A Salinas search warrant uncovered about five pounds of meth hidden in a cooler next to a child's bed, plus firearms and crack cocaine; a 27-year-old was arrested. Authorities booked the suspect on narcotics, weapons and child endangerment counts.

A Redwood City driver who pleaded no contest to DUI causing injury in a 2023 I‑580 crash that killed a 22‑year‑old faces a six‑year term at a Friday sentencing. The plea dismissed a manslaughter count.

A San Jose man pleaded guilty after prosecutors say he climbed into a USPS truck and attacked a letter carrier. Sentencing is set for June 2, 2026.

Two Mountain View massage businesses were named in a Santa Clara County probe that prosecutors say was part of a regional brothel ring. A hearing to consider freezing assets is set for April 1.

AlertSF warned people to avoid UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay after police activity; emergency crews are on scene and drivers should expect delays.

Fairfield police say city CCTV and a real-time intelligence center helped locate and detain a 26-year-old robbery suspect on North Texas Street.

SFPD says officers found an unregistered, fully loaded Glock 19 in a Camry on Grant Avenue; the DA lists weapons convictions and a March 9, 2026 sentencing.

Monterey police say a man who fled a fight on Cannery Row was found injured after apparently jumping from a hotel patio and later died; investigators are asking for tips.

San Rafael police say modern DNA testing has tied Laurel James Switzer to the 1966 killing of Marjorie Rudolph. Investigators credit Othram and a grant from Season of Justice for the breakthrough.

Courtland "Corey" Foster, 51, was booked and is being held without bail on multiple child-sex charges as Rohnert Park detectives continue to investigate and seek tips.

Two men were sentenced after a 2022 Telegraph Avenue shooting that killed Isamaeli "Eli" Mata'afa. The family read emotional statements as the court accepted plea deals.

A traffic stop in Napa turned into a pursuit that ended when a car crashed and burst into flames at Travis Air Force Base, killing two people. Authorities are investigating.

Two Stockton rappers were hit with Alameda County weapons charges after investigators say a Glock seized in an Albany raid was tied to the shooting of DreamLlifeRizzy.