Humboldt investigators recovered eight dogs at Miranda’s Rescue and allege some animals transferred from Oakland and other shelters were killed and buried. Local shelters have paused transfers while authorities probe.

A Danville advisor admitted to running a decades-long Ponzi scheme that prosecutors say took at least $9.5 million from more than 93 investors.

Bodycam and social video show officers and students clashing at Fairfield High; two teens were arrested and the department says it's investigating.

A former Latter-day Saints bishop in Livermore was arraigned Thursday on 18 felony counts alleging child sexual assault; prosecutors say the alleged crimes date to the 1990s and early 2000s.

An Alameda County jury convicted James Wheeler in the May 2023 Emeryville killing of Dexter Appleby. Sentencing is scheduled for June 10, 2026.

A months-long Vallejo probe led to five arrests and seizures including three kilograms of cocaine, $85,396 in suspected proceeds and large amounts of marijuana.

A fire at a Hayward convalescent home sent 18 residents outside Tuesday; crews contained the blaze and no injuries were reported.

A jury found Tanginoa Pahulu Tangi guilty of attempted murder and related weapons charges in a targeted Oakley shooting; sentencing will be scheduled in Pittsburg.

CRT East officers recovered multiple firearms during two East Oakland contacts, including one assault-style weapon.

A May 9 traffic stop in Vallejo led to a probation search that turned up a loaded, stolen handgun and suspected pills; a passenger was booked and the driver warned.

A recorded attorney-client visit at Santa Rita Jail has defense lawyers demanding an independent audit and a judge has limited who can review the files.

Gusty winds pushed a vegetation fire near Altamont Pass to roughly 70–80 acres while Cal Fire, the National Weather Service and PG&E responded with crews, warnings and targeted shutoffs.

A Pittsburg man received a seven‑year federal sentence after police found hundreds of child‑sexual‑abuse files on his phone, prosecutors said the material included infants.