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A red flag warning has been issued for the Santa Cruz Mountains and Central Coast beginning Friday morning amid concerns about potential lightning and strong winds.
Two adults and four teens in a stolen vehicle were arrested in Santa Cruz after colliding with a patrol vehicle and leading police and highway patrol officers on a chase, authorities said.
A car plunged off a cliff into the ocean at a well-known surf spot in Santa Cruz, California, early Thursday morning, leaving one occupant dead and a second injured
Officials in Santa Cruz County have declared a state of fiscal distress and are placing a sales tax measure on the November ballot, citing cuts to federal and state funding.
Two teens from the Central Valley have been arrested after shots were fired near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Monday night, which prompted an evacuation of the popular amusement park.
Two teens from the Central Valley were arrested Tuesday after shots rang out near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Monday night.
A 16-year-old California lifeguard who rescued a 10-year-old child from powerful waves during a daring rescue caught on video has spoken out about the harrowing experience.
A dramatic rescue at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz is highlighting the dangers of powerful surf and rip currents along the California coast this week.
A dramatic rescue at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz is highlighting the dangers of powerful surf and rip currents along the California coast this week.
Authorities in Santa Cruz County have arrested a man suspected of fatally stabbing an elderly woman inside a mall, in what police described as a random act of violence.
Like so much of California's coast, Steamer Lane continues to be reshaped by the same ocean that made it famous, one wave at a time.
The City of Santa Cruz announced Thursday that it would be holding public meetings in August to discuss solutions to coastal erosion and sea level rise. Kenny Choi reports.
Authorities on the Central Coast of California rescued several people after three became injured during a nighttime climb at a beach over the July 4 holiday weekend.
Heading into a second week of dangerous beach conditions along Bay Area beaches, Meteorologist Darren Peck warns viewers that unsafe waves are present in coastal waters from Mendocino to Santa Cruz.
Two women who died after being rescued when they were swept out to sea off a Santa Cruz County beach last week were identified as Bay Area college students from Fremont.
Santa Cruz is getting smaller. Not the size of the city, but its population. Some residents think it may have something to do with rising housing costs. Devin Fehely reports.
A Sonoma County man has died after his vehicle plunged over a cliff off Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County on Monday, authorities said.
Several people were rescued from a cave at a beach on California's Central Coast over the weekend, after they became trapped due to rising ocean water.
Gary Montrezza, the CEO of Pathway Society, is pushing himself to the limit to save his nonprofit, an organization that helps people transitioning out of prison and substance abuse. Len Ramirez reports.
A motorcyclist died of his injuries following a crash in Santa Cruz on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
Authorities on California's Central Coast arrested two people in an alleged identity theft scheme that may have victimized hundreds of people.
Santa Cruz on Wednesday celebrated the completion of repairs to the city's iconic wharf, which was majorly damaged during a powerful winter storm in 2024. John Ramos spoke to community members about the upgrades to the famous landmark.
A celebration is planned Wednesday to celebrate the completion of repairs to the Santa Cruz Wharf, nearly 18 months after a portion of the wharf collapsed during a storm.
The preserve and elephant seal viewing areas at Año Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County are set to reopen, following a deadly bird flu outbreak that has infected dozens of marine mammals.
More than three decades after a man was found fatally stabbed near a San Diego beach, police said a suspect has been arrested on California's Central Coast.
Lars Nootbaar homered to center on the first pitch of the game and had three of Arizona's 12 hits to help the Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 10-6 on Friday night.
A preliminary 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Northern California coast Friday night, and no tsunami is expected, officials said.
Fans of some of Hollywood's most iconic movies lined up outside legendary filmmaker Phil Tippett's Berkeley studio Friday, hoping to take home a piece of movie history.
A Marin County man is watching the devastation in his native Nepal from thousands of miles away, desperately waiting for news about friends and loved ones still missing after catastrophic flooding.
A woman driving a vehicle stolen in Santa Rosa led California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed chase on Wednesday before she was taken into custody.
Lars Nootbaar homered to center on the first pitch of the game and had three of Arizona's 12 hits to help the Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 10-6 on Friday night.
Fans of some of Hollywood's most iconic movies lined up outside legendary filmmaker Phil Tippett's Berkeley studio Friday, hoping to take home a piece of movie history.
A Marin County man is watching the devastation in his native Nepal from thousands of miles away, desperately waiting for news about friends and loved ones still missing after catastrophic flooding.
A woman driving a vehicle stolen in Santa Rosa led California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed chase on Wednesday before she was taken into custody.
Cecilia Chung always knew she was different, but she didn't always know how to express it.
Cecilia Chung always knew she was different, but she didn't always know how to express it.
Pokémon fans from across the country and around the world are pouring into San Francisco this weekend for the largest Pokémon World Championships in the event's history.
A San Francisco jeweler lost hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of her handmade pieces, along with family heirlooms that have been passed down for generations.
Sixty years ago, San Francisco native Gus Tham was living the dream.
According to the Preetesh Karki of the Nepali Association of Northern California, there are about 100,000 people of Nepali origin living in California.
Fans of some of Hollywood's most iconic movies lined up outside legendary filmmaker Phil Tippett's Berkeley studio Friday, hoping to take home a piece of movie history.
A man who was arrested and jailed in connection with a deadly stabbing spree in Oakland earlier this week has refused to appear in court for his arraignment, officials said.
Two people were found dead inside a home in Pleasanton in what police believe is a possible murder-suicide.
Police in Oakland made an arrest and recovered a weapon after officers said a woman was kidnapped in East Oakland on Tuesday.
California is taking the tarps off the seats in the south end zone of Memorial Stadium and is trending toward having its biggest home crowd in nearly a decade for its season opener against UCLA.
A lengthy stretch of Highway 1 on California's rugged Big Sur coastline is closed Friday, as firefighters continued to battle two growing wildfires.
Authorities on Thursday announced the arrest of a teenage suspect in connection with a mass shooting at a party in Morgan Hill last month that killed one person and injured six others.
Bay Area air quality regulators are ordering the landfill to take new steps to reduce the odor and better monitor emissions.
A red flag warning has been issued for the Santa Cruz Mountains and Central Coast beginning Friday morning amid concerns about potential lightning and strong winds.
Two men, one of whom posed as a player for the San Francisco 49ers, have been arrested and charged in a scheme that allegedly defrauded more than two dozen women out of more than $1 million, federal authorities said.
A woman driving a vehicle stolen in Santa Rosa led California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed chase on Wednesday before she was taken into custody.
A San Francisco Bay Area man has been found not guilty of murder but was convicted of other charges in connection with the fentanyl overdose death of a teenager.
Authorities in Napa County have charged a man for allegedly setting the 2025 Pickett Fire near Calistoga, which burned thousands of acres of Wine Country and ruined grape harvests.
A toddler choking on a grape was saved by a Vallejo police officer who dislodged it from the child's throat over the weekend, the department said on Wednesday.
One year after a deadly apartment fire in San Rafael killed two women and two cats, the investigation into what happened remains ongoing, with the victims' families still waiting for answers.
Lars Nootbaar homered to center on the first pitch of the game and had three of Arizona's 12 hits to help the Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 10-6 on Friday night.
Las Vegas rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza saw what it was like Thursday night to face a strong NFL pass rush even against a San Francisco defense comprised of reserves.
Drew Gilbert homered and drove in the go-ahead run, Landen Roupp pitched five solid innings and the San Francisco Giants beat Arizona 6-1 to snap a four-game home losing streak against the Diamondbacks.
Cecilia Zandalasini scored 14 of her 20 points in the first half, Gabby Williams added 16 points and the Golden State Valkyries beat the New York Liberty 79-60.
California is taking the tarps off the seats in the south end zone of Memorial Stadium and is trending toward having its biggest home crowd in nearly a decade for its season opener against UCLA.
A woman driving a vehicle stolen in Santa Rosa led California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed chase on Wednesday before she was taken into custody.
A San Francisco Bay Area man has been found not guilty of murder but was convicted of other charges in connection with the fentanyl overdose death of a teenager.
A man who was arrested and jailed in connection with a deadly stabbing spree in Oakland earlier this week has refused to appear in court for his arraignment, officials said.
A reported domestic violence incident in Lathrop led to a fatal police shooting of a person who man not have been armed, authorities said.
Authorities on Thursday announced the arrest of a teenage suspect in connection with a mass shooting at a party in Morgan Hill last month that killed one person and injured six others.
Employee attitudes toward AI are closely tied to their age and generational concerns, according to Glassdoor.
Hospitals, technology firms and other companies could soon be at risk from AI-enabled cyberattacks, according to a new open letter from more than 100 signatories.
In a nearly 6,000-word essay, Gates argues that artificial intelligence poses a mounting threat to U.S. workers.
A plant in Southaven, Mississippi, that powers Elon Musk's SpaceXAI data centers in the area has sparked backlash from residents concerned about noise and air pollution.
Users chat with an AI chatbot about what they're looking for, and Ditto handles the rest.
Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
Multiple unpermitted street food vendors in Fairfield were cited for violations last week after inspections found them selling food unsafe for public consumption, authorities said.
After weeks of uncertainty, students at Richmond's John F. Kennedy High School will start their classes on schedule after weeks after toxic chemicals were found underneath the campus.
Sunnyvale police raided smoke shops across the city and seized thousands of illegal products over the past two months, the city's Department of Public Safety said.
"Space is the hot thing," President Trump said at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.
California lawmakers are moving to ban a controversial device that can deliver an electric shock through a law enforcement officer's gloves, while the Sacramento County sheriff argues the technology can help deputies safely detain people without using more forceful tactics.
A judge barred the Trump administration from enforcing a set of rules aimed at cutting off Anthropic from the federal government, ruling the administration had unconstitutionally punished the AI company for protected speech.
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing its new requirements for mail voting for the November midterm elections.
ICE has granted a $16.7 million no-bid contract for 6,000 gloves that can deliver electric shocks, a new use-of-force tool that the agency claims will help officers control resisting detainees.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in supporting a federal lawsuit challenging Idaho's law that bars transgender students from using school restrooms and other sex-separated facilities that align with their gender identity.
Berlin police did not identify the suspect, who is still at large, by name but said that he was already known to police and is from Berlin.
LGBTQ+ communities have significantly higher rates of unemployment than the general population. Kelsi Thorud reports on how the City of Oakland is empowering LGBTQ+ job seekers during Pride Month.
The fallout over the opposition by a handful of San Francisco Giants players against the team's Pride Night celebrations has prompted an investigation of Major League Baseball by the Trump administration.
Major League Baseball has warned players about writing on their uniforms after San Francisco starter Landen Roupp and two other pitchers added Bible verses to their Pride Night caps on Friday night.
Fans of some of Hollywood's most iconic movies lined up outside legendary filmmaker Phil Tippett's Berkeley studio Friday, hoping to take home a piece of movie history.
Pokémon fans from across the country and around the world are pouring into San Francisco this weekend for the largest Pokémon World Championships in the event's history.
Sixty years ago, San Francisco native Gus Tham was living the dream.
Stella Parton said her sister Dolly told her "that if there was no hope for her, she would still allow her medical team to try experimental drugs in the hope of helping others in the future."
The death of country music legend, actor, and philanthropist Dolly Parton at age 80 has Bay Area music stores scrambling to stock up for an expected rush to buy her music.
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.
Tens of thousands of Pokémon trainers from around the world have descended on San Francisco for the Pokémon World Championships.
A woman driving a vehicle stolen in Santa Rosa led California Highway Patrol officers on a chase through Marin and Sonoma counties on Wednesday.
Cecilia Chung, an immigrant from Hong Kong, took her life experiences as a trans woman to help strengthen San Francisco's queer community. Kara St. Cyr reports.
Legendary Berkeley visual effects and animation artist Phil Tippett is selling off memorabilia and props from some of the most iconic movies in history. Da Lin reports.
Meteorologist Darren Peck says not much rain came out of the system that blew through the Bay Area, and the weekend temperatures will stay relatively cool.
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.