A transformer fire in the Richmond cut power to roughly 11,000 PG&E customers Sunday night, briefly darkening sections of Golden Gate Park and the Presidio while crews restored service.

A Redwood Gardens resident is critical after a Sunday apartment fire; sprinklers limited the blaze and investigators are on scene.

A pre-dawn sideshow in the Outer Sunset ended with a U-Haul burned and at least one arrest, leaving neighbors shaken and calling for safety fixes.

Shashane Chambers, serving life for a 1994 second-degree murder, has been granted parole by the North Carolina Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission, set for release on January 5, 2026.

A former Stanford research coordinator was sentenced to four years of probation after a jury found she altered patient records in a Genentech‑sponsored breast cancer trial.

A San Francisco sideshow led to a U-Haul being set on fire, property damage, and community unrest; a suspect was detained and the incident is under investigation.

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.