Human remains that appeared to be dismembered were found in East Oakland; homicide investigators are working the scene and asking the public for tips and video.

San José police say they arrested a suspect in a weeks-long arson probe that damaged cars and a warehouse; investigators are seeking tips and video.

Masked suspects held residents at gunpoint in an unincorporated Gilroy home invasion; deputies tracked a stolen BMW into Morgan Hill and arrested two after a pursuit.

Neighbors held a vigil Sunday night in San Francisco after a teenage girl was killed in a playground shooting. Authorities ask anyone with information to contact the SFPD tip line.

A vehicle drove through a backyard fence into a two‑story Fairfield home on Fields Court; a child was struck by debris but was not injured and the driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI.

A 43-year-old Oakland man was arraigned after prosecutors say he robbed and assaulted a sex worker on International Boulevard, leaving the woman hospitalized after she escaped. Court papers identify the defendant as Alexander Stovall and list robbery and assault-with-a-firearm counts.

Vallejo officers rescued a woman from a Fairgrounds Drive hotel and arrested a man on multiple human-trafficking and assault charges.

DOJ files reviewed by reporters show Jeffrey Epstein discussed forming a "behavior engineering institute" at Stanford and met with the CASBS director in 2012. The emails are renewing scrutiny of donor influence at elite research centers.

A 17-year-old was arrested Friday in connection with the July killing of Chabot College football player Raymond Orozco.

Digital forensics prompted charges a decade after Brenda Joyce Leon's death. Prosecutors allege the scene was staged and her husband now faces murder and a firearm enhancement.

A juvenile was killed and two others were wounded in a triple shooting near Jefferson Park Friday evening, police say.

A man in his 60s was struck while crossing at San Pablo and Ashby in Berkeley and was taken to Highland Hospital.

San Francisco firefighters pulled a fatigued swimmer from cold surf off Baker Beach Saturday afternoon. Rescuers say he had been fighting an outgoing tide and was ferried to shore by Rescue Boat 101.