A Stockton man who used a dead classmate’s identity for decades pleaded guilty in federal court. Prosecutors say he collected roughly $140,000 and was arrested in Weed, New Mexico.

A San Mateo couple faces labor‑trafficking and assault charges after prosecutors say they forced a nanny into long hours, seized her passport and threatened her with a knife.

Fairfield firefighters freed a 4-year-old boy stuck in a 10-inch irrigation pipe at Mary Bird school; he was taken to a hospital for evaluation.

An early-morning shooting on West 9th in Antioch left one person injured and prompted a suspect's arrest as detectives processed the scene. Police say more details will be released after the investigation.

A 31-year-old man from California died after a midnight shootout near San José del Cabo that wounded civilians and soldiers, officials say.

A police pursuit in Bayview ended in a shootout that left an SFPD officer and a passenger with life‑threatening injuries; a suspect was arrested and two guns recovered.

A late-night crash tore through two popular Castro Street parklets and slammed into a restaurant wall. Surveillance footage captured what happened next, and neighbors say the driver may already be known to police.

SFFD backed new legislation to raise penalties and curb illegal fireworks ahead of the Fourth of July.

A suspect was arrested within hours of a fatal shooting on West Nevin Avenue after police used license‑plate readers to track a vehicle into Concord.

An 18-year-old was killed after a Camaro vaulted off the I‑80 Seventh Street off‑ramp into the SFPD impound lot in SoMa. Multiple people were injured and CHP is investigating.

Berkeley police are treating the death of a woman found Saturday in a North Berkeley apartment as a homicide. Investigators and the coroner have been called to the scene.

A former Summit Everest coach pleaded no contest to sexual charges involving two students; sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 8 and he remains out on $500,000 bail.

A fisherman was hospitalized in critical condition after a sneaker wave swept him into the ocean at Baker Beach. Rescue crews reached him quickly and officials warned visitors to stay back from the surf.