
2 arrested in shooting death of man found dead along Highway 9 in Santa Cruz County
Two people were arrested Wednesday in the shooting death of a man whose body was found earlier this month off of Highway 9 in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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Two people were arrested Wednesday in the shooting death of a man whose body was found earlier this month off of Highway 9 in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Students with San Jose State University's Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center are looking at how this winter's rain could impact the upcoming wildfire season based on plant moisture levels.
Officials in Santa Cruz County estimate the damage from this winter's storms will cost at minimum $90 million to repair and likely stretch over months and years.
Disaster recovery centers in Santa Cruz County that were opened in the wake of storms that began to hit the county in late December will shut down operations after Thursday, but help with appeals will still be available online.
People living in the Santa Cruz Mountains are bracing for the potential impacts of yet another storm taking aim at the region late Monday into Tuesday, especially the owner of a local restaurant where repeated power outages have proved incredibly disruptive to his business. Devin Fehely reports.
While Tuesday's storm system caused damage across the Bay Area, few regions were hit as hard as the Santa Cruz mountains.
A fatal traffic collision is causing delays on northbound state Highway 17 near El Rancho Drive in Santa Cruz County on Tuesday morning.
Residents in Felton Grove in the Santa Cruz Mountains are under evacuation warning with heavy rain expected overnight. Kenny Choi reports. (3-9-23)
Following a winter that included multiple strong storms and the most snowfall in years, residents in Santa Cruz County are preparing for what is expected to be another strong atmospheric river storm. Brisa Colon reports. (3/8/23)
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.
It's the end of an era at Mt. Madonna County Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains as the park's beloved herd of exotic white deer has dwindled down to just one doe.
Team coverage of rare snowfall across the Bay Area creating a sense of wonderment along with no shortage of headaches on roadways (2-24-2023)
Residents in the Santa Cruz mountains saw a variety of winter weather phenomena Thursday including hail and snow. Betty Yu reports. (2-23-22)
Team coverage of the cold front that brought a wintry dusting of snow to many parts of Northern California Thursday morning (2-23-2023)
One part of the Bay Area where locals were getting ready to cope with rare weather during the upcoming winter storm warning was in the Santa Cruz Mountains along Highway 17.
Katie Nielsen reports on preparations in the Santa Cruz Mountains ahead of arriving snow storm (2-22-2023)
A Santa Cruz County volunteer firefighter recruit died during a training session over the weekend, county officials said Tuesday.
Authorities in Santa Cruz County are searching for a suspect who fatally shot a person at a party in Boulder Creek late Saturday.
A Santa Cruz County roadway that was closed after it was washed out significantly by the series of atmospheric river storms earlier this month has reopened to one-way reversible traffic.
Santa Cruz County supervisors approved two local emergency declarations Tuesday for the winter storms that have battered the county in December and January.
Officials in Watsonville on Tuesday issued a mandatory evacuation order for neighborhoods with a high risk of flooding during Wednesday's storm.
A group of over 200 school children were evacuated from a YMCA science camp in Boulder Creek Wednesday due to the approaching storm, authorities said.
Devin Fehely reports on people living in the Santa Cruz Mountains bracing for the worst from Wednesday's storm (1-3-2022)
Flood evacuation warnings have already been issued for several communities in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where people are being encouraged to pack up now.
Officials with the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters confirmed Sunday they are investigating a number of ballots that were found alongside Highway 17.
Roger Craig, who managed the San Francisco Giants to the 1989 World Series that was interrupted by a massive earthquake, has died. He was 93.
Cal Fire said a previous report saying the fire was 500 acres was incorrect, due to faulty mapping.
An unresponsive airplane flying over Washington, D.C., on Sunday prompted military fighter jets to intercept the plane at hypersonic levels, causing a loud sonic boom heard around D.C. and Virginia, officials said. The plane later crashed in Virginia and no survivors were found.
On Sunday, a colorful expression of support for stricter gun laws was held on San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge.
Contra Costa County firefighters said at 4:27 p.m. Sunday they were mopping up what grew into an approximate seven-acre vegetation fire off Kirker Pass and Hess roads.
Roger Craig, who managed the San Francisco Giants to the 1989 World Series that was interrupted by a massive earthquake, has died. He was 93.
Cal Fire said a previous report saying the fire was 500 acres was incorrect, due to faulty mapping.
An unresponsive airplane flying over Washington, D.C., on Sunday prompted military fighter jets to intercept the plane at hypersonic levels, causing a loud sonic boom heard around D.C. and Virginia, officials said. The plane later crashed in Virginia and no survivors were found.
On Sunday, a colorful expression of support for stricter gun laws was held on San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge.
Contra Costa County firefighters said at 4:27 p.m. Sunday they were mopping up what grew into an approximate seven-acre vegetation fire off Kirker Pass and Hess roads.
On Sunday, a colorful expression of support for stricter gun laws was held on San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge.
Three teenagers were arrested after fights at San Mateo High School on Friday, one involving a knife, police said.
The San Francisco Police Department arrested four teenagers in connection to five catalytic converter thefts around the city this past week.
Public transit advocates are staging a last-ditch effort to get the state to support bus and train systems in the Bay Area to keep them from running out of money.
On this first weekend of Pride, hundreds Coastside came out to show just that.
Contra Costa County firefighters said at 4:27 p.m. Sunday they were mopping up what grew into an approximate seven-acre vegetation fire off Kirker Pass and Hess roads.
Public transit advocates are staging a last-ditch effort to get the state to support bus and train systems in the Bay Area to keep them from running out of money.
A police chase in Danville early Saturday morning led to a fiery crash which injured five people, authorities said.
An 18-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention in a 2022 San Lorenzo shooting death, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office said Friday.
Police in Oakland released a photo Friday of a suspect allegedly connected to a shooting that injured a 4-year-old girl in the city earlier this week.
Cal Fire said a previous report saying the fire was 500 acres was incorrect, due to faulty mapping.
A man died after being stabbed in San Jose Sunday morning and a female suspect is in custody for homicide, according to police.
Two days after a deadly South Bay rampage took the lives of three victims, residents and authorities continue to ask questions about why it happened.
People stopped by a makeshift memorial in San Jose Friday to remember a Vietnamese couple killed Thursday when they were struck by a carjacked vehicle during a deadly South Bay crime rampage.
A 71-year-old Monterey man was found guilty of molesting three children in a two-year period, beginning when one was under the age of 10.
A Santa Rosa judge sentenced a 62-year-old man to 30 years to life in prison on Thursday after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting four different children.
The death of an 83-year-old San Geronimo Valley man is being investigated and is described as "suspicious," law enforcement officials said.
An earthquake with 4.5 magnitude struck in Sonoma County sabout 13 miles north-northeast of Healdsburg early Saturday.
The Santa Rosa Fire Department will declare the start to fire season on Monday to be able to enforce weed-abatement ordinances.
Residents in the tiny floating community of Galilee Harbor in Sausalito are facing real-world challenges to its cherished way of life.
Roger Craig, who managed the San Francisco Giants to the 1989 World Series that was interrupted by a massive earthquake, has died. He was 93.
Josh Lester drove in two runs with his first major league hit during his season debut and the Orioles beat the Giants 8-3 on Sunday.
The Marlins beat the Athletics 7-5 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
NiJaree Canady threw a one-hitter and Stanford beat Washington 1-0 on Sunday to advance to the Women's College World Series semifinals.
Alex Cobb struck out seven over 7 2/3 scoreless innings to bounce back from his worst outing of the season, Wilmer Flores hit a two-run single and also doubled among his three hits and the San Francisco Giants beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-0.
A man died after being stabbed in San Jose Sunday morning and a female suspect is in custody for homicide, according to police.
A Santa Rosa judge sentenced a 62-year-old man to 30 years to life in prison on Thursday after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting four different children.
Two days after a deadly South Bay rampage took the lives of three victims, residents and authorities continue to ask questions about why it happened.
Three teenagers were arrested after fights at San Mateo High School on Friday, one involving a knife, police said.
The San Francisco Police Department arrested four teenagers in connection to five catalytic converter thefts around the city this past week.
Apple appears poised to unveil a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world.
A downside to the incredible amount of rain from the winter storms -- and beautiful green growth that came after -- is the increased quantity of fuels for wildfires.
Netflix shareholders have rejected multi-million dollar pay packages for the company's top executives including for co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters.
It's important to practice good "cyber hygiene" to prevent hackers, and even employees, from accessing sensitive information.
Amazon has agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids' voice and location data recorded by its Alexa voice assistant.
An alert has gone out to Sonoma County residents after a rash of fentanyl overdose deaths in just one week.
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter's dementia diagnosis was announced as former President Jimmy Carter continues to receive hospice care.
Musk said the company would try to use the implants to restore vision and mobility in humans who had lost such abilities.
San Francisco was supposed to have a public discussion about the fentanyl crisis on Tuesday. It ended in chaos and with someone throwing a brick at city officials. So what comes next?
First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom unveiled a new report that shows the correlation between social media use and youth mental health.
Several lawmakers have expressed concern over the growing strains between the U.S. and China. Top Biden administration officials were in Beijing over the weekend to try to cool things down. Skyler Henry reports.
Activists say more migrants were dropped off in Sacramento in another apparent salvo from red states trying to highlight the crisis at the US-Mexico border.
President Biden Saturday signed a bipartisan bill that will suspend the nation's debt ceiling and avoid what could have been a catastrophic government default. Christina Ruffini has more.
With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden has signed legislation that lifts the nation's debt ceiling.
The Biden-Harris campaign plans to make addressing gun violence a key focus of President Biden's reelection effort.
The judge said Tennessee's law is "unconstitutionally vague and overbroad" and encouraged "discriminatory enforcement."
On this first weekend of Pride, hundreds Coastside came out to show just that.
June is Pride month, a celebration of LGBTQ life. But after years of hard-won civil rights gains for the LGBTQ+ community, there is a backlash that includes violence and tests of corporate commitment. Elise Preston has more.
Reed Cowan and Ryan Yamamoto kick off KPIX coverage of Pride Month, live from San Francisco's Castro District
An all Asian-American drag troupe says the recent rise in anti-drag sentiment -- including an attack on one of their own -- has made them extremely cautious about where and when they perform.
Over two decades after songwriter Vanessa Carlton scored a huge hit with "A Thousand Miles," a creative team has made a robot puppet of the singer and recreated the song's video on the streets of San Francisco.
Jazz Is Dead presents a rare performance of otherworldly Brazilian genius Hermeto Pascoal at the UC Theatre Sunday night.
Celebrated San Francisco doom metal outfit Acid King plays its first hometown show since 2019, performing tunes from the band's latest effort 'Beyond Vision' at the Great American Music Hall Saturday night.
Shakur's sister, Sekyiwa "Set" Shakur, will accept the honor on the artist's behalf on June 7 on Hollywood Boulevard.
A Los Angeles jury Wednesday has found "That '70s Show" actor Danny Masterson guilty of two counts of forcible rape.
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 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 chance discovery of a box of photos in a Yuba County storage locker is giving people a unique insight into their community after local historians took it upon themselves to document an important moment in time.
You never know what life is going to throw in your path. Just ask Debbie Menzies.
CBS News Bay Area evening edition headlines for Sunday, June 4, 2023. Watch full newscasts streamed at the CBS SF website or on the app. Website: http://kpix.com
On Sunday, a colorful expression of support for stricter gun laws was held on San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge. John Ramos reports. (6-4-23)
In some ways it is Pride Month every month in San Jose at the drag brunch. Len Ramirez reports. (6-4-23)
Meteorologist Darren Peck says the work week will start with cooling temps and a slight chance of rain.
The U.S. averted disaster by raising the debt ceiling, but a mild recession is still possible even as job numbers remain hot, according to the head of Bank of America. Mark Strassmann breaks down how the U.S. economy is doing.
This week's Jefferson Award winner is San Francisco woman who's spent the last quarter century training thousands of young people in job preparation skills and self-esteem.
California makes up about 12 percent of the US population, but our state had nearly a third of the country's homeless last year, according to federal housing data.
A pair of orthodox rabbis are coming up with some unorthodox ways to serve their South of Market neighborhood in San Francisco and beyond.
An Alameda man is leading a fight for climate change that challenges each person to do one thing for the environment: plant a tree.
A woman from San Francisco who started a violence prevention program 18 years ago in the Bayview is helping disrupt the cycle of incarceration.
Isreal Laviene holds a very special place with us at KPIX 5. In early 2021, we helped connect him to his dream school, Morehouse College in Atlanta.
Many of us dream big about life, jobs and travel. Robert Green is living those dreams and more.
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