A motorcyclist was killed Monday in a head‑on collision on U.S. Highway 50 east of Twin Bridges. CHP is investigating and the highway was reduced to one‑way traffic while crews cleared the scene.

San José police warn scammers are posing as officers and telling residents to withdraw cash or buy gold; hang up and report suspicious calls. Officials urge using official numbers and filing reports so detectives can link cases.

A person was struck and killed by a Caltrain between Santa Clara and Lawrence, forcing the 507 express to sit for about two hours during the morning commute.

Two people were wounded in a San Jose shooting near Great Oaks Parkway; police say both suffered non-life-threatening injuries and an active investigation is underway.

San Jose firefighters freed a person trapped in an elevator shaft at a long-abandoned psychiatric hospital after a tense technical rescue.

Vallejo crews extinguished a late‑night fire aboard the long‑abandoned Grand Romance riverboat. No injuries were reported and the city has flagged the hulking vessel for possible federal removal funds.

Two good Samaritans stepped in Friday to stop an attempted kidnapping near the Hayward DMV. Police say the suspect fled south on Soto Road and are asking for tips.

The Canyon Fire was reported Saturday afternoon in Placer County; early national incident feeds list it as burning on private land with no containment yet.

A driver died in a solo-vehicle crash on Highway 17 near Scotts Valley; the car hit a tree, overturned and left one southbound lane open during midday delays.

A pre-dawn multi-vehicle crash on eastbound I-80 near Treasure Island left at least one person dead and closed the Bay Bridge's eastbound lanes for hours.

A pedestrian was struck and killed on northbound Highway 101 near Whipple Road in Redwood City; CHP says investigators are on the scene.

A 47-year-old Santa Rosa resident was arrested after allegedly setting an occupied RV on fire, prompting a multi‑agency response and a temporary road closure.

A Juneteenth day party in West Berkeley ended in multiple fights, pepper‑spray incidents and arrests; one young person was hospitalized, police and call logs show.