A jury convicted Johnny Avila of Attempted Voluntary Manslaughter for a 2022 shooting in San Francisco's SOMA district, where he shot a person in the neck.

The SFPD seeks public help to find a person of interest in an assault case that seriously injured a senior and involved the suspect kicking the victim's dog.

A gas leak at 5th and Pacific in Alameda sent students and neighbors out of their homes Wednesday night as crews worked to secure the scene. PG&E was notified.

Affiliates of Kaiser Permanente will pay $556 million to settle DOJ claims they inflated Medicare Advantage payments by adding diagnoses after visits. Former employees stand to receive about $95 million.

San Francisco DA announced Jaquain Burton's arraignment on minor trafficking charges, with a plea of not guilty; the court denied bail due to his record.

Stephenson C. Kim, serving life for a 2004 Cypress café killing, died after an altercation at Vacaville's California Medical Facility. Prison investigators and the Solano County DA are probing the case.

Oakland will dispatch officers to Levi’s Stadium for the Super Bowl and multiple World Cup matches under a reimbursable MOU, even as the department grapples with staffing shortfalls and heavy overtime spending.

Jaquain Burton, 30, was arraigned in San Francisco on human trafficking and pandering charges and is being held without bail. Authorities say the case is under active investigation.

The Ninth Circuit denied Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis’s appeal, upholding his 15-year sentence in the Navy bribery scandal. The decision sends him back to federal custody to serve the remainder of the term.

San Francisco jury finds Jonathan Sanders guilty of DUI on Bay Bridge, with BAC of 0.182%. District Attorney stresses DUI dangers and commitment to road safety.

A manhunt unfolded in Oakley's Neroly neighborhood after someone fired at a sheriff's deputy; nearby streets were ordered to shelter in place.

A San Francisco judge told defense leaders he will order the Public Defender’s Office to stop declining felony appointments after months of hearings over a caseload crunch. The move forces a quick test of whether courts can assign counsel without compromising representation.

Federal prosecutors say a Rohnert Park man built more than 20 AR‑style rifles and supplied them to a Santa Rosa gang, according to court and law‑enforcement documents. The case grew out of a 2025 search that uncovered a makeshift workshop.