A 26-year-old was arrested after witnesses say he set small fires beneath the US-101 overpass in San Rafael; the blazes caused minor damage but no injuries.

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.

Piner's Nursing Home in Napa was sold to Napa Pueblo LLC and rebranded as Napa Community Health Center while a civil lawsuit alleging a fentanyl overdose moves through court.

San Francisco prosecutors have charged a man identified as Mr. Casperson with multiple felonies including criminal threats and stalking; arraignment is scheduled at the Hall of Justice. The DA says it will seek detention without bail.

A federal magistrate probed whether SFPD had probable cause to mass-arrest more than 100 people — mostly minors — after the 2023 Dolores Park hill bomb.

New reporting shows a San Francisco deputy DA in the child‑abuse unit faced a 2018 Sonoma County arrest; the case was later dismissed and led to a State Bar reproval.

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.

Two teens were killed and two others hospitalized after a Sunday‑night crash on Highway 152 near Watsonville; CHP has arrested a driver and is probing possible impairment.

Saint Helena police released a photo after vandals damaged a Pride banner downtown and are asking residents to help identify two people seen on camera.

Emeryville resident Marcus Moore, 30, was identified as the person found June 2 at Waste Management’s Davis Street transfer station in San Leandro. Authorities say an autopsy is pending as investigators probe the circumstances.