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Following a reported threat that led to the closure of all schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday, San Francisco police and school district officials said that no threats have been made locally but that officers will increase their presence in and around campuses as a precaution.
Oakland firefighters are receiving accolades from the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals after rescuing a dog from inside a burning home last week, PETA officials announced.
A state agency says the owner and operator of California's Great America theme park is at fault after a mechanic was seriously injured in a June roller coaster accident.
The biological father of a girl who remains on a ventilator to keep her heart beating after she was declared brain-dead nearly two years ago has sued an Oakland hospital and the doctor who performed a sleep apnea operation.
A transient allegedly led Monterey County sheriff's deputies on a high-speed pursuit in a stolen vehicle early Tuesday morning in Salinas, sheriff's officials said.
All schools in the vast Los Angeles Unified School District have been ordered closed due to a threat.
A man allegedly hurt a woman believed to be his girlfriend before he was fatally shot by police Monday evening in Gilroy, police said Tuesday.
Discover the remnants of civilizations from long ago while exploring South America.
A 17-year-old girl was shot during a carjacking attempt in San Jose Monday evening.
Seattle on Monday became the first city in the nation to allow drivers of ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft to unionize over pay and working conditions.
The Golden State Warriors threw an elaborate party for team's season ticket holders Monday where they just happened to bag 20,000 lunches for hungry people.
A coyote attacked a small dog in a dog park in San Francisco's Stern Grove Saturday morning, but was spared when a bystander sent her dogs after the predator.
Fed up with crawling Bay Area traffic, more and more solo commuters are taking a gamble by cheating the carpool system, with thousands of those drivers getting caught.
NASA is looking for its next class of astronauts.
A woman cyclist riding through a South Bay neighborhood Monday morning died after being struck by a pick-up truck in a tragic accident.
