Man accused of starting destructive Thompson Fire in Butte County arraigned on arson charges
Prosecutors said Spencer Anderson admitted to throwing a lit firework from his vehicle in the area where the Thompson Fire started in Butte County.
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Prosecutors said Spencer Anderson admitted to throwing a lit firework from his vehicle in the area where the Thompson Fire started in Butte County.
A San Francisco animal rescue has been limiting the number of dogs it takes in because of recent electrical issues.
Vacaville city officials issued a public safety alert Friday after a mountain lion was captured on video walking in the downtown area last weekend.
The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District will be spraying pesticide in an area of Martinez on Friday night because of the high number of mosquitoes and the detection of West Nile virus there.
A shooting Friday afternoon at an apartment complex in Dublin near an elementary school left a man dead, authorities said.
Mayor London Breed appointed a new San Francisco school board member Friday after San Francisco School Board President Lainie Motamedi suddenly announced her resignation citing personal and health reason, according to city officials.
A California Highway Patrol retail theft task force recovered nearly a half-million dollars in stolen merchandise from a home in Oakland following a month-long investigation, the agency said Friday.
Police in San Francisco on Friday confirmed a recent drug arrest that netted two arrests and the seizure of rock cocaine, marijuana and over $5,000 in cash.
An increasing number of sea lions are washing up on the California coast due to toxic algae that experts say could be the result of human-caused climate change.
A Pittsburg man has been charged following his arrest earlier this week after a brutal fight that left another man dead, prosecutors said Friday.
The San Jose Sharks acquired prized goaltending prospect Yaroslav Askarov from Nashville in a deal Friday that sends a 2025 first-round pick to the Predators.
California residents with Android smartphones can now add their driver's licenses and ID cards to Google Wallet, the state's Department of Motor Vehicles announced Friday.
A massive organized retail crime bust in Stockton has resulted in tens of thousands of dollars worth of stolen merchandise being recovered, police say.
A woman was arrested following a domestic dispute shooting in San Leandro in which her ex-boyfriend was killed and she was injured, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office said Friday.
A Redwood City woman was arrested in Santa Cruz County on Wednesday on suspicion of robbery, hit-and-run and evading police, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said.
