Scammers are reposting agents' home‑tour videos on TikTok and Instagram, posing as landlords and collecting application fees. Local agents and a TV reporter say platform reports haven’t stopped the fraud.

A San Lorenzo man pleaded not guilty after prosecutors say he defrauded an elderly Half Moon Bay couple of more than $2.5 million; court date set for June 15.

A civil trial opened Monday in Santa Monica as Donna Motsinger accuses Bill Cosby of drugging and assaulting her in 1972; deposition excerpts are expected to be central.

Three people were shot early Sunday on International Boulevard in East Oakland. Police say the shots were picked up by the city's gunshot-detection system and are seeking witnesses.

Police arrested a suspect after a San Francisco church on the 2800 block of California Street was defaced with swastikas and antisemitic and homophobic graffiti.

An unidentified woman found with severe burns on a Berkeley sidewalk was rushed to Highland Hospital and later pronounced dead. Authorities say the source of the burns is unclear and the investigation is ongoing.

A multi-vehicle collision on Highway 4 at the Old River Bridge in Discovery Bay killed one person and closed the roadway Saturday, officials say.

An appeals court reversed the conviction in the Sierra LaMar case, reopening the possibility of a retrial while investigators vow to continue probing.

A 2-year-old died after being struck while crossing at 4th and Channel in Mission Bay. Police say the driver remained on scene as investigators seek witnesses.

A 29-year-old woman died after her car was broadsided at the Byrnes Road and Hawkins Road intersection west of Vacaville; CHP says the other driver was hospitalized and not impaired.

A condo on El Camino Real was evacuated and eastbound lanes are closed between Scott Blvd and Pierce St while inspectors assess structural concerns. Expect delays.

A former Department of Building Inspection plan checker was sentenced to one year and a day after admitting he took roughly $40,000 in bribes; prosecutors say his cooperation widened the corruption probe.

Monterey County detectives filed a detainer against a man in the 1982 killing of Salinas nightclub owner Cruz Gomez after new DNA work and a public tip.