Edge Fire was reported July 17 in Siskiyou County; officials say it’s burning on private land, the cause is unknown and containment figures were not yet available.

A brush fire near Antelope Road has closed SR‑41 through the Cholame/Shandon corridor, stopping traffic and prompting detours. Crews have stopped forward progress but Caltrans says the road may stay closed into Saturday morning.

Sonoma County now lists roughly 1,540 concealed‑carry permit holders after a post‑Bruen surge. New state rules and county staffing changes have reshaped training and application rules.

Bodycam footage and testimony in a San Francisco trial showed an SFPD sergeant taunted occupants and used tactics defense lawyers say conflict with department policy.

Deputies say they spotted a person believed to be armed in downtown San Francisco Thursday evening. A loaded firearm was recovered and one person was arrested; no one was hurt.

Nearly five years after a Mission red‑light crash killed Paul McManus, his widow still waits as the accused avoids trial.

A Hollister man’s body was found July 9 in the trunk of a Tesla on SR‑152; CHP says detectives are treating the death as a homicide and are examining the vehicle for evidence.

A house fire broke out Thursday in the Berryessa Estates neighborhood of Pope Valley; crews reported flames in the attic and multiple agencies were on scene.

San Francisco prosecutors charged a man identified as "Mr. Branch" with multiple violent felonies and a meth sales count, and are seeking to hold him without bail. The case remains under active investigation.

San José police say a man was arrested after a hidden camera was found in a downtown coffee‑shop restroom; investigators used ALPR and RTIC tools to track him.

A Reno man was arrested after San Francisco police linked him to an alleged kitten torture at an ATM vestibule. Authorities say the arrest followed a two‑week probe that ended with a rooftop capture.

A Redwood City man was sentenced to 20 years after pleading no contest to sexually abusing three children across multiple years, prosecutors said.

A Pleasanton man was charged after investigators tied a Range Rover to an April hit-and-run that killed an East Oakland bicyclist. Court records and video evidence are central to the case.