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An Oakland man was sentenced Friday to 75 years to life in state prison for fatally shooting another man while they were talking about the existence of God while both were under the influence of alcohol, marijuana and cocaine.
Two students were shot and wounded by another student at a high school in Colorado Friday, according to authorities.
A masked gunman got away with the cash he stole from a Chevron gas station clerk in Pacifica on Thursday night, police said Friday.
A driver who was killed in a four-car crash on Interstate Highway 580 in Livermore on Thursday has been identified as 29-year-old Reed Whittaker, according to the Alameda County coroner's bureau.
Quick thinking by witnesses to an armed robbery at a Richmond grocery store led to the robber's swift arrest, a police sergeant said.
Four people have been arrested in the 2012 murder and robbery of a Milpitas convenience store clerk who was shot after three suspects entered the business and stole only about $200, police said Thursday.
A San Jose high school marching band and color guard is persevering a day after being robbed of thousands of dollars at its weekly Bingo fundraiser event, a color guard director said Thursday.
Authorities in coastal Georgia say an Atlanta man accused of smuggling about 45 pounds of marijuana from the Bay Area has been arrested.
California prostitutes who are attacked or assaulted will once again eligible for money from a state fund that compensates victims of violent crimes, a spokesman said Thursday.
A fiery crash that killed at least one person was blocking traffic on Interstate Highway 580 near Livermore in both directions Thursday morning, according to a California Highway Patrol officer.
Police are investigating whether a major wine theft in Seattle over Thanksgiving is connected to a similar wine heist in San Francisco, police in both cities said Thursday.
A man and a woman were carjacked after attempting to stop a fight in the parking lot of a playground in San Francisco's Excelsior neighborhood on Wednesday night, police said.
Mountain View police are asking for assistance in identifying two suspects who stole tools and equipment from a local business last month.
An Antioch man was arrested after striking a police officer with his vehicle and then leading officers on a high-speed chase on state Highway 4 through Contra Costa County on Wednesday evening, police said.
A popular golf coach in the East Bay has been charged with child molestation after allegedly sexually assaulting multiple boys during a three-year period, authorities said.
Police officers in San Rafael shot and wounded a suspect bank robber Wednesday following a chase, according to authorities.
A 20-year-old man was stabbed in the arm while trying to sell a gold chain in San Francisco's Mid-Market neighborhood Tuesday night.
A person described as suicidal who was shot after he allegedly attacked a sheriff's deputy with a blunt object in Saratoga on Tuesday has died of his injuries, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.
Federal and local law enforcement officials launched a new website aimed at using anonymous tips to capture wanted fugitives in the Bay Area and Northern California.
Protesters rallying against a Sonoma County sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a 13-year-old boy clashed with police in riot gear in front of Santa Rosa City Hall Tuesday evening.
The Oakland Police Department started a new lateral academy Tuesday designed to help rebuild its understaffed force. While city officials had hoped between eight and 15 recruits would sign up, only four officers have enrolled.
San Jose has given its police officers an 11 percent raise in the hopes of stopping them from leaving the city for more lucrative jobs.
Two sheriff's deputies were injured and a man described as suicidal is in critical condition after being shot by a deputy Tuesday afternoon in Saratoga, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.
Auto theft increased significantly in California and other property crimes also rose after the state began an initiative resulting in more inmates being released early.
