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A woman died after she was set on fire aboard the New York City subway on an F train in Brooklyn, police say.
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A woman died after she was set on fire aboard the New York City subway on an F train in Brooklyn, police say.
Customer alleges her Subway Steak & Cheese sandwich was nothing like the beefed-up image shown in the restaurant chain's ads.
The deal, available through Subway's app and website for a limited time, is aimed at inflation-weary consumers.
A man in a New York City subway station was burned when police say a fellow rider doused him in flaming liquid that set his shirt on fire.
One person has died after police say four males and two females were shot on the Mount Eden subway platform.
The MTA said the incident happened at around 3 p.m. near 96th Street and Broadway on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
Three stores located near Oakland Coliseum closed down last Friday, reportedly due to ongoing issues with crime.
A federal court ordered the owners of 14 Subway locations in the Bay Area to pay employees nearly $1 million in damages and back pay and also to sell or shut their businesses.
Video taken by subway passengers showed Penny, a Marine veteran, holding Neely in a chokehold for several minutes.
After a decade of construction, and nearly 4 years behind schedule, San Francisco's Central Subway project is finally entering service on Saturday, limited as it may be.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was in San Francisco on Thursday to tour the new Central Subway, as work on the long-delayed line finally wraps up.
Transit agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area were on alert Tuesday after a gunman shot several people on a New York subway platform.
Redwood City police were searching for a man who robbed a sandwich shop at gunpoint Monday night.
San Francisco Municipal Railway's Muni Metro subway service will begin early closures this coming week, lasting for two weeks as crews do maintenance work.
The SFMTA Board of Directors are expected to decide if the Central Subway station in San Francisco's Chinatown will be named after Rose Pak.
Passengers boarding subway trains in Los Angeles may soon be shuffled through airport-style body scanners that are aimed to detect firearms and explosives.
A bomb blast tore through a subway train in Russia's second-largest city Monday, killing 11 people and injuring about 40 as President Vladimir Putin visited the city, authorities said.
For months the barriers near Union Square have been the only visible sign to San Franciscans that work on the Central Subway was underway.
For months the barriers near Union Square have been the only visible sign to San Franciscans that work on the Central Subway was underway.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has released more information about a threat to a subway station that has led to heightened security throughout the metropolitan transit system.
Transit planners are brainstorming with thousands of San Franciscans about the subway map of the future.
Dropped calls for San Francisco Municipal Railway riders entering the City's subway system could soon be a thing of the past.
A judge has ruled anyone who bought a foot-long since 2003 is entitled to a cut of the money.
Longtime Subway pitchman Jared Fogle agreed Wednesday to plead guilty to allegations that he paid for sex acts with minors and received child pornography in a case that destroyed his career at the sandwich-shop chain and could send him to prison for more than a decade.
Sandwich chain Subway made it clear in a tweet that they won't be discussing Jared Fogle after reports started rolling in on an expected plea deal for the former spokesperson on alleged child pornography charges.
Two skiers died Friday in separate incidents at Lake Tahoe's Heavenly Mountain Resort, marking the latest in a series of ski-related deaths in the region this month.
A police officer in Antioch who was attempting an arrest early Friday morning was pulled into the suspect's moving vehicle before the officer shot and injured the suspect.
A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman and her adult son in Pleasanton was arrested in San Jose, police said Friday.
A police shooting in Fremont that injured a burglary suspect happened after a sergeant was bitten by a police dog, causing him to pull the trigger, the department said.
News of Alysa Liu's gold medal in the women's single skating event, the first American woman to win gold since 2002, is the talk of the town in Oakland.
Two skiers died Friday in separate incidents at Lake Tahoe's Heavenly Mountain Resort, marking the latest in a series of ski-related deaths in the region this month.
A police officer in Antioch who was attempting an arrest early Friday morning was pulled into the suspect's moving vehicle before the officer shot and injured the suspect.
A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman and her adult son in Pleasanton was arrested in San Jose, police said Friday.
A police shooting in Fremont that injured a burglary suspect happened after a sergeant was bitten by a police dog, causing him to pull the trigger, the department said.
News of Alysa Liu's gold medal in the women's single skating event, the first American woman to win gold since 2002, is the talk of the town in Oakland.
One exhibit opening Thursday in San Francisco features imagery born from the rebellion of the Black Panthers, thanks to a local man who created a whole new form of Revolutionary Art.
Restaurants and businesses throughout the Mission District were participating in the Carnaval San Francisco Fat Tuesday Celebration with live music and performances.
San Francisco city officials are pushing to change how trees are planted or removed in the city as part of the construction permitting process.
Board member Tony Lau said the weather won't impact the significance of the celebration for the Chinatown community.
Thousands came out to San Francisco's Chinatown Saturday for the Flower Market Fair to celebrate the Year of the Horse.
A police officer in Antioch who was attempting an arrest early Friday morning was pulled into the suspect's moving vehicle before the officer shot and injured the suspect.
A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman and her adult son in Pleasanton was arrested in San Jose, police said Friday.
A police shooting in Fremont that injured a burglary suspect happened after a sergeant was bitten by a police dog, causing him to pull the trigger, the department said.
News of Alysa Liu's gold medal in the women's single skating event, the first American woman to win gold since 2002, is the talk of the town in Oakland.
Two robbery suspects arrested in Lafayette on Tuesday are wanted in multiple jurisdictions in Contra Costa County, the Sheriff's Office said.
A Los Gatos mosque located in a quiet neighborhood has become the center of controversy, right as Ramadan begins.
A large portion of Highway 1 was reopened on Tuesday, but a nearly 7-mile stretch is still under a full closure, Caltrans District 5 said.
On a recent morning at the adult day care center, a small crowd gathered as a robot called Mirokai made its way into the room. The 4-foot-tall robot played music, led trivia games, and was able to hold everyone's attention.
Santa Cruz police said the man is suspected of shooting someone at a campsite along the San Lorenzo Riverbed. The victim was taken to the hospital after he walked to an Ocean Street business and flagged down a resident for help.
Two rafters stranded on the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz County were rescued Monday, authorities said.
As the Sugar Bowl Academy grieves following Tuesday's deadly avalanche north of California's Lake Tahoe, the news is also hitting people hard in the Bay Area's Marin County.
California wine giant Gallo is set to close one of its Bay Area production facilities, laying off nearly 100 workers there and at four other wineries and tasting rooms in Napa and Sonoma counties.
A crash in Sonoma on Tuesday evening involving a vehicle and two elderly pedestrians visiting from out of state left one dead and the other with critical injuries, authorities said.
A stabbing at a hotel in Vallejo on Sunday left a man critically hurt and a resident of Wisconsin was arrested in the attack, police said on Tuesday.
Early morning lightning strikes on Tuesday led to two schools in Santa Rosa closing down for the day, including at one site where lightning obliterated a large tree.
News of Alysa Liu's gold medal in the women's single skating event, the first American woman to win gold since 2002, is the talk of the town in Oakland.
Three figure skaters from Team USA competed in the women's individual free skate event at the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
Former big league manager Bob Melvin is returning to the Athletics as a special assistant in baseball operations.
Mikaela Shiffrin, the most decorated skier of all time, last won a medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
Collin Morikawa had to wait more than two years to win again on the PGA Tour.
A police officer in Antioch who was attempting an arrest early Friday morning was pulled into the suspect's moving vehicle before the officer shot and injured the suspect.
A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman and her adult son in Pleasanton was arrested in San Jose, police said Friday.
A police shooting in Fremont that injured a burglary suspect happened after a sergeant was bitten by a police dog, causing him to pull the trigger, the department said.
Mexico said it seized about four tons of drugs and detained three people from a "narco sub" 250 nautical miles south of Manzanillo.
Two robbery suspects arrested in Lafayette on Tuesday are wanted in multiple jurisdictions in Contra Costa County, the Sheriff's Office said.
A Los Angeles judge ordered Meta officials to remove their AI glasses at a trial over the impact of social media on users.
The Meta CEO defended his company's efforts to keep kids under 13 off of Instagram, but noted that there are "people who lie" about their ages.
On a recent morning at the adult day care center, a small crowd gathered as a robot called Mirokai made its way into the room. The 4-foot-tall robot played music, led trivia games, and was able to hold everyone's attention.
The costs of cybercrimes are more than financial; the scams are taking a far darker turn thanks to AI.
Amazon's Ring unit touted a "search party" service in its Super Bowl ad, but one critic called the app a "surveillance nightmare."
About 1,300 nurses and support staff at MarinHealth Medical Center plan to stage a one-day strike on Wednesday, citing stalled contract negotiations over wages and healthcare benefits.
Health officials in the East Bay said a man has died from consuming toxic wild mushrooms, amid an ongoing spike in mushroom-related poisonings throughout California.
Health officials in Napa County confirmed Wednesday that a child has been diagnosed with measles in the county's first case in nearly 15 years.
Over the years, Dr. Rachel Forer has found plenty of ways to take the sting out of going to the dentist. But no matter how hard she tried, fear had a way of creeping in.
Officials in San Mateo County are the latest in the Bay Area to warn residents to not forage for wild mushrooms, amid a rise in mushroom poisonings that have led to illnesses and even deaths.
"I guess I can say I am considering that," President Trump told reporters when asked about the possibility of a limited strike on Iran.
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled President Trump does not have the authority to unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs under a federal emergency powers law.
President Trump directed his administration to release files on UFOs and any "alien and extraterrestrial life," an issue that has drawn decades of fascination — and spawned more than a few wild theories.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that he had signed legislation to extend additional funding for Bay Area public transit agencies.
A commission that advises the federal government on architecture and the arts voted to approve President Trump's overhaul of the White House East Wing.
After more than two years of renovations, the historic Castro Theatre is back open for business.
A large Pride flag has been removed from the Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village. The National Park Service said it did so under guidance from the federal government.
The billionaire and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $45 million to The Trevor Project, a nonprofit focused on suicide prevention and advocacy for LGBTQ young people.
Oasis nightclub announced plans to close six months ago. New Year's Eve was slated for the final performance. A last-minute, multi-million dollar donation turned the final curtain call into an encore performance.
A 16-year FBI employee has filed a lawsuit alleging he was fired last month because he had a Pride flag displayed near his desk.
In April 2025, Eric Dane announced he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
Restaurants and businesses throughout the Mission District were participating in the Carnaval San Francisco Fat Tuesday Celebration with live music and performances.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert criticized CBS on Monday night, saying the network blocked his interview with U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico from airing.
Warner Bros. Discovery said that Paramount Skydance is considering enhancing its buyout offer for the entertainment company.
Board member Tony Lau said the weather won't impact the significance of the celebration for the Chinatown community.
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.
Here's what we know about six of the victims in the deadly avalanche.
A big change is coming for California's oldest state park. Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains will soon be 150 acres larger. Scott Rates reports.
The transformation of the former San Quentin State Prison, now the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, reached a new phase with the opening of a three-building learning center. Kelsi Thorud reports.
An Antioch police officer attempting an arrest shot the suspect early Friday morning after the officer was pulled into the suspect's moving vehicle, the department said.
A series of tragic deaths in Palo Alto has city leaders considering a drastic overhaul of its safety policies along the train tracks. Sooji Nam reports.
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.