Binghui Liu posed as a federal agent to scare victims into handing over cash — until an FBI sting caught him at the door.

A Grand Wagoneer and a black vehicle collided north of St. Helena, leaving eight people headed to Napa County hospitals.

A false gun report sent six armed officers into a packed San Jose auditorium Saturday night, one moviegoer calling it “so scary.”

Three children, ages 3, 6 and 14, were found at the family's Vintage Lane home and placed into county care.

Sergio Galvez Perez was found with narcotics as Mexican authorities rescued his 14-year-old daughter, who is safe but still faces no charges.

Brookside Elementary vandalism marks the second swastika incident at a Ross Valley school since 2023.

Thirty-five firefighters knocked down flames at an abandoned Fifth Avenue warehouse Saturday night, with no injuries reported.

A four-vehicle crash before dawn left northbound I-280 lanes jammed near Highway 87, with no reopening time in sight.

A Healdsburg traffic stop turned up a loaded ghost gun as police tied the Ridgway High fight to suspected gang activity.

A bystander yanked the object from the water at Cooley Landing before calling police, who cordoned off the East Palo Alto park.

A motorcyclist died Sunday after colliding with a vehicle in South San Jose, and police closed all lanes near the scene.

A fiery pickup crash near Lake Cunningham engulfed a CaliBunga waterslide while the long-troubled park sat closed for a rebuild.

Lisa Dickinson disappeared on her bike in 1976, and her abandoned bicycle is still the biggest clue police have.