A fatal collision closed eastbound SR‑12 at Kelly Road in Napa on Tuesday, killing one person and snarling afternoon traffic while CHP investigates.

Apple released iOS 26.5 on May 11 with dozens of security fixes; the company and security agencies are urging iPhone users to install the update immediately. The patches close real‑world attack paths.

Rome’s "Treasures of the Pharaohs" will premiere in San Francisco at the de Young in August 2027, then tour to the Kimbell in Fort Worth the following spring. The show brings 130+ Egyptian masterpieces, including recent finds.

A newly built 7‑Eleven at 3720 Avenue 17 in Madera sold for $12.18 million, a sum brokers say sets a new state benchmark for a single‑tenant 7‑Eleven. The mix of fueling lanes, EV chargers and a long corporate lease made the site unusually valuable.

A Reddit riddle and a 150‑pound chest of dollar coins have drawn hundreds into SF parks — and left gardeners repairing holes, sprinkler lines and plantings.

Students and parents say limited bathroom passes, locked restrooms and spotty period supplies have turned basic needs into a school-day problem at several Oakland high schools.

A San Mateo father who prosecutors say fired at a vehicle carrying three teens pleaded no contest to felony firearm charges. Sentencing is set for Aug. 10, 2026.

A small UCSF‑led trial found a single CAR‑T infusion kept HIV suppressed in two people off drugs for months to years, but experts say the results are preliminary. Larger studies are required.

California funded a UC Berkeley database of police misconduct files — but the public portal appears to lack cases from the past two years, raising fresh transparency concerns.

Three players split roughly $525,715 each after matching all five Fantasy 5 numbers, and two other tickets paid smaller prizes. Find the stores that sold the winning slips and how to check or claim.

With the June 2 primary looming, some Democrats are urging voters to hold ballots until the last minute to avoid a split vote — a move officials warn could clog counts.

Contra Costa says official ballots for the June 2 primary have been mailed. Oakley voters have City Hall drop‑off and early‑voting hours at the recreation center.

A global analysis links DEHP and similar phthalates to nearly 2 million premature births and roughly 74,000 newborn deaths in 2018, and U.S. studies point to tens of thousands of domestic cases.