A woman was killed and two others were seriously injured when a BMW ran off southbound U.S. 101 near Petaluma Wednesday night. Investigators say speed and wet roads likely played a role.

Armed private security stood near Fairmont Elementary last week, prompting parents to demand answers from PG&E and school officials. Neighbors say they want clearer rules on armed contractors near campuses.

A pedestrian died Tuesday night on Stevenson Boulevard after being struck by two vehicles; police say one driver stayed and another fled.

A student brought a firearm to Rolling Hills Elementary on Tuesday. School staff and police say no one was hurt and an investigation into storage is underway.

A man was found shot to death on the 100 block of Turk Street Wednesday morning. Police have detained a person of interest as homicide investigators examine the scene.

A Petaluma man was arrested after leading police on a residential chase Tuesday evening. Officers deployed a tire‑deflation device and booked him on multiple felony counts.

A suspect was arrested after an ignited "molotov cocktail" was thrown into a San Francisco street. SFPD says a drone helped officers locate and seize the device.

A big rig struck the 32-foot totem pole outside Ray’s Food Place in Weed late Tuesday, leaving the midcentury roadside landmark badly damaged.

Two fires during battery tests at Tesla's Palo Alto engineering campus were traced to thermal runaway in experimental lithium‑ion cells, and the city ordered hazmat cleanup.

Tracking tech helped police find a vehicle tied to a wheel theft. Arrests were made and a loaded, concealed handgun was seized.

A Hayward resident was among five people sentenced after a DoorDash phantom‑orders scheme that cost the company more than $2.5 million.

Jurors were shown Las Vegas group texts and pool‑party footage as prosecutors laid out evidence in the trial of Shannon O’Connor, the so‑called Los Gatos “party mom.”

Sheryl Davis invoked the Fifth as San Francisco ethics staff pressed 31 administrative counts tied to a $4.6M controller audit. The Ethics Commission could vote this week on how to proceed.