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The shop owner will receive a $10,000 bonus, while the winner must complete the California Lottery’s claims process before collecting the prize.

Cases of Valley fever, a disease caused by a fungus common in some regions of California, are on the rise, state health officials announced this month. Over 5,500 provisional cases were reported in the first six months of the year. In 2000, the state reported fewer than 1,000 cases; by 2019, the number had increased...

An empty boat spotted floating off the coast of California ended the search for a missing 65-year-old fisherman, the Coast Guard said. The fisherman, later identified as Joel Kawahara , left Neah Bay, Washington, on a boat called the Karolee and was last heard from on Aug. 8, according to SFGate and an Aug. 14 news...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Kairan Quazi, a Pleasanton-born prodigy, is making his next big career move at age 16. Santa Clara University’s youngest-ever graduate is leaving his job as a software engineer for Elon Musk’s SpaceX to work for another billionaire, Ken Griffin, according to Fortune magazine. This week, Quazi...

Nearly three-quarters of California is under an extreme heat warning or heat advisory as a late-summer heat wave peaks over the next two days.

When a Santa Cruz County sheriff’s deputy determines that a car on public property has been abandoned, or that an oversized recreational vehicle is illegally parked, they slap on a big, bright orange sticker to alert the owner the car will be towed in 10 days. The vehicles, county policy says, present a hazard to...

(KRON) — A juvenile possibly tied to a gang was taken into custody Wednesday after San Jose police recovered a stolen handgun and an unserialized AR-15 rifle at their home, said authorities. Police said a Foothill Division officer received a tip regarding the juvenile which soon led to a probation search at their...

The charges stemmed from the death of Maurice Monk, 45, who was found unresponsive in his Santa Rita Jail cell in 2021.

(KRON) — Six wild gray foxes were released Wednesday into Alum Rock Park in San Jose. The six kits were found in April after they were orphaned by a construction crew, the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA said. “The crew and park rangers made attempts to reunite the baby foxes with their parents but were […]

San Mateo County has concluded yet another case of road rage that escalated to violence. Convicted is Alexander Keoni Williams, a 35-year-old San Jose resident. On a January afternoon, a random encounter spiraled into an attack that involved a knife, pepper spray, and threats, leading to Williams' sentencing to six...