A Hayward mother accepted a plea Thursday in the death of her 8‑year‑old daughter, Sophia Mason, who was found decomposing in a Merced home. Family members say the sentence isn't justice.

Contra Costa prosecutors charged a Benicia couple with misdemeanor child abuse after their teen crashed a Surron e‑moto into a minivan in Walnut Creek and was seriously injured.

A Vacaville man was arrested after police say he was found asleep and allegedly intoxicated behind the wheel of a Tesla cruising city streets.

An Oakland man received an eight‑year federal sentence after prosecutors said nearly a kilogram of fentanyl tied to Tenderloin sales was recovered during 2023 searches. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Cruz will serve 96 months and face four years of supervised release.

A Vallejo man paroled after a 1975 murder pleaded guilty to federal charges of possessing child sexual abuse material and illegally holding ammunition.

The California DOJ says Kai Jones pleaded guilty and received an eight-year sentence for human trafficking and sexual exploitation of two minors.

A Concord man was critically injured in an Uptown Oakland hit-and-run; police are searching for a silver Hyundai Elantra and ask witnesses to come forward.

Oakland police say three people were arrested and investigators seized six dirt bikes, a vehicle and three firearms tied to an attempted Telegraph Avenue carjacking.

A federal judge opted for time served and three years of supervised release for two couriers tied to The Shop drug-delivery ring. The case follows a larger prosecution that put the alleged organizer behind bars last year.

A man near Lake Merritt allegedly used victims' unlocked phones to move money out of their Venmo accounts, leaving several people thousands short.

An Oakland man was shot and robbed after suffering a seizure while driving; his family launched a fundraiser as police investigate.

Hercules police say a traffic stop on Wednesday turned up illegal narcotics and an AK‑47‑style pistol, officials reported.

Two intruders entered a Piedmont home on Scenic Avenue early Tuesday; a woman was hospitalized after an assault and police are searching for two suspects.