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The wife of the off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot from the Bay Area who prosecutors say tried to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight on Thursday said she was in a state of shock over his arrest.
What authorities describe as an off-duty pilot's attempt to shut down the engines of a Horizon Air flight has renewed attention on the mental fitness of those allowed in the cockpit.
Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson caused a San Francisco-bound flight to make an emergency diversion to Oregon, authorities said.
An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency diversion to Portland, Oregon, after an off-duty pilot in the cockpit unsuccessfully tried to shut down the plane's engines midflight.
Americans from Oregon to Texas were able to view this weekend's eclipse.
The arrival of an atmospheric river storm to California will coincide with the first week of fall.
Smoke from wildfires burning in far Northern California and Oregon, lingered in the Bay Area on Wednesday, causing poor air quality for a second straight day. Paul Heggen and John Ramos report. (9/20/23)
Oregon has taken an unprecedented step in offering psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms, to the public.
In a state dominated by progressive politics, some Oregonians east of the Cascade Mountains want to move the border so that their counties become part of Idaho, a more conservative state that more closely aligns with their values.
Another day of smoky, hazy skies around the Bay Area is possible on Tuesday, prompting air district officials to extend an air quality advisory for another day.
Nearly 85% of wildfires are started by people, including from campfires, negligently discarded cigarettes and intentional acts of arson, according to the National Park Service.
Rural areas near California's border with Oregon were under evacuation orders Wednesday after gusty winds from a thunderstorm sent a lightning-sparked wildfire racing through national forest lands, authorities said.
Thairo Estrada homered with one out in the sixth to break up a scoreless game, Wilmer Flores hit a two-run drive three batters later, and the San Francisco Giants came alive on offense to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-0.
The Atlantic Coast Conference presidents have chosen not to vote on whether to add Stanford and California to the league.
The four remaining Pac-12 schools, California, Stanford, Oregon State and Washington State, will have options if they are looking for another conference.
Oregon has extended rules restricting the state's lucrative Dungeness crab fishery in order to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in ropes attached to crab traps.
Oregon has ended a decades-old ban on self-serve gasoline.
Dealing another crushing blow to the Pac-12, the Big Ten announced Friday it will accept Oregon and Washington as new members next August.
A man who is accused of kidnapping a woman and holding her in a cinderblock cell that she escaped by punching her way out had been on law enforcement's radar and is now suspected in other sexual assaults.
The suspect has lived in 10 states since 2016 and the FBI is looking for more potential victims.
The suspect was later shot and killed by police during a traffic stop.
A wildfire burning in Oregon has prompted the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to issue an air quality advisory on Wednesday.
While shaky and skewered by critics, Twitter's forum for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to announce his presidential run nevertheless underscored the platform's unmistakable shift to the right under new owner Elon Musk.
Gary Payton II promised his mother he would one day earn his degree from Oregon State, and he followed through with that.
An unprecedented series of powerful storms has replenished most of California's reservoirs, dumping record amounts of rain and snow and busting a severe three-year drought.
East Bay seniors are learning to defend themselves by any means necessary.
A mysterious dog respiratory illness has spread to 14 states so dog parks and daycare/boarding facilities are seeing a falloff in demand.
Unpredictable winters force California ski resorts to make adjustments to keep up with warming seasons and lack of snow.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated in downtown San Francisco Wednesday night.
The organizers of the Burning Man festival narrowly passed their environmental inspection according to a Wednesday report from the BLM.
East Bay seniors are learning to defend themselves by any means necessary.
A mysterious dog respiratory illness has spread to 14 states so dog parks and daycare/boarding facilities are seeing a falloff in demand.
Unpredictable winters force California ski resorts to make adjustments to keep up with warming seasons and lack of snow.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated in downtown San Francisco Wednesday night.
The organizers of the Burning Man festival narrowly passed their environmental inspection according to a Wednesday report from the BLM.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated in downtown San Francisco Wednesday night.
San Francisco's troubled Tenderloin gets a lot of attention for its problems, but one of the neighborhood's longtime resources just got a big upgrade.
A person entered the Transbay Tube in San Francisco on Wednesday causing major delays on BART in both directions, SF BART said.
San Francisco has seen a major increase in police officers around Union Square this holiday season to deter theft.
Residents of the Baywood neighborhood in San Mateo are sharply divided over whether it should be designated a historic place.
East Bay seniors are learning to defend themselves by any means necessary.
Bay Area Air Quality said it was monitoring the flaring event at the Martinez refinery on Wednesday.
In one small Central Valley river, endangered salmon are spawning in record numbers thanks to the efforts of an East Bay water company.
An Oakley woman has been offering the kind of support and healing that she didn't find readily available when she was diagnosed with cancer.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued four notices of violation to Chevron connected to Monday's flaring episode at its Richmond refinery.
A man involved in a violent road rage incident that severely injured a dog earlier this month in San Jose has been arrested, police announced Wednesday.
Over two dozen Bank of America locations, including some ATMs, in the Bay Area are closing or have been closed as the company says it adapts to a drop in in-person transactions.
A man being sought in a June carjacking and kidnapping in San Jose was arrested earlier this month, police announced Wednesday.
Police arrested a suspected DUI driver who allegedly hit a pedestrian and fled early Sunday in South San Jose.
A pedestrian died after a vehicle collision at the intersection of Capitol Expressway and Copperfield Drive in San Jose
Over two dozen Bank of America locations, including some ATMs, in the Bay Area are closing or have been closed as the company says it adapts to a drop in in-person transactions.
A gas leak at a Sonoma County youth camp Tuesday affected more than a dozen campers and sent two children to the hospital, authorities said.
Residents of a Rohnert Park neighborhood were alerted after a mountain lion was spotted near homes Tuesday morning.
A fire burned a Caltrans building in San Rafael early Monday morning, authorities said.
A suspect was apprehended after police responded to reports of a man igniting a field in Napa on Saturday.
Malik Monk hit a fadeaway with 7 seconds left and the Sacramento Kings rallied late to beat the Golden State Warriors 124-123 to advance to the quarterfinals of the in-season tournament.
Mark Cuban is reportedly selling a majority stake to Miriam Adelson and the Adelson family at a valuation of $3.5 billion.
Oakland is getting a new minor league baseball team that will call themselves the Oakland B's, short for Ballers.
Luke Kunin scored a go-ahead power-play goal in the third period, Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 33 shots, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Washington Capitals 2-1.
The Chiefs ended their three-game second-half scoring drought to rally past the Raiders 31-17 on Sunday.
San Francisco has seen a major increase in police officers around Union Square this holiday season to deter theft.
A man suspected of hiding a cell phone in a bathroom trash can at a Stockton business is facing 28 felony charges.
A man involved in a violent road rage incident that severely injured a dog earlier this month in San Jose has been arrested, police announced Wednesday.
San Leandro police arrested a second suspect in the October killing of a barbershop owner.
A 14-year-old girl was arrested in connection to over a dozen retail theft incidents, totaling around $30,000, San Francisco police said.
The billionaire owner of X took a defensive tone, saying that "the whole world will know that those advertisers killed the company."
Hackers stole data on all users of Okta's customer support system, the San Francisco cybersecurity company disclosed.
How to turn off Apple's new NameDrop feature in iPhones with iOS 17 that lets users share information when devices are in close proximity.
Meta wants children and teens on Facebook and Instagram as long as possible so it can collect and sell their personal data, state prosecutors allege.
Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids according to a newly unsealed legal complaint.
More than a third of counties in the U.S. don't have a hospital or birth center that offers obstetric care or any obstetric health care providers, one report says.
Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids according to a newly unsealed legal complaint.
Health authorities issued an alert Friday of a deadly salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit products, with nearly 100 cases seen across dozens of states.
CDC investigating fruit from HMC Farms after one person died and 10 are hospitalized following a listeria outbreak.
A fire at Marathon Martinez refinery early Sunday morning prompted a public health advisory. An all-clear followed at around 4 a.m.
Henry Kissinger, known for his practice of "realpolitik," was credited with helping thaw relations between the U.S. and China. But he was also accused of alleged war crimes.
Residents of the Baywood neighborhood in San Mateo are sharply divided over whether it should be designated a historic place.
No later than Dec. 28. That's the deadline set by the state for San Francisco to get its housing policy in order, or else it will face consequences.
U.S. consumers spent enough to help drive the economy to a brisk 5.2% annual pace from July through September, the government reported.
On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a charter amendment that would fund and require the hiring of new cops.
President Biden honored transgender Americans on Trans Day of Remembrance, which falls on Nov. 20 and serves to pay tribute to trans people who have lost their lives to violence.
Laphonza Butler will be the first Black lesbian to serve in Congress and the first openly LGBT senator from California.
Following the death of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, former KPIX reporter Hank Plante spoke about her legacy among the LGBTQ+ community.
Gov. Newsom signed bills Saturday aimed at bolstering state protections for LGBTQ+ people, a day after issuing a veto criticized by advocates.
Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required judges to consider whether a parent affirms their child's gender identity when making custody and visitation decisions.
Late night host Stephen Colbert is recovering from surgery for a ruptured appendix, he said on Monday.
Pencil-mustached film director, author and revered trash-culture icon John Waters brings his bawdy annual one-man Christmas show to the Great American Music Hall for a sold-out performance Thursday night.
Kevin "Geordie" Walker, a founding member of influential British post-punk band Killing Joke whose unique guitar attack helped define the group's sound, has died at age 64, according to the band.
The Walt Disney Co.'s "Wish" had been expected to rule the Thanksgiving weekend box office, but moviegoers instead feasted on leftovers, as "The Hunger Games: Songbirds and Snakes" led ticket sales for the second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Genesis tribute act the Musical Box celebrates the classic output of the '70s British progressive-rock greats by presenting their stunning recreation of the band's live shows at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco Dec. 10th.
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 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.
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.
Every day, San Francisco bar pilot Captain Zach Kellerman goes through what might just be the world's most dangerous commute.
The father of Banko Brown, the man shot dead by a security guard at a San Francisco Walgreens store, spoke publicly about the killing for the first time Wednesday after retaining civil rights attorney John Burris.
A mysterious dog respiratory illness has spread to 14 states so dog parks and daycare/boarding facilities are seeing a falloff in demand. Andrea Nakano reports (11-29-23)
Seniors in Oakley are learning to defend themselves by any means necessary. Ryan Yamamoto reports (11-29-23)
Unpredictable winters force California ski resorts to make adjustments to keep up with our warming seasons and lack of snow.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated in downtown San Francisco Wednesday night. Kelsi Thorud reports. (11-29-23)
CBS News Bay Area evening edition headlines for Wednesday Nov. 29, 2023. Watch full newscasts streamed at the CBS SF website or on the app. Website: http://kpix.com
An Oakley woman has been offering the kind of support and healing that she didn't find readily available when she was diagnosed with cancer.
A pair of volunteers working for a South Bay organization go out of their way to bring warmth and nourishment to the unhoused, not just during the holidays, but all year round.
A Hayward teacher is using the timeless work of Shakespeare to inspire his elementary students to dream big.
An Oakland man is helping close the racial gap in graduation rates, as a study by the Brookings Institution shows 76% of Black boys complete high school nationwide compared to 87% of white boys.
A Vietnam veteran from Santa Rosa has made it his mission to make sure unhoused veterans are not forgotten.
Police departments all over the country are having a hard time finding new officers, but one Bay Area student is criss-crossing the world while preparing for a career in law enforcement here at home.
When most people graduate from college, they tend to focus on one job. But this month's Students Rising Above scholar is currently juggling multiple workplace assignments.
Itohan Ediae and Qien Feng are getting ready to leave for their first year of college and they are taking a lot with them: excitement, nerves, and memories from what has become an extraordinary friendship.
For Yvonne Soracco, walking the campus hallways is like turning pages in a scrapbook of her career.
KPIX is relaunching our Students Rising Above series with a profile of a young woman who went from working in her family's donut shop to UC Hastings.