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Boys suffer minor injuries in Sunny Cove Beach vehicle water crash
A woman and two boys were rescued Friday morning from the ocean off unincorporated Santa Cruz County after their vehicle went off a cliff, California Highway Patrol officials said....Read More
Favorable weather aids overnight progress at 257-acre Hopkins Fire
Lower temperatures and increased humidity helped crews overnight at a wildfire west of Lake Mendocino. Cal Fire said 200 structures are threatened and an unknown number have been destroyed...Read More
Local man presumed dead after failed jump at Oregon’s Devil’s Churn
A 67-year-old Walnut Creek man is missing and presumed dead after he tried to jump across a coastal inlet in central Oregon last week, authorities said. About 2 p.m....Read More
Vaccine mandates roll out at local community colleges, in sweeping federal order
Contra Costa County community college staff and students will soon be required to show vaccination, and President Joe Biden issued a sweeping federal vaccine mandate Thursday. Read More
Governor declares emergency for Lake County Cache Fire
Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency Tuesday for Lake County to support the response to the Cache Fire, which has caused major damage to homes and other...Read More
Seaside officer convicted in hit-and-run, property damage collision
A Seaside police officer has been convicted of hit-and-run causing property damage and was sentenced to 10 days in jail and a year of probation for an April crash...Read More
Oakland man dies in police shootout at Chicago train station
Jamal Taylor, 33, of Oakland was killed Tuesday in a shootout with Amtrak police at the Chicago Union Station. Read More
Legal experts refute Nuremberg Code argument around vaccine mandates
Dan Vanderzwaag, a resident of Ottawa County, Michigan, had a question for the county’s Board of Commissioners during its meeting Tuesday. In a clip that later went viral, he’s...Read More
‘We will not forgive.’ Biden vows to hunt down terrorists behind deadly Kabul attack
The Pentagon confirmed that 12 U.S. military service members were killed and another 15 were injured in an attack at the Kabul airport Thursday. According to Gen. Kenneth McKenzie,...Read More
NASA greenlights UC Berkeley satellite mission to Mars orbit
NASA has greenlighted a mission by University of California at Berkeley to put two satellites into orbit around Mars, university officials said Monday. Dubbed ESCAPADE — Escape and Plasma...Read More
Coast Guard cracks down on Lake Tahoe illegal charter boats
The U.S. Coast Guard grounded eight illegal charter boats operating on Lake Tahoe in the first week of August. During a four-day operation, Coast Guard investigators conducted more than...Read More
FDA issues full Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine approval for ages 16 and up
The FDA made big moves on the Covid-19 vaccine front with a full approval of the Pfizer formula for people aged 16 and up. Moderna approval is expected in...Read More
San Francisco man dies of apparent heatstroke in Death Valley
A 60-year-old San Francisco man who had been hiking in Death Valley National Park was found dead on a trail by rangers Wednesday, park and law enforcement officials said....Read More
Salinas man sentenced to 238 years on 20 counts of sexual assault, burglary
A Salinas man has been sentenced to 238 years and eight months to life in prison in a sexual assault case involving three victims, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine...Read More
Growers face fines over pesticide, worker safety violations
Three Salinas agriculture companies will pay a total of $110,000 in civil fines, following a judgment from the Monterey County District Attorney.Read More
East Bay firefighter crosses border to share skills, needed resources
San Ramon firefighter Erik Falkenstrom visited Mexico and found their fire stations lacking equipment they need. When he got home, he set out to help.Read More
Two Napa residents among six dead in Alaska plane crash
Two Napa residents were among six people killed in an Alaska seaplane crash near Misty Fjords.Read More
Missing Antioch man turns up in Los Angeles
An 84-year-old at-risk Antioch man was located safely Monday afternoon in Los Angeles, police said. Ramon Fernandez was in good health when he was found by Los Angeles police...Read More
Weekend Covid-19 update: New guidance, mandates abound as surge rages back to winter levels
The shift in messaging has been both rapid and remarkable. While health outcomes are of obvious concern, the threat of another economic and social life shutdown is proving to...Read More
Zookeepers have big hopes for frogs released into national park
Wednesday's release of the 33 frogs is the 18th such release by Oakland zookeepers. More than 600 frogs have been bred and put back into the wild.Read More