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California's bullet train dream has already become a Central Valley nightmare. The Bay Area is next.

A California man lived with the body of his dead roommate and stole the deceased's identity, officials said. 

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office removed dozens of deputies from active duty Friday after an internal audit.

Carlson said he cleared his schedule to get from Maine to Stockton.

The Berkeley Police Department warned the public on Friday of two recent attempted kidnappings that it believes are related.

"It should be a striking sight." 

Fog — or what the weather service calls a "well-defined marine layer" — mark the start of this week.

Officials said he was planning a "'Las Vegas style' mass shooting with a specified deadline."

Zodiac Killer suspects are a dime a dozen, but a writer may have stumbled onto one of the more substantive cases in decades.

Berkeley police are seeking to make contact with a mother and her 5-year-old son, who were last heard from on Thursday.

……………….. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida is bracing for catastrophic storm surge, winds and floods as Hurricane Ian closes in on the Gulf Coast Wednesday morning as a […]

CHICO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California man who lived with the body of his dead roommate for four years was charged with stealing his money by writing […]

DALY CITY, Calif. (KRON) – A Daly City council member claims she was physically assaulted by another council member before Monday night's meeting inside city hall.  Council member […]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – The Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights has filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of people who are homeless in San Francisco. The […]

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) — A rape suspect likely escaped from the Pleasant Hill Nordstrom Rack, according to the Pleasant Hill Police Department. Police surrounded the department […]

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – On Aug. 25, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill announcing that "California now has a groundbreaking, world-leading plan to achieve 100 percent zero-emission vehicle […]

(KRON) — Last week, KRON4 told you about the incredible international rescue effort to bring a cat to the Bay Area from Ukraine, so it could be reunited […]

Police on Wednesday identified a suspect in the killing of rapper PnB Rock at a Los Angeles restaurant earlier this month and asked the public for help in […]

Rising prices and charging for things that were once free appears to be making the magic fade at Disney parks. At least, according to many of our readers. […]

Call it Nancy Pelosi’s legacy tour. The House Speaker has spent much of this year — which many expect to be her last atop the Democratic Party — […]

In March 2021, Petaluma became the first community in America to permanently ban the construction of new gas stations. For a nation that has been […]

OPINION: In working closely with our main partner, Health Net, I was both disappointed and disheartened to hear that the California Department of Health Care Services […]

Almost 2 million of California’s poorest and most medically fragile residents may have to switch health insurers as a result of a new strategy by […]

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Tom Morello, the fiery, activist leader of the rock band Rage Against the Machine, brought his guitar to Sacramento last week to […]

OPINION: California’s investor-owned water providers remain focused on delivering safe, reliable, and affordable water service to 7 million people; essential to sustaining communities, the economy, […]

OPINION: The largest public university system in the nation sounded the alarm this summer declaring that it was struggling to attract and retain qualified staff. […]

At age 92, civil rights icon Dolores Huerta maintains a busy schedule supporting the causes she has worked for her whole life. She speaks regularly […]

Two persons with deep ties to the University of California (UC) have been nominated for the position of chair of the governing board of the $12 billion California […]

There is one issue plaguing solar energy: darkness. When the sun sets, solar panels’ abilities to gather and deploy solar energy is depleted until it […]

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: This is a Special Episode, recorded live at California Health, a one-day conference held in Sacramento on September 13, 2022. The Keynote […]

Hurricane Ian is making landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast Wednesday, taking aim at the heavily populated areas of Tampa and St. Petersburg. The National Hurricane Center […]

On Aug. 25, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill announcing that "California now has a groundbreaking, world-leading plan to achieve 100 percent zero-emission vehicle sales by […]

They've done it again. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline has topped $6 in the state of California. The price rose 16 […]

Rising prices and charging for things that were once free appears to be making the magic fade at Disney parks. At least, according to many of […]

Katie Couric took to social media early Wednesday to reveal her breast cancer diagnosis. "Every two minutes, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the […]

Police on Wednesday identified a suspect in the killing of rapper PnB Rock at a Los Angeles restaurant earlier this month and asked the public for […]

Shares of Biogen and other drugmakers researching Alzheimer’s disease soared early Wednesday after Japan’s Eisai Co. said its potential treatment appeared to slow the fatal disease […]

A suspect was in custody Wednesday morning after barricading himself inside a motel room in Bellflower. Deputies were called to the motel located near the intersection […]

In the midst of a bear market and with the Federal Reserve expected to hike interest rates even further, leading Wall Street analysts are eyeing one […]

A Northern California man who lived with the body of his dead roommate for four years was charged with stealing his money by writing dozens of […]

Lawyers for taxpayer plaintiff John Gordon say they will appeal

32nd annual 'Cox Presents: Salute to Teachers' honors and recognizes local teachers, including the five named San Diego County Teachers of the Year

Navy investigator testified the service stopped investigating second suspect when the sailor was discharged from Navy

Supervisors also approved a rent subsidy program to help seniors avoid homelessness

Bacteria levels at the two beaches are elevated and may cause sickness, officials say

Federal authorities suspect the injuries were the result of people falling from the border wall

Supervisors voted to hire more veterans for county jobs and explore a veteran resource center in East County

Newsom signs law that will mandate businesses to annually report data on pay and demographics.

Police could not provide details yet on the suspect or what led to the shooting

A pair of sisters got lost on the Otay Mountain Truck Trail; one did not survive

Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida as one of the most powerful storms in decades, leaving residents without electricity, submerging streets and sweeping homes […]

Owning property in the Bay Area is a far-off dream for many residents. New data from realtor.com gives a glimpse into just how much […]

Six people are injured in a school shooting Wednesday in Oakland’s Eastmont Hills, police said. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said the shooting took place […]

California will add wine and liquor bottles to its recycling rebate program under a law taking effect in July 2024. “California’s bottle bill recycling […]

A motorcyclist who was “riding recklessly” without a helmet in a San Jose parking lot Wednesday morning died after crashing into a wall, police […]

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen new abortion laws Tuesday, including some that deliberately clash with restrictions in other states — […]

A preliminary 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday morning in the foothills northeast of San Jose, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake […]

California job postings will soon include pay ranges, thanks to a new salary transparency bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday. The […]

Sirhan Sirhan, who assassinated presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, is asking a judge on Wednesday to free him from prison by reversing […]

They’ve become a familiar sight along the wide commercial corridors of America — empty buildings once filled by big retailers who have closed their […]

A Tuesday morning shooting in Oakland’s Brookfield Village left one man dead and another injured, we have a video tour from inside the infamous Painted Lady fixer-upper, and the trove of city officials Mayor Breed demanded undated resignation letters from has become public.

Eight-year-old restaurant Causwells in the Marina District just closed for a two-week remodel and a revamp of its entire menu, and while there is still that popular cheeseburger, there's some more adult stuff to find there as they reopen Tuesday night.

An unexpected snag straight from a Looney Tunes cartoon has held up the renewed clearing of West Oakland's Wood Street encampment, as Caltrans reportedly managed to hit a moving Amtrak train while bagging and tagging unsheltered people’s tents and structures.

Meta/Facebook says that it has discovered and removed "the largest and most complex Russian-origin operation" to influence social media users since the war in Ukraine began, as well as a separate, smaller, more inept campaign out of China.

A 19-year-old whose reckless driving was implicated in the death of a 28-year-old Oakland man and injuries to his family members has been charged with felony vehicular manslaughter.

Security video indicates it may have been the same group of thieves who hit a Marina District garage three times in one night last week, and on the third trip, they made off with a car.

Local tourism industry officials are crowing over the most lucrative week they’ve had in a couple years, and while every weekend won’t have this many events, there is optimism for a booming holiday season.

If you're trying to make sense of the state of American politics right now, I don't suggest trying to square this with your understanding of who plays for what team.

A car fire along I-580 near Edwards Avenue quickly spread to nearby brush and grew to four alarms Monday evening, an SFFD truck caused some damage to parked cars, and Hurricane Ian is bearing down on western Florida.

One arrest has been made in a double homicide in Hayward, federal officials have seized a PG&E utility pole where the Mosquito Fire began, and Supervisor Aaron Peskin is apologizing for some "inelegant" comments about supervisor candidate Honey Mahogany.

From Promised Land to a brand new downtown brewery, here's where to sip in Gilroy.

Social media giants must do more to combat dealing that kills kids and adults alike, activists say.

California, with its roughly 19 million workers and some of the biggest US companies, Tuesday became the latest state to join a quickly growing nationwide salary transparency movement.

It's been a tradition going back at least a decade for Bronco runners.

Serra, Pittsburg, San Ramon Valley, Miramonte, Mitty, Bellarmine, Campolindo, MyClymonds standouts among those listed.

Hercules Draft House and Cantina is now open at the site of the former Hult’s/Flights in Los Gatos. The menu is ambitious, but Chef Beltran Reyes aims to have folks making multiple return visits to try it all.

Pac-12 road teams have struggled on Friday night. Will the Huskies counter the trend?

We pick 15 more games as the standings continue to tighten with the season moving to the sixth week of games.

After its driest three-year stretch on record, California braces for another year with below-average snow and rain. Conditions are shaping up to be a “recipe for drought.”

The crash happened about 5:20 a.m., the CHP said.

A teenager is in custody and a second suspect remains at large in connection with the slaying of rapper PnB Rock in South L.A.

Temperatures in the San Fernando, San Gabriel and Santa Clarita valleys as well as the Inland Empire and Orange County could reach triple digits.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the shifting attitude on mental health in Korean culture pushed more Korean Americans to seek therapy for the first time.

Asian Americans often struggle to talk about anxiety, depression and mental illness. The L.A. Times wants to hear about those difficult conversations.

The lawsuit filed by firearms groups targets a provision that requires those challenging California gun laws to pay legal fees if the challenge fails.

L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva took office four years ago in a stunning upset. This time, his opponent Robert Luna has him on the run. We […]

California won't rebuild every rural town incinerated by a fire. As resources shrink and priorities change, the risk of far-right violence will grow.

A new survey found that the majority of Angelenos say that seeing LAPD officers in their neighborhoods makes them feel safe, even as there's widespread agreement […]

Ernest Z. Robles created the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, which has granted hundreds of millions of dollars to Latino students.

A cougar emerged from brush in the park near Santa Clarita and bit the boy, who was walking with his father, officials say.