A Menlo Park apartment fire resulted in one fatality, a critically injured resident, and two dogs' deaths; the unit lacked working smoke detectors. Firefighters responded to the fire, which does not appear suspicious.

Santa Clara County fire crews battled a significant blaze at a commercial building in Los Altos on Christmas Day, containing the fire with no spread to adjacent structures.

A holiday DUI incident on Dillon Beach Road involving an uncooperative, impaired driver led to CHP using its aerial unit H-30 for assistance, reminding travelers to drive sober during enforcement period.

A fire in a San Leandro apartment displaced 160 residents on Christmas, with firefighters extinguishing the blaze quickly but leaving the building uninhabitable.

A San Rafael police officer, responding to a call, was nearly hit by a driver who ran a red light, despite the officer's use of lights and siren. Both parties sustained minor or no injuries.

East Palo Alto police arrested three 15-year-olds for possessing a ghost gun, urging community care during the holiday season to prevent gun violence and impaired driving.

The Brentwood Police Department found Demari Powell safe after she went missing on December 20. She was last seen at a bus stop and did not attend school that day.

A 69-year-old man was struck and killed by two vehicles while crossing a street in San Carlos. After the first driver stopped, the second fled but was later arrested for felony hit-and-run.

Two arrested after pepper-spraying Walmart employees and leading police on a chase in Belmont, NC, that ended in a crash and charges for robbery and assault.

A Vallejo man was arrested for having a loaded, stolen gun against his criminal record after running a red light. His traffic stop led to a gun discovery and his arrest for multiple violations.

A woman was arrested in Vallejo for possessing a firearm in her car after being stopped for erratic driving; she claimed to be distracted by her phone, not drunk, and had no license.

The CHP arrested a person for brandishing a pellet gun on I-880, averting a potential threat after a driver reported the incident. The arrest involved charges of weapon brandishing and probation violation.

Firefighters quickly contained a condo fire in Rohnert Park, saving Christmas gifts and averting further disaster, while sustaining about $100,000 in damages.