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Overnight the small army of firefighters battling the Mosquito Fire along the middle fork of the American River were able to hold the line against a rapidly advancing wall of flames in the Todd Valley.
Passenger rail service said it wants to ensure its trains can reach their destinations ahead of a possible strike on Friday.
Prosecutors charged a 12-year-old boy who police say wounded a fellow student last month at an Oakland school after accidentally firing a gun he brought to campus, authorities said.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed new legislation aimed at helping people across the state dealing with mental health and substance-abuse issues.
Officials on Wednesday requested another trial and said new evidence casts doubt on Syed's prior conviction.
A 22-year-old man was injured in a shooting in San Francisco's Hunters Point neighborhood early Wednesday morning, according to police.
A man died while competing in the Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz triathlon Sunday, despite being rescued during the swim part of the race on Sunday, Ironman officials announced this week.
A shooting on the Copeland Creek Trail in Rohnert Park injured one person late Tuesday night, according to the city's Department of Public Safety.
Four people were shot late Tuesday night in East Oakland, police said.
Pleasanton Police arrested an armed man Wednesday morning at an apartment complex involved in a domestic dispute, but not before the city ordered a shelter-in-place while negotiating his surrender.
Police in Petaluma arrested a woman early Wednesday who allegedly attacked a man with a knife in Lucchesi Park the prior evening, according to authorities.
This week BART officials announced plans to shut down train service between the Concord and Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Center stations on three weekends in October and November so crews can make repairs on part of the tracks where a train derailed back in June.
The president showcased his administration's efforts to promote electric vehicles during a visit to the Detroit auto show.
A pair of earthquakes measuring 4.4 and 3.9 in magnitude rocked a neighborhood in Santa Rosa Tuesday afternoon and were felt widely across the region.
The battle over whether to legalize online sports betting has become one of the most expensive in California history.
