ICE has...
California’s Largest New Reservoir in Decades Just Cleared a Major Hurdle
A long-planned water storage project in Northern California has reached a major federal milestone. The U.S. Department of the Interior has approved the Record of Decision for the Sites Reservoir Project, clearing the way for the project to move forward after decades of study and debate. The decision authorizes the...
New California law means big changes for photos of homes in real estate listings
California house hunters should have an easier time detecting when homes look far better in real estate photos than they do in real life, thanks to a new law.
Redwood City Jury Decides If ‘Girl In The Box’ Kidnapper Ever Walks Free
Jurors in Redwood City are set to decide whether convicted kidnapper Cameron Hooker should be legally branded a sexually violent predator, a label that could keep him locked in state custody indefinitely instead of giving him any shot at parole. The San Mateo County Superior Court trial is scheduled to...
This wealthy Bay Area beach town is battling to save one road. Billions of...
A road to some of the Bay Area’s most expensive real estate will flood when the seas rise. When the county said it might not fix it, homeowners threatened “billions in liability.”
THE WESTERN SWING: Four-Race California Trip Set for 2026, Led by Dennis Roth Classic
The Greatest Show on Dirt will tackle a trio of California tracks in September including a new facility. The 2026 western swing for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series is set. After a weekend in Kansas that features trips to Belleville High Banks (Sept. 11) and...
Lookout for car dealer scams
Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Experts in California consumer law are warning car buyers about “yo-yo” scams, in which people take the car home but are called back to the lot a few days later to sign new financing paperwork, often at a higher rate.

















