A San Rafael High drama teacher was arrested May 20 after detectives say an investigation uncovered an illegal relationship with a minor. The district says counselors are available.

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.

Napa police are investigating the death of a 13‑month‑old girl after she was taken to Queen of the Valley and pronounced dead. Detectives are asking the public for tips.

A fatal crash at the Bay Bridge toll plaza shut lanes and snarled the Thursday morning commute. CHP investigators are on scene.

SFPD says a 40‑year‑old woman was arrested in Sacramento and booked on nine warrants tied to gym locker burglaries across the Bay Area.

A Fairfield police drone streamed live footage of a May 19 grass fire, giving firefighters an early view before engines arrived.

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.

Police arrested a suspect in a 2024 Mission District homicide; new reporting says searches recovered firearms and ammunition.

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

Officer Brian Jimenez-Gomez, 25, was booked and charged with one felony count of possessing child sexual abuse material; the DA says there are no known local victims.

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.

A Vacaville man was given a 15‑year federal sentence after pleading guilty to meth distribution and a firearm charge. Authorities say multiple arrests turned up hundreds of grams of meth and a loaded Glock.

A judge gave Rene Vega life plus 14 years after his conviction in a 2022 AMPM attack in Tracy that left a clerk with catastrophic injuries.