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A firefighter was injured Monday afternoon while battling a fire that destroyed two homes in a Pleasant Hill neighborhood and left crews searching for a resident who is unaccounted for, authorities said.
Evacuations were underway in Clearlake after a car fire sparked a three-acre blaze.
A man accused of breaking into the San Francisco Zoo and Gardens last year and stealing a ring-tailed lemur -- an endangered species -- made his initial court appearance in federal court on Monday.
Communities across the state are desperately searching for ways to make their dwindling water supplies last. In Marin County, one water district is considering sources that they've looked to in the past.
Two warring gangs from San Francisco appear to be responsible for a mass shooting at Lake Merritt on Saturday, Oakland police said on Monday.
Ruling on an appeal of a decision by the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said the NCAA can't enforce certain rules limiting the education-related benefits — things like computers and graduate scholarships — that colleges offer athletes.
Victims of crime and their family members in Oakland who by law are afforded support from police and victim compensation programs are being denied such assistance in disproportionate numbers based on their race, according to a new grand jury report.
A 40-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning in connection with a string of retail thefts in recent days in San Francisco's Lower Haight and Mission districts.
A federal appeals court granted California a stay on its assault weapons ban Monday as the state appealed a decision to lift it.
Carl Nassib, a defensive lineman for the Las Vegas Raiders, became the first active NFL player in league's 100-plus year history to come out as gay.
Several rounds were fired at a car early Sunday in Salinas but no one inside was seriously injured, police said.
Berryessa Flea Market vendors started a hunger strike on Monday, demanding San Jose leaders and developers protect vendors from being displaced by new development.
A vegetation fire burning along I-680 near Benicia in Solano County has consumed ten acres and is impact freeway traffic, according to fire authorities.
Brock Jones homered, doubled and drove in five runs to lead one of Stanford's most productive offensive performances of the season in a 14-5 victory over Arizona in a College World Series elimination game Monday.
After a handful of San Francisco public libraries reopened last month for indoor service, city officials announced on Monday plans to reopen more libraries throughout the summer.
