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Despite the historic drought, or perhaps partly because of it, rare freshwater jellyfish are thriving in the decimated Lake Oroville, a large inland lake nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, about 90 minutes north of Sacramento.
The West Nile virus has been discovered in a dead bird and pool of mosquitoes at Clay Park in South San Francisco, and at the Bruno Canziani park area in Livermore.
Two victims were taken on a terrifying ride after they were kidnapped, robbed and shot at in Martinez on Wednesday night.
The alley is a two-block stretch of dirt, potholes and forgotten history -- all of it owned by the City of San Jose.
Police were called to a home in Marin County's Strawberry neighborhood Wednesday evening to discover a man shot to death and another body, right next door, in the neighbor's yard.
The federal judge hearing the organized crime and corruption case involving suspended state Senator Leland Yee and convicted Chinatown gang leader Raymond 'Shrimp Boy' Chow on Wednesday denied a request to lift a gag order.
Police are investigating a shooting that injured a man near Emma Prusch Farm Park in San Jose early Thursday morning.
Two lanes are closed due to an overturned vehicle and an oil slick on the Interstate Highway 280 in Los Altos Thursday morning.
Firefighters have contained a four-alarm fire in Oakland that burned dozens of people out of their homes Wednesday evening.
A Fremont elementary school teacher and Santa Cruz resident missing in Kings Canyon National Park after a solo backpacking trip over the weekend has been found dead, the National Park Service said Wednesday night.
Protesters against the police actions in Ferguson, Mo. as well as police killings of other suspects in California and other states gathered in Oakland on Wednesday. Some protesters unveiled a new tactic, by holding up mirrors in the faces of officers.
A fire destroyed four parked cars and badly damaged another in the parking lot of the Lafayette BART station Wednesday afternoon, a fire official said.
Twitter announced this week its commitment to deal with images of the deceased as requested by their family.
A moderate earthquake shook an area near Gilroy Wednesday evening, according to the USGS.
Four suspects have been arrested for a strong-armed robbery in East Oakland last week, police said Wednesday.
