School lockdown drills have become common — experts say they could be better
Before the Columbine High School shooting, schools prepared for fires and natural disasters. After the 1999 massacre, states enacted lockdown and active shooter drills.
Before the Columbine High School shooting, schools prepared for fires and natural disasters. After the 1999 massacre, states enacted lockdown and active shooter drills.
Two junior high school students in Petaluma were arrested Wednesday after allegedly setting off illegal fireworks in a school bathroom, police said.
A shelter-in-place was ordered for Piedmont Hills High School in San Jose on Thursday as police search for a suspect in the area.
An elementary school in Pacifica has reopened after being locked down Friday morning due to a threat sent to the school, according to officials.
Two people were stabbed, one fatally, at a home in Pacifica Thursday morning and the suspect search prompted a lockdown at nearby Vallemar Elementary School.
A man shot and injured by police in Fairfield on Wednesday has been released from the hospital and was allegedly wielding a BB gun at the time of the incident, a police spokesperson said.
The campus of Skyline High School in Oakland was locked down after gunfire was reported in the area Tuesday morning.
A high school in San Jose was locked down on Friday as police investigated a threat made to the school.
Reports of a shooter at Windsor Middle School in Sonoma County on Friday are unfounded, the county Sheriff's Office said.
A high school in Stockton was placed on lockdown Thursday morning while authorities were in pursuit of a suspect believed to be armed in the area, the Stockton Unified School District said.
An apparent bomb threat at Jefferson High School in Daly City has led to a complete evacuation of students and staff, according to a statement made by the district superintendent.
A University of California, Berkeley student has been charged with threatening to shoot university staff members in an incident last week that led to an hourslong campus-wide lockdown, court documents obtained Wednesday showed.
A shooting in Belmont prompted a lockdown at nearby Carlmont High School, police said Friday.
Police in Santa Cruz have reopened the area of Felix and Laurel streets after a search for a possibly armed felony suspect Tuesday afternoon that ended with his arrest.
Police placed San Rafael High School on lockdown Thursday afternoon due to an unidentified "threat situation."
Police in Antioch on Thursday arrested a student at Antioch High School in connection with possession of a firearm magazine on school grounds.
A registered sex offender was arrested Wednesday morning after allegedly touching inappropriately an adult and a minor on a high school campus in San Rafael.
Police were converging on San Jose High School Friday afternoon in response to a report of a possible shooter on campus.
A suspicious device found at a Santa Clara park has resulted in students at three nearby schools sheltering in place Friday.
A San Jose high school student was arrested Thursday after police say she threatened another student with gun off campus.
Classes resumed Friday morning at Balboa High School in San Francisco a day after a gun went off inside a classroom Thursday.
The lockdown at Balboa High School and three other nearby schools in San Francisco has been lifted and four suspects detained following an incident where a gun was found on campus, according to authorities.
Palo Alto High School is locked down because of a threat called in to the Police Department Thursday afternoon.
As students across the nation participated in a national walkout against gun violence, San Leandro High School was placed on lockdown Wednesday after threatening graffiti was found on campus.
The Fairmont Elementary School was briefly locked down Friday morning as police searched for a woman who vandalized a vehicle near the school, a police dispatcher said.
A former guard at California State Prison, Solano has been indicted on multiple felony counts after he allegedly smuggled items into the facility, including weapons, phones and drugs, authorities said.
A fatal crash Tuesday morning at the intersection of E. Capitol Expressway and Senter Rd. in San Jose shut down both busy roads, according to San Jose police.
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Not two weeks ago, the San Francisco Superior Court determined Elon Musk's closely watched litigation over generative artificial intelligence should be designated as "complex civil litigation" and assigned to a single judge for all purposes.
The lawsuit claims that the measure, signed into law by President Biden, is unconstitutional.
A former guard at California State Prison, Solano has been indicted on multiple felony counts after he allegedly smuggled items into the facility, including weapons, phones and drugs, authorities said.
A fatal crash Tuesday morning at the intersection of E. Capitol Expressway and Senter Rd. in San Jose shut down both busy roads, according to San Jose police.
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Not two weeks ago, the San Francisco Superior Court determined Elon Musk's closely watched litigation over generative artificial intelligence should be designated as "complex civil litigation" and assigned to a single judge for all purposes.
The lawsuit claims that the measure, signed into law by President Biden, is unconstitutional.
An independent evaluation of Project Roomkey found that 22% of participants moved into permanent housing.
While ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel continued Monday, at San Francisco State, protesters and school administrators held a public meeting to openly discuss student demands.
The search is on in San Francisco for an at-risk man with epilepsy who went missing nearly a week ago while visiting the city for a band audition, according to family.
San Francisco police are investigating a shooting in the city's South of Market neighborhood that sent one person to the hospital Monday morning.
Authorities in San Mateo County on Monday released results from an anonymous gun buyback event over the weekend, nothing that a record number of assault rifles were turned in.
The Oakland Ballers announced an exclusive partnership with KPIX/CBS Bay Area to televise all nine Ballers Friday night home games at Raimondi Park live on KPIX+ 44 Cable 12, KPIX's sister station in San Francisco.
Corey Seager hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers rallied past the Oakland Athletics 4-2.
Oakland police said a car that was found unoccupied and on fire may have been involved in a sideshow Monday morning.
Police in San Leandro on Monday evening confirmed the death of an Alameda County Sheriff's Office emergency services dispatcher in a crash involving a suspected drunk driver late Sunday night.
The California Highway Patrol on Monday announced a suspect in a March freeway shooting was arrested last month with the help of a witness' dash cam video.
A fatal crash Tuesday morning at the intersection of E. Capitol Expressway and Senter Rd. in San Jose shut down both busy roads, according to San Jose police.
An 11-year-old girl has died from injuries suffered when a suspected DUI driver hit her and three other children last month in Cupertino, authorities said Monday.
Police in Pacifica arrested a man on suspicion of driving under the influence after he was allegedly involved in a three-vehicle collision this weekend, the department said Monday.
CHP in the South Bay issued a severe traffic alert Monday afternoon when an injury collision blocked lanes of I-880 at U.S. Highway 101 in both directions in San Jose for hours.
A big rig rollover crash Monday morning on Highway 152 near Watsonville is blocking the road in both directions, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A former guard at California State Prison, Solano has been indicted on multiple felony counts after he allegedly smuggled items into the facility, including weapons, phones and drugs, authorities said.
Santa Rosa officers arrested a suspect and are looking for another after they seized suspected methamphetamine over the weekend, according to police.
A person died of his injuries after being shot in Vallejo on Sunday, police said.
Once known as California's toughest state prison, San Quentin is undergoing a dramatic transformation, from emptying its death row to a shift in focus from punishment to rehabilitation.
Four people were rescued Sunday afternoon off the coast of Marin County after their boat overturned, according to authorities.
The Oakland Ballers announced an exclusive partnership with KPIX/CBS Bay Area to televise all nine Ballers Friday night home games at Raimondi Park live on KPIX+ 44 Cable 12, KPIX's sister station in San Francisco.
Corey Seager hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers rallied past the Oakland Athletics 4-2.
Bryce Harper hit a three-run homer and Zack Wheeler struck out 11 in seven innings to help the Philadelphia Phillies complete a four-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 6-1 win.
WNBA Golden State has named Ohemaa Nyanin as the team's general manager.
An Oakland Athletics rookie is giving fans a reason to cheer in a season that has been filled with jeers.
A former guard at California State Prison, Solano has been indicted on multiple felony counts after he allegedly smuggled items into the facility, including weapons, phones and drugs, authorities said.
A fatal crash Tuesday morning at the intersection of E. Capitol Expressway and Senter Rd. in San Jose shut down both busy roads, according to San Jose police.
Santa Rosa officers arrested a suspect and are looking for another after they seized suspected methamphetamine over the weekend, according to police.
An 11-year-old girl has died from injuries suffered when a suspected DUI driver hit her and three other children last month in Cupertino, authorities said Monday.
A Fremont man faces 12 years in state prison after he was convicted of robbing a person he met on a dating app in 2022, San Francisco prosecutors said Monday.
Not two weeks ago, the San Francisco Superior Court determined Elon Musk's closely watched litigation over generative artificial intelligence should be designated as "complex civil litigation" and assigned to a single judge for all purposes.
The government and Google are making their closing arguments in a high-stakes antitrust trial to a federal judge in Washington who must now decide whether the tech giant's search engine constitutes an illegal monopoly.
Sidechat, an anonymous messaging app, has been used by students to share opinions and updates, but university administrators say it has also fueled hateful rhetoric.
Despite posting its steepest quarterly decline in iPhone sales since the beginning of the pandemic, Apple's stock surged Thursday after the company announced a 4% increase in its quarterly dividend and a $110 billion stock buyback plan.
Do social media users have the right to control what they see — or don't see — on their feeds.
Across the Bay Area, communities are looking for ways to deal with mental health crises without involving police. Antioch created it's own private crisis response team, and after 12 months the city's mayor says results have been positive.
Recall includes yogurt pretzels and other confections sold by retailers such as Dollar General, HyVee, Target and Walmart.
Steward Health Care, the struggling hospital group that owns hospitals in Massachusetts, Texas, Florida and other states, announced Monday that it is filing for bankruptcy.
There are a number of beautiful spots to go hiking in the Bay Area but for some, just walking the trails is not enough.
A state assemblymember from San Francisco introduced a new bill this week that aims to regulate kratom products sold in California.
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The lawsuit claims that the measure, signed into law by President Biden, is unconstitutional.
While ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel continued Monday, at San Francisco State, protesters and school administrators held a public meeting to openly discuss student demands.
Prosecutors are continuing to call witnesses in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York, where jurors heard from a former Trump Organization executive.
Without a major change, Social Security may be forced to cut benefits in 2035, a year later than previously forecast.
A Northern California school district is being sued by the state over allegations the district failed to carry out corrective actions in a controversial gender notification policy adopted last summer.
More than a third of LGBTQ young people seriously considered suicide in the past year, the survey found.
One of San Francisco's oldest LGBTQ bars, on Saturday the Stud re-opened it's doors for the first time in four years at a new location.
A California judge has tentatively sided with state Attorney General Rob Bonta in a dispute over the title of a proposed ballot measure that would require school staff to notify parents if their child asks to change gender identification at schools.
On Friday morning, a special ceremony held on board the USNS Harvey Milk paid homage to the San Francisco gay rights icon who is its namesake.
The 2024 Met Gala saw hundreds of celebrities looking their best on fashion's biggest night.
The stars came out for the the 2024 Met Gala in New York City. See some of the most eye-catching outfits of the night.
Kendrick Lamar and Drake have each released several ruthless diss tracks against each other, with Kendrick alleging Drake has a secret daughter and making other disturbing accusations.
'Bob Hearts Abishola', the acclaimed comedy, is signing off after its fifth season on CBS.
Tom Brady took his share of barbs from comedians, former teammates and his longtime coach during a made-for-streaming comedy live event on Netflix -- but one joke seemed to anger him.
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.
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Actors Jacob Latimore and Luke James join Gianna Franco to discuss their comeback for the second half of season 6 as it returns on May 10th on Paramount+. (05-07-2024) Website: http://kpix.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpixtv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KPIXtv
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The Oakland Ballers announced Tuesday that their Friday night home games at Raimondi Park will be televised live on KPIX+ 44 Cable 12, KPIX's sister station in San Francisco. Shawn Chitnis reports.
A San Francisco native is helping keep alive the city's historic Japantown, one of only three left in the U.S.
A Redwood City man changed his career path - from running Stanford's Digital Language Lab to going to beauty school - so he could serve his community in a way that's more meaningful to him.
A San Francisco-based nonprofit created by this week's Jefferson Award winner helps low income and unsheltered people stay healthy and feel good about themselves.
A trio who's led the way in keeping San Mateo County beaches clean is launching a whale of an idea for Earth Day.
Two Peninsula mothers are encouraging San Mateo County youth to think about how they can care for the environment and express themselves using the video tools they already use.
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.
A onetime pupil has now become a student advisor, giving back after years of mentorship led him to success.
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.