A rooftop fire at 670 Ninth St. in downtown Oakland was knocked down quickly on Dec. 28. The structure was also heavily damaged by an April blaze this year.

A transformer fire in the Richmond cut power to roughly 11,000 PG&E customers Sunday night, briefly darkening sections of Golden Gate Park and the Presidio while crews restored service.

Corte Madera approved up to $335,000 to replace the fenced Town Park playground. The project combines a nearly $83K grant with town funds and could begin in February.

A Redwood Gardens resident is critical after a Sunday apartment fire; sprinklers limited the blaze and investigators are on scene.

Two elderly people were injured in Santa Rosa, California, when their Volkswagen was hit by a driver who fled the scene. Ryan Hughes was later arrested for the incident.

A pre-dawn sideshow in the Outer Sunset ended with a U-Haul burned and at least one arrest, leaving neighbors shaken and calling for safety fixes.

A federal rule going into effect Wednesday lets authorities bar asylum on 'public-health' grounds and deny related protections — critics call it a pretext.

Police in Los Gatos-Monte Sereno arrested two suspects for stealing over $5,000 of liquor from Safeway stores and booked them for organized retail theft.

Shashane Chambers, serving life for a 1994 second-degree murder, has been granted parole by the North Carolina Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission, set for release on January 5, 2026.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office identified and confronted an individual responsible for illegal dumping in Gilroy, underscoring their commitment to environmental stewardship.

Shoplifting in San Mateo escalated to an arrest when police found the thief also possessed illegal drugs, leading to Proposition 36 enhancements due to past crimes.

Cold Weather and Coastal Flood Advisories are in effect in the Bay Area, with risks of carbon monoxide poisoning, flooding, and urging residents to prepare for incoming rain and tides.

A 40-year-old woman was shot in the leg after an argument in a parking lot on International Boulevard; Oakland police are asking witnesses for tips and video.