San Francisco reports a significant drop in crime, including larceny and homicides, with a focus on retail theft leading to safer shopping areas and improved public sentiment. High-tech law enforcement tools contribute to this success.

Two Mammoth Mountain ski patrollers were caught in an avalanche during mitigation work; one was seriously injured and the resort suspended operations for the day. Forecasters and the Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center warned of high avalanche danger after heavy snowfall.

A judge dismissed the murder charge against Isaac Landry in the Emeryville killing tied to a San Pablo Avenue confrontation. The alleged shooter remains charged.

A suspicious package at SFO's Terminal 1 caused delays and a temporary closure, leading to police involvement and advisements for travelers to reroute. Terminal 1 later reopened.

A Brentwood traffic stop on Christmas Eve turned deadly when officers say a driver grabbed a rifle; the Contra Costa DA has opened a parallel investigation.

An elderly man and a woman were killed when their car struck the center median and overturned on I‑280 near SR‑85 in Sunnyvale on Christmas Eve. CHP investigators are probing the cause.

A 1964 Pacific Air Lines flight was deliberately downed over San Ramon after a passenger opened fire in the cockpit. We revisit the evidence and the safety rules that followed.

Bay Area Grubhub users reported phishing emails that urged recipients to send bitcoin and even promised to multiply funds; screenshots show a Grubhub-like sender address.

Sergio Alvarado receives over 25 years in prison for multiple sexual assault convictions involving family members, with the San Francisco DA's office highlighting the victims' bravery.

Christmas gifts were stolen from residents at Thomas Paine Square Apartments, San Francisco, with property management employees implicated and terminated following video evidence.

A federal jury in San Francisco will hear claims that a former Google engineer copied detailed AI infrastructure files; jury selection is scheduled for early January.

San Francisco Police arrested Haleem Williams for suspected MDMA sales after buy-bust operations near Golden Gate Park and seized drugs and a ghost gun.

An early-morning fire burned an abandoned building south of Gilman and Second Street in Berkeley; crews forced open a gate and had the blaze mostly knocked down by dawn.