Newsom blinks over English proficiency for truck drivers, Feds to unfreeze $40mil in funding
After a months-long game of chicken, California Gov. Gavin Newsom agreed to enforce English language proficiency tests for truck drivers, the U.S. Department of Transportation confirmed Friday. The department withheld more than $40 million in funding from the state last October, citing California’s failure to...
Body In The Creek: Redding Family Demands Answers After Levi’s Stadium Tragedy
A Redding family is searching for answers after a loved one was found dead in a creek behind Levi's Stadium last Saturday, with Santa Clara police now leading the investigation. The discovery has left relatives trying to figure out how he ended up there while they work to bring him home for burial.
Bay Area link to Mexican cartel kingpin
Nathan Jones, associate professor of security studies, at Sam Houston State University, gives insight on killing of the powerful cartel leader ‘El Mencho’ in Mexico.
Warm Storm to Blanket California With More Rain This Week
Rainy conditions will pick up again across Northern California this week, starting Monday night and lasting through Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service is forecasting solid precipitation in the North Bay, where rainfall of 1 to 3 inches is expected in Sonoma and Marin counties, with rates decreasing south...
Bay Area refinery to pay one of the largest penalties ever issued by regional...
An East Bay refinery agreed to pay $10 million after regulators issued more than 100 environmental violation notices, including over multiple dust releases that impacted Martinez.
Officials sound alarm over massive wildfire’s devastating impact as they ‘need to confirm’
Federal and state officials are racing to verify whether cleanup and emergency response efforts tied to the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County were adequate, launching new investigations and sampling programs even as questions mount about what went wrong during the blaze. The Environmental Protection Agency has...
Credit One Bank to Pay $10.2 Million to Settle Consumer Protection Lawsuit Alleging Unlawful...
February 23, 2026 – LOS ANGELES, CA – Credit One Bank will pay $10.2 million to resolve a civil lawsuit filed by. the District Attorneys’ Offices of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego and Santa Clara counties alleging that the company or its vendors made repeated, intrusive and harassing debt collection calls in...
VTA delays Hwy 152 re-route studies after San Benito County opposition
Lea este artículo en español aquí. After pushback from local residents and the Board of Supervisors, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) decided not to apply this year for a federal grant to study a new Hwy 152 route in northern San Benito County, shifting traffic to Hwy 25.
Alameda County Sheriff’s Office to cut ties with undocumented inmate data sharing program
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is ending its participation in a federal program that pays local jails and prisons for sharing personal information about undocumented incarcerated immigrants with the government. The State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, or SCAAP, reimburses local jails and prisons for the...
Family traps cat-killing mountain lion, but officials let it go: ‘Weren’t really happy about...
The decision to release the animal surprised and frustrated the family, who had expected it would be relocated far from their rural neighborhood.
