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This week the federal government places an emergency ban on a powerful, highly-addictive painkiller that has killed dozens and sent countless more to emergency rooms in California and across the United States.
A brand new Metropolitan Transportation Commission study ranking of the worst traffic problem spots in the Bay Area includes some notorious bottlenecks and a surprising newcomer.
With the relationships between law enforcement and some communities strained, some Bay Area officers are turning to social media to try and put their officers in a friendlier light.
Getting your children's attention when they're sucked into a video or computer game is no easy task, but a Bay Area based company has a high-tech way for parents to call a time out.
Clothing-optional Lupin Lodge Resort opened its doors to evacuees of the Loma Fire in the Santa Cruz mountains. Guests can wear clothes, or not.
The driver of a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus was taken to a hospital after his bus crashed into a parked van late Monday morning in the city's Pacific Heights neighborhood, according to a Muni spokesman.
The Miami Marlins have reportedly dismissed former San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds after one season as a hitting coach.
Illinois state Treasurer Michael Frerichs suspended $30 billion in state investment activity with Wells Fargo on Monday, joining a swelling chorus of outrage over the phony accounts scandal.
Disturbing incidents with creepy clowns are occurring across the nation. The pranks range from mild to violent, even fatal.
A native California frog once on the brink of extinction is making an encouraging comeback in Yosemite National Park, raising hopes for amphibians like it worldwide that are dying off at an alarming rate.
A 61-year-old man suspected of having more than 10,000 child pornography images was arrested in South San Jose Monday morning.
Five people were victims of homicides in San Francisco since Friday, police said Monday.
A San Leandro man was arrested early Monday morning after leading California Highway Patrol officers on a meandering freeway chase that never exceeded the speed limit and eventually ended up on Oakland city streets, according to the CHP.
More than 2,000 sailors, Marines and members of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Navy are expected to descend upon San Francisco in preparation for Fleet Week starting Monday.
The Loma Fire that started in the Santa Cruz Mountains of Santa Clara County about a week ago is 81 percent contained at 4,474 acres as of Monday morning, Cal Fire officials said.
