Panel Recommends Parole for Convicted Murderer and Manson Follower
A California parole panel on Thursday recommended for the first time that Charles Manson follower Robert Beausoleil be freed after serving nearly a half-century in prison for murder.
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A California parole panel on Thursday recommended for the first time that Charles Manson follower Robert Beausoleil be freed after serving nearly a half-century in prison for murder.
Oakland police said Thursday that they hope video footage will help them identify and arrest the driver and passenger of a vehicle that struck a 14-year-old bicyclist in the Fruitvale district on Wednesday afternoon, leaving him in critical condition.
Transit agencies announced the closure of West Oakland BART Station at around 6:15 p.m. Thursday evening due to an active protest and vigil for Sahleem Tindle.
After four years of construction, the expansion to San Francisco's Moscone Center is open for business.
Police are looking for a pickup truck driver who hit a woman in a pedestrian crosswalk in Pleasanton and then drove away after providing false information.
A man with a notorious history of graffiti tagging has been arrested for vandalizing Bay Area Rapid Transit rail cars, including the agency's brand-new fleet.
An Uber driver had a heart attack while driving, forcing two passengers to jump out of the car on a highway in Sonoma County.
Storms have come to California early this winter but a survey of the Sierra snowpack on Thursday shows it is only at 67 percent of average statewide for this time of year, according to the state's Department of Water Resources.
Prosecutors have decided not to pursue a domestic violence charge against Washington Redskins and former San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster, though the NFL continues to review the matter.
A Tennessee teen who woke up last Friday morning wanting to go squirrel hunting ended up with a much bigger trophy before the day was over.
Overflowing trash and human waste and other unsafe visitor conditions have prompted Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in Central California to close to the public.
Stocks dropped sharply on Thursday morning after Apple warned it will badly miss its quarterly sales forecast because of weakening growth and trade tensions in China.
A woman who was born at a Vermont hospital on New Year's Day 22 years ago gave birth herself to a baby girl on New Year's Day in the very same delivery room where she was delivered.
A Michigan hunter who got caught with an illegal deer blames his wife for his actions.
A Virginia 911 dispatcher was on duty Thursday morning when she got a call that her own house was on fire.
