Contra Costa homicide detectives are investigating a death on Westminster Place in Lafayette; officials have released few details and no arrests have been announced.

Antioch police want AI agents to field non‑emergency calls so dispatchers can focus on 911. Residents and a retired officer are warning about glitches and safety risks.

Rapper‐restaurateur Chino Yang says he was assaulted while closing his Richmond District restaurant; police say suspects fled and no arrests were reported.

A former Redwood City CHP officer, Vidal Gonzalez, pleaded no contest to an additional sexual‑assault charge in Butte County, adding to earlier felony allegations.

Prosecutors say a Bay Area woman secretly sold an Oakland church’s parking lot and pocketed about $480,000; charges were filed in Alameda County on March 20, 2026.

Late-night house fire on Cutter Drive sent CAL FIRE and local crews to the scene; two cats were rescued and no injuries were reported. The cause is under investigation.

Defense attorneys say DA Jeff Rosen traded the Stanford prosecution for fundraising; a judge will decide whether his office must step aside later this month.

Neighbors lit candles in West Portal Thursday to mark two years since a family of four was killed at a bus stop. The vigil came a day before the driver’s sentencing.

A surfer was bitten at Big River Beach in Mendocino. Nearby beaches were closed as a precaution.

A Mendocino County man received a 10.5-year federal sentence after convictions for coercing a minor and child pornography, the FBI says.

A ransomware attack discovered Thursday knocked many Foster City systems offline; emergency response remains functional as officials work with outside cybersecurity experts.

A home surveillance camera helped San Rafael police arrest two men in Terra Linda after a caller saw someone inside shortly before 5 a.m.

A two-alarm fire early Thursday damaged a Berkeley Hills home and spread to a nearby building; utility crews responded and no injuries were reported.