A motorcyclist was killed Monday in a head‑on collision on U.S. Highway 50 east of Twin Bridges. CHP is investigating and the highway was reduced to one‑way traffic while crews cleared the scene.

Two good Samaritans stepped in Friday to stop an attempted kidnapping near the Hayward DMV. Police say the suspect fled south on Soto Road and are asking for tips.

A Juneteenth day party in West Berkeley ended in multiple fights, pepper‑spray incidents and arrests; one young person was hospitalized, police and call logs show.

A two-year-old in Brentwood was airlifted to UC Davis after falling from a second-story window and has been released, police say.

CHP will flood California roads overnight on June 20–21 with a 12-hour impaired-driving crackdown. Expect sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols statewide.

An Antioch couple’s state refund was seized to cover 161 91 Express Lanes citations totaling more than $10,000; the fines were dismissed after a consumer-unit intervention.

A 56‑year‑old Oakland man charged in a May killing jumped from a Benicia apartment roof while U.S. Marshals moved in; he was hospitalized and remains under care.

Richmond police say detectives are investigating a homicide on the 4500 block of Potrero Avenue. Officers asked residents to avoid the area while investigators work and urged anyone with information to come forward.

A Union City man faces a felony charge after a July 15, 2025 head‑on crash on Hwy 84 near Ruby Hill that killed an Oakley man.

A 66-year-old man was struck and later died on West Grant Line Road in Tracy. Police say the driver stayed at the scene and investigators are probing the crash.

San Pablo graveyard officers recovered a loaded 9mm after a late-night stop; the driver was arrested in Richmond and a juvenile passenger released to a guardian.

Oakland police say a person was killed near the West Oakland BART station Tuesday morning; homicide detectives are investigating. No arrests have been announced.

Alameda County crews fought a large fire at an abandoned building on the 800 block of Whipple Road in Union City; crews shifted to defensive operations after a partial roof collapse.