Judge sentences contractor in forced labor case to prison term, orders restitution
A Hayward construction contractor was sentenced in federal court in Oakland Tuesday to eight years and seven months in prison for his conviction on charges of obtaining forced labor...Read More
Police find three dead at Morgan Hill Ford dealership
Three people died in a shooting Tuesday evening at a new and used car dealership in Morgan Hill, police said. More than one person called at 6:03 p.m. to...Read More
Supes reject resident appeal to halt SAFE Navigation Center plans
San Francisco will move ahead with plans to build a 200-bed SAFE Navigation Center along the Embarcadero this summer after the Board of Supervisors denied an environmental appeal lodged...Read More
Woman, 26, missing from Antioch shopping mall
A woman was reported missing from Antioch and police are asking for help finding her, police said Tuesday. Farha Yeasneem, 26, was reported missing by her family. She was...Read More
Loanoak Fire burns 2,500 acres, crews stop forward progress
Fire officials said the forward progress has been stopped on a wildfire that started Tuesday afternoon near King City. As of 7:33 p.m. the forward progress had been stopped...Read More
Walnut Creek police release fatal officer-involved shooting video, audio
The Walnut Creek Police Department has released audio and video evidence from their investigation into the fatal police shooting of 23-year-old Miles Hall near his family’s home earlier this...Read More
Councilman’s son gets one-year prison sentence for bribery, bidding schemes
A former Oakland business consultant was sentenced by a federal judge in San Francisco Tuesday to one year in prison for taking part in two bribery and bid-rigging schemes...Read More
Crews extinguish 15-acre fire, save nearby structures
A fast-moving wildfire that burned about 15 acres in Walnut Creek Tuesday afternoon has been knocked down without any damage to nearby structures, according to the Contra Costa County...Read More
‘Fast-moving’ Walnut Creek brush fire threatens structures
Walnut Creek police are asking people to avoid an area of Ygnacio Valley Road Tuesday afternoon because of a brush fire nearby. Police issued an advisory at 2:22 p.m....Read More
Muni LRV4s again running two-car trains with additional door sensors
San Francisco’s transit officials have remedied safety and mechanical issues with its new LRV4 Muni rail cars related to the single-rear doors and a coupler system design flaw. The...Read More
Burned travel trailer to be cut into pieces, hauled by dump trucks
A 40-foot travel trailer that caught fire and closed the westbound lanes of state Highway 37 on Tuesday morning is unsafe to tow, and Caltrans crews will cut it...Read More
Stray bullets strike 98-year-old woman’s Tenderloin home
A dispute by people in two vehicles led to shots being fired that struck the home of a 98-year-old woman in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood on Monday afternoon, police...Read More
Police investigate death of man at mobile home park
Palo Alto police are investigating a death that was reported Monday night at a mobile home park off of El Camino Real. A man was found dead by his...Read More
Livermore bans flavored tobacco, electronic delivery device sales
The Livermore City Council unanimously voted Monday night to ban the sales of all flavored tobacco products and electronic delivery devices citywide. The ordinance also introduces a 1,000-foot buffer...Read More
Forty-foot travel trailer fire prompts Hwy 37 lane closures
The westbound lanes of state Highway 37 in Marin County are closed Tuesday morning because of a travel trailer fire, the California Highway Patrol said. The fire was reported...Read More
Gray wolf pups thriving, exploring at Oakland Zoo
Oakland Zoo’s four 6-week-old gray wolf pups have emerged from their den and begun exploring their enclosure, the zoo announced Monday. The zoo acquired mother and father wolves Siskiyou...Read More