Colma police say a 30-year-old San Jose resident was arrested after a pattern of alleged thefts and fraudulent returns at the Home Depot on Colma Boulevard.

A Hayward mother accepted a plea Thursday in the death of her 8‑year‑old daughter, Sophia Mason, who was found decomposing in a Merced home. Family members say the sentence isn't justice.

Contra Costa prosecutors charged a Benicia couple with misdemeanor child abuse after their teen crashed a Surron e‑moto into a minivan in Walnut Creek and was seriously injured.

A late-night fire tore through Tassajara’s wooden meditation hall, destroying a historic Buddha and several ritual items. Monks and volunteers fought the blaze and no injuries were reported.

A woman was stabbed on a Muni bus in the Mission Friday; SFPD says the investigation is active and no arrests have been made.

A Vacaville man was arrested after police say he was found asleep and allegedly intoxicated behind the wheel of a Tesla cruising city streets.

The Wonderful Company will pay $1.49M and adopt policy changes after an EEOC lawsuit alleged repeated sexual misconduct at Justin Vineyards' Paso Robles estate.

A man wanted on child-sex charges in Monterey County was arrested in Glendale Heights and is being held in Cook County pending extradition.

Federal filings say a 15-year-old who fled Oregon foster care was trafficked on Vallejo streets and rescued from a Motel 6; the accused is now in federal custody.

An Oakland man received an eight‑year federal sentence after prosecutors said nearly a kilogram of fentanyl tied to Tenderloin sales was recovered during 2023 searches. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Cruz will serve 96 months and face four years of supervised release.

A Vallejo man paroled after a 1975 murder pleaded guilty to federal charges of possessing child sexual abuse material and illegally holding ammunition.

The California DOJ says Kai Jones pleaded guilty and received an eight-year sentence for human trafficking and sexual exploitation of two minors.

A car crashed into a building on Jackson Street in S.F.'s Chinatown Friday morning, sending two pedestrians to the hospital; one was in critical condition.