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A fire in a Richmond auto wrecking yard that sent a huge column of black smoke into the air and kept nearby residents sheltered in their homes for nearly three hours is now under control, according to a Contra Costa County fire spokesman.
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Two Santa Clara County correctional deputies were ordered Thursday to stand trial for the assault of an inmate at a San Jose jail facility last year.
President Barack Obama is promising that the U.S. will retaliate against Russia for its suspected meddling in America's election process.
The wet, windy weather hitting the Bay Area Thursday has already resulted in significant flight delays and cancellations at San Francisco International Airport, according to SFO officials.
Flooding caused by heavy rains closed down Highway 1 in Marin County.
The city of Oakland has obtained an $850,000 settlement in bankruptcy court from the operator of the Port of Oakland's second-largest terminal, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year.
Both directions of state Highway 113 in unincorporated Solano County are closed after vehicles got stuck in flood waters.
The entire Bay Area is drenched, but residents in the Santa Cruz Mountains are bracing for as much as six inches of rain.
Flash flood warnings and advisories were issued for parts of the North Bay Thursday afternoon as a potent storm front slammed into the Bay Area, bringing with it heavy rains and strong winds.
Prosecutors Wednesday announced the dismissal of 15 cases involving criminal defendants who were arrested by two former Pittsburg police officers accused of misconduct.
The revelation of Yahoo's latest hack underscores what many Americans have known for years: All those emails, photos and other personal files stored online can easily be stolen, and there's little anyone can do about it.
The widow of the gunman who carried out a deadly shooting at a Florida gay nightclub before he was killed has filed a petition in a Contra Costa County court to change the name of their son.
Many of California's electors say they'd prefer to reform or eliminate the body that formally elects U.S. presidents.
Uber is riding its self-driving cars into a legal showdown with California regulators.
