People seeing smoke around Lake Sonoma this week should hold off on dialing 911. Cal Fire, the Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District, the U.S.

The Bay Area Air District has extended an air quality advisory through Wednesday due to wildfire smoke from Canada. Smoke from various large ...

Scammers have been sending out fake text messages purporting to be from the Superior Court of Alameda County seeking payment for unpaid traffic tickets, ...

The city of Napa has elevated its acting police chief, Fabio Rodriguez, to take on the role permanently. Rodriguez had been serving as the acting ...

THE FAMILY OF an Oakland school employee killed by a suspect fleeing from the California Highway Patrol last week said Monday he saved his girlfriend’s ...

ALAMEDA COUNTY’S NEW district attorney is rejecting her predecessor’s recommendations to resentence people on death row — recommendations triggered by a ...

The student suspected of fatally stabbing San Jose teacher Diane Peterson nearly 50 years ago carried a knife inscribed with “Teacher Dear,” authorities ...

A LACK OF QUALIFIED CONTRACT WORKERS, inadequate training and supervision, and contractors exceeding the timing of a work permit were among factors ...

Three people suspected of stealing or damaging roughly $4,000 worth of produce in San Joaquin County were arrested this week, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Mayor Daniel Lurie has signed legislation allowing the city to accept private donations to replace aging fire engines, trucks and ambulances in the San ...

SAN JOSE IS DOUBLING DOWN on traffic safety, and red light runners and speeding drivers need to pump the brakes if they don’t want to pay hundreds of ...

A man who took up residence high in the armature of PG&E power structure was successfully coaxed down by authorities after ...