San Francisco will pay $750K to settle a wrongful‑termination suit after a former OCME worker alleged a top official tossed an unidentified skull. The Board must still approve the ordinance.

Two men were shot early Tuesday in East Oakland after someone in a van opened fire; investigators say both victims are stable and police are seeking video and tips.

Two more arrests bring the number of suspects to four after a violent Jan. 18 smash-and-grab at a Yuba City jewelry store that injured the owner.

Nine alleged Ghost Town gang members were sentenced to a combined 709 months for a 2022 robbery spree that targeted Bay Area small businesses.

Alameda County Sheriff's Office renewed a plea for tips in the 1975 Castro Valley homicide of Geraldine Thomas.

The FBI says a Fresno man pleaded guilty to wire fraud after running two real-estate investment firms that solicited investor funds. The plea follows an FBI Sacramento probe.

SMC Alert warned drivers to avoid a stretch of Edgewood Road Monday night after a large structure fire; officials advised alternate routes while crews responded.

Vallejo police say a student was arrested after staff and officers recovered a loaded, unregistered firearm at a Vallejo high school on Friday. Officials praised site safety staff for intervening.

A Seahawks fan from Puyallup was seriously injured when an Uber she rode in rolled near Palo Alto; she says the driver suffered a stroke and she was pinned inside the vehicle.

Opening statements began in the San Mateo trial of Andrew Coleman, accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend and their unborn child in August 2024.

An Oakland man was sentenced to five years after prosecutors say he and accomplices robbed a San Francisco mail carrier in October 2023 and fled with hundreds of pieces of mail.

Keion White was wounded in a late-night shooting at a Mission District nightclub following an altercation tied to rapper Lil Baby’s entourage. The incident echoes a troubling pattern after another 49ers player was shot in San Francisco less than two years ago.

The California DOJ has launched an AB 1506 probe after Alameda County deputies fatally shot a person in San Leandro early Monday.