Menlo Park Blast Victim Remembered As Wonderful Husband, Father
56-year-old Adrian Martin is being remembered as a wonderful scientist, father and husband who moved to the Bay Area from Romania to help his daughter pursue a career in music.
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56-year-old Adrian Martin is being remembered as a wonderful scientist, father and husband who moved to the Bay Area from Romania to help his daughter pursue a career in music.
An explosion and fire at a commercial research laboratory in Menlo Park late Friday afternoon left at least one person dead and two others injured, fire officials said.
Federal investigators were looking into the explosion of a leaky Pacific Gas and Electric Co. gas pipeline in Cupertino that damaged a condominium.
Firefighters in Placer County prepared for a bold attempt to drain a burning propane rail tanker after the process to head off a catastrophic explosion was slowed by the fire's intense heat.
A firecracker exploded in a woman's hands in San Francisco on Saturday night, blowing off some of her fingers, police said.
Crews are getting ready to fill a giant crater in San Bruno's Crestmoor neighborhood, created after last September's deadly pipeline explosion.
PG&E conducted tests in Solano and Yolo counties Thursday to determine the reliability and accuracy of aerial gas leak detection technologies.
A truck carrying oxygen tanks struck a wall on the eastbound San Mateo-Hayward Bridge and exploded Wednesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Pacific Gas and Electric has revealed in a regulatory filing that it would miss a June 20 deadline to turn over records on welding defects in its urban gas transmission lines.
Two people who were seriously injured in an apparent drug-related explosion at a Livermore apartment earlier this month that killed a third person remain in critical condition, police said Tuesday.
About a dozen fire personnel responded to an underground transformer explosion near San Francisco's Pier 3 that blew two manhole covers off Sunday morning.
One of the three people who were seriously injured in an apparently drug-related explosion at an apartment in Livermore last Saturday has died, police said Friday.
Authorities were blaming illegal drug activity for an explosion at a Livermore apartment that left three people in critical condition.
Livermore police have found evidence that an apartment explosion Saturday evening may be connected to illegal drug activity associated with three identified victims of the explosion, a police lieutenant said.
Two men and a woman were severely burned by an explosion at a Livermore apartment building Saturday evening, according to the fire department.
Firefighters were able to quickly contain a two-alarm fire at an asphalt factory fire in Redwood City Monday afternoon.
Officials at Agilent Technologies, which makes scientific instruments, said that a buildup of phosphorus caused the blast on the bottom floor of Building One at the facility, located at 1400 Fountaingrove Parkway around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
A former Navy hospital in the Oakland Hills came crashing down Friday afternoon, demolished by 800 pounds of dynamite.
A firefighter remained in serious but stable condition Thursday morning after a burning RV exploded while he was trying to put out the fire in Oakland on Wednesday afternoon, a fire spokeswoman said.
An explosive fire gutted a two-story duplex in North Berkeley overnight Thursday.
Survivors of a deadly gas pipeline explosion that ravaged a San Bruno neighborhood testified before California regulators on Tuesday night.
The Obama administration will push legislation designed to overhaul and upgrade America's aging oil and gas pipeline network in response to the deadly San Bruno blast.
Fire crews were on the scene after an explosion caused a fire at an East Bay oil refinery.
Vacaville police and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms worked Monday to identify the bomb-maker, but remained tight-lipped about the investigation.
Authorities in Northern California alerted residents on Tuesday about an invasive species found on plants from Costco that could threaten the region's vineyards and other agriculture in the region.
Supporters of a regional sales tax measure to fund Bay Area transit said they have enough signatures to put the issue before voters in the upcoming November election.
The squad was announced during an event in New York City on Tuesday after U.S. Men's National Team manager Mauricio Pochettino spent months evaluating players to finalize the roster.
A vigil was held on Monday by friends and family of Pearl Pinson, 10 years after the Vallejo teen disappeared on her way to school.
Florida sought to sue Washington and California for allegedly issuing commercial driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants.
Authorities in Northern California alerted residents on Tuesday about an invasive species found on plants from Costco that could threaten the region's vineyards and other agriculture in the region.
Supporters of a regional sales tax measure to fund Bay Area transit said they have enough signatures to put the issue before voters in the upcoming November election.
The squad was announced during an event in New York City on Tuesday after U.S. Men's National Team manager Mauricio Pochettino spent months evaluating players to finalize the roster.
A vigil was held on Monday by friends and family of Pearl Pinson, 10 years after the Vallejo teen disappeared on her way to school.
Florida sought to sue Washington and California for allegedly issuing commercial driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants.
Harry Williams has developed real bonds with many of the people he photographs. Some of them have taken him up into their SRO's to get a glimpse of their lives, and to show him what they've put up on their walls.
Fire crews responded around 5:20 p.m. to a three-story building and were able to extinguish the fire just before 6:20 p.m.
It's the final stretch for Caltrans along 19th Avenue in San Francisco, as crews are wrapping up the corridor's pavement rehabilitation project in San Francisco.
One person was left with life-threatening injuries after they were stabbed in San Francisco's Mission District on Sunday afternoon, police said.
A group of Iranian Americans gathered at a rally in front of San Francisco's Ferry Building on Sunday, arguing that ending the Iran war now would leave the Islamic Republic in power and undermine hopes for lasting change in the country.
A vigil was held on Monday by friends and family of Amy Hillyard, two months after the Oakland mother and coffee shop owner mysteriously disappeared.
An investigation is underway following a shooting on Interstate 80 in Richmond over the Memorial Day holiday.
All eastbound I-80 lanes, just west of Portal Drive, were blocked around 8:45 p.m., and California Highway Patrol officers were diverting traffic to El Portal Drive.
A person died from injuries following a stabbing in Oakland over the weekend, police said.
On the Iron Horse Regional Trail traversing Contra Costa and Alameda counties, the whir of electric bikes has become part of the summer soundtrack. But not all of those rides are what they appear to be.
Two men were arrested by law enforcement in Monterey County this week as part of an investigation into an organized rental construction equipment theft ring, authorities said.
A Santa Clara County juvenile court judge found a 14-year-old guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a 15-year-old at Santana Row in San Jose, prosecutors said.
Two Milpitas smoke shops have been cited for allegedly selling illegal products, including the highly-addictive substance kratom, from two smoke shops in Milpitas following concerns raised by community members.
A person suspected in multiple incidents of hateful graffiti found on the campus of San Jose State University has been arrested.
An alleged Monterey County gang member has been charged with six counts of murder in connection with a deadly mass shooting in King City, along with a separate shooting that killed two cousins in 2024.
A vigil was held on Monday by friends and family of Pearl Pinson, 10 years after the Vallejo teen disappeared on her way to school.
A man who called 911 repeatedly asking for help in Santa Rosa and who had climbed atop of a bus in Santa Rosa spent the next 10 hours perched atop the bus before officers were able to safely bring him down, police said.
The last year has been a hard time for the campus in general, due to huge budget cuts to sports and academic programs. But now there seems to be a renewed sense of optimism, not just for the graduates, but for the future of the university, as well.
Vallejo Fire crews responded just before 1:30 a.m. to a two-alarm structure fire at the former Grant School.
A high school teacher in Marin County was arrested and suspended from his job over alleged sexual misconduct involving a minor, police said.
The squad was announced during an event in New York City on Tuesday after U.S. Men's National Team manager Mauricio Pochettino spent months evaluating players to finalize the roster.
Gabby Williams scored 15 points, Kaila Charles added 12 points and seven rebounds, and the Golden State Valkyries ran away from the Connecticut Sun for a 97-70 win.
Ketel Marte had four hits, including a tying double in the fifth inning and a two-run single in the sixth, and Merrill Kelly pitched seven strong innings to win his fourth straight start as the surging Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2.
The Golden State Valkyries are looking to keep pace with the WNBA Western Conference leaders with a matchup against the Connecticut Sun Monday evening at Ballhalla.
Rafael Devers hit San Francisco's third grand slam in a seven-day span, a tiebreaking, fifth-inning drive that led the Giants over the Chicago White Sox 8-5.
A vigil was held on Monday by friends and family of Pearl Pinson, 10 years after the Vallejo teen disappeared on her way to school.
A vigil was held on Monday by friends and family of Amy Hillyard, two months after the Oakland mother and coffee shop owner mysteriously disappeared.
An investigation is underway following a shooting on Interstate 80 in Richmond over the Memorial Day holiday.
All eastbound I-80 lanes, just west of Portal Drive, were blocked around 8:45 p.m., and California Highway Patrol officers were diverting traffic to El Portal Drive.
A person died from injuries following a stabbing in Oakland over the weekend, police said.
In his "Magnifica Humanitas" encyclical, Pope Leo warns that as civilization grapples with the power of AI, the main challenge is remaining "profoundly human."
The Waymo sped through a construction zone, was chased by police, then veered off the highway into a residential neighborhood during a ride from San Mateo to San Francisco.
Amid concern about AI taking jobs, people see a range of motives by AI companies.
AI tools that autonomously perform tasks for users mark a major step forward from chatbots, according to tech experts.
The first major step in saving the whales from ship strikes officially launched this week. A group of marine mammal experts gathered in San Francisco to launch Whale Spotter.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
California public health officials said on Wednesday that they have identified a fifth resident who may have been exposed to the Andes hantavirus due to the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship.
Health officials in Napa County are warning the public not to eat wild mushrooms after three people were poisoned.
Supporters of a regional sales tax measure to fund Bay Area transit said they have enough signatures to put the issue before voters in the upcoming November election.
Florida sought to sue Washington and California for allegedly issuing commercial driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants.
President Trump on Tuesday underwent a "6 month physical" at Walter Reed National Military Hospital, he posted on social media.
The Justice Department acknowledges it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, calling the information "partisan propaganda."
"I think it's just disrespectful to those that I served with who didn't come back," a veteran suing to stop construction of the arch told CBS News.
Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player, who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died, his family announced Tuesday.
Philz Coffee will once again sport the Pride flag at its cafés after a directive to have them and other flags removed created a backlash.
The Trump administration agreed to restore the Stonewall National Monument's Pride flag in Greenwich Village after it was removed.
Philz Coffee's move to remove the Pride flag and all other flags from their stores is brewing up some strong reaction.
Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women's events at the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday.
This year's theme is La Copa Del Pueblo — The People's Cup, which celebrates soccer, the people who play it, and "honors the joy found in dusty fields, neighborhood parks, and busy city streets, where the game belongs to everyone and every goal feels like a shared victory."
Opera singer Tim Blevins performs regularly outside San Francisco's Orpheum Theatre, where his powerful voice has become familiar to many passing through the Civic Center neighborhood.
A former KFC - Taco Bell restaurant in San Francisco's Mission District is getting a new life, this time as a music studio aimed at supporting independent artists.
After nearly a century on the air, CBS News Radio signed off, with the final reports airing on Friday, May 22.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland Unified School District has seen an alarming spike in the number of unhoused students in the school system who deal with a host of challenges far beyond what most children face.
Meteorologist and CBS News Bay Area's resident pilot Lt. Jessica Burch got a treat during Fleet Week, taking to the skies with one of the Blue Angels.
A Bay Area man discovered his devastating loss left him with a new opportunity to rethink how he lives -- follow his journey in virtual reality, 360-degree video.
A groundbreaking medical study involving the UCSF Medical Center has shown some colorectal cancer patients can safely skip radiation treatment and enjoy a potentially higher quality of life.
Every day, San Francisco bar pilot Captain Zach Kellerman goes through what might just be the world's most dangerous commute.
Veronica Macias reported live from San Francisco, where California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer cast his ballot and responded to questions concerning allegations that he paid online content creators for endorsements.
Expect windy conditions through the rest of the evening, but a calmer Wednesday morning. A beach hazard statement warns beach-goers about choppy water and gale winds. Jessica Burch has the forecast.
A Vallejo family is marking ten years since 15-year-old Pearl Pinson disappeared on her way to school.
Expect cool and breezy conditions to continue on Tuesday, with highs in the 60s and low 70s. Temperatures are expected to remain below seasonal averages through the rest of the work week. Jessica Burch has the forecast.
Max Darrow reports on a photographer that captures the joy and life of those who live in the Tenderloin.
In 2025, KPIX is moving to a new community service award: the CBS News Bay Area Icon Award. Submit nominations for an outstanding community hero at kpix.com/icon.
It's the most wonderful time of the year for a South Bay woman who has played Mrs. Claus for more than 40 years for the children of North San Jose's Alviso District.
For residents of the Oakland Hills, the prospect of another wildfire always remains a concern. This week's Jefferson Awards winner has made it his mission to make the hills and other high-risk areas safer.
In East Palo Alto -- where state education numbers show more than nine in ten public school students are low income and more than half are English learners -- many are finding hope and connection at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula.
This week's Jefferson Award winner is Army veteran who continues to live a life of service into his 80s, by feeding hundreds of San Francisco families a week.
A Bay Area man who overcame tremendous obstacles to excel in school has made it his mission to gear up other students for success in the classroom and in life.
For Students Rising Above scholar Josh Collins it took moving across the country to realize the value of his Bay Area family.
Samir Hooker had to grow up fast after his stepfather was shot dead 12 years ago. Now he is watching over his mom and sister while attending UC Berkeley.
It's hard enough to graduate from one of the most prestigious schools in the country when you're the first in your family to go to college. Imagine doing that while you're also trying to protect your parents from being deported?
Some students who are the first in their families to go to college face the challenge of balancing a rigorous academic load while still working to help support their family back home.