Peter Taraba set the Berkeley shelter ablaze the day after police seized his dog and placed it there, then flooded it again before his arrest.

Robert Neal met the 12-year-old through ACE Camp, then allegedly coaxed her into a secret movie theater meetup.

Zhe Fu says she waited an hour for a boat, then was told to jump onto a dock in rough water. She's seeking over $35,000.

A masked man broke into a photographer's SUV near Swan's Market, taking the only copies of Jenna and Nick Banks' wedding images.

Christelle Durandy spent nearly two months in intensive care after collapsing mid-rehearsal. Friends raised over $65,000 to help her recover.

Mark Lewis Hinton attacked two East Bay women in 2022; the Richmond assault occurred three months after the Concord assault.

OUSD says the transfer was legal and long-planned, but a citizen panel wants the $3.5 million restored to Oakland high schools.

A slow-moving grass fire burned 3 to 5 acres off Tesla Road near McLaughlin Road Thursday, just months after a fiery May blaze on the same road destroyed two barns.

Contra Costa County adds $12.9 million more, with local nonprofits set to work on climate education, urban forestry, clean energy and greener transportation.

Shameka Edwards, 51, faces vehicular manslaughter after fleeing — bail was set at just $1,000.

The person was last seen near Sunset and Western boulevards in Hayward. Anyone who spots them is urged to call 911.

St. Rose Hospital staff lay down outside the Hayward facility, warning that federal cuts could force closures without Prop 40's billionaire tax.

About 70 Hospice East Bay workers walked out for a week, warning that planned layoffs would leave just two counselors for 1,200 patients.