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The Zia family is safe at home, but they are still thinking of their family members, friends and colleagues who are stuck in Afghanistan under Taliban rule and they are sharing their story.
Trang & Lan Nguyen, two recent UC Davis grads and first generation Vietnamese-Americans, are writing letters of support to the Afghan community. CBSN Bay Area's Len Kiese spoke with Trang Nguyen about the program.
The U.S. military announced Friday that it has conducted an unmanned airstrike against ISIS-K in Afghanistan, and said "initial indications" show it killed one of the group's planners.
The suicide bomb blast that killed 13 Americans and dozens of Afghans at the Kabul airport was on the far side of the world, but very close to home for Farzana, an Afghan American living in the South Bay.
Thirteen U.S. service members were killed and more than a dozen others injured in an attack outside the airport in the capital of Afghanistan on Thursday.
As the humanitarian crisis continued to unfold in Afghanistan Tuesday, KPIX spoke with man in Fremont who escaped from the country but still has family trapped there.
Afghan expatriates who live in the Bay Area tell KPIX 5 they are receiving disturbing images of the sudden Taliban takeover of their native country from relatives still living there.
President Biden said he "stands squarely by his decision" and the "buck stops" with him Monday, addressing the nation for the first time since the government collapsed to the Taliban.
The Taliban swept into Afghanistan's capital Sunday after the embattled president joined the exodus of his fellow citizens and foreigners.
A bipartisan group of congressional leaders is demanding the Trump administration explain what it knew about reports U.S. intelligence concluded Russia offered bounties to Taliban fighters to kill U.S. troops.
A man who survived the Afghanistan War and refugee ordeal as a child and became a top scholar after settling with his family in the East Bay is now a reporter covering the US presidential campaign for CBS News.
A U.S. drone strike killed a Pakistan Taliban leader who ordered the assassination of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, an Afghan defense spokesman said.
Reversing his past calls for a speedy exit, President Donald Trump recommitted the United States to the 16-year-old war in Afghanistan.
After surviving war in his homeland as a boy along with years as a refugee in hopeless conditions, a young Afghan man whose family resettled in Concord has graduated from college and is now setting his sights even higher.
A veteran who helped "defend the indefensible" at a vulnerable Army outpost in Afghanistan received the nation's highest award for military valor Monday at a tearful White House ceremony that also honored the eight men who did not survive a Taliban attack.
A federal judge ruled Friday that an American convicted of fighting alongside the Taliban must be allowed to pray daily in a group with other Muslim inmates at his high-security prison in Indiana.
A recent increase in street violence in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park has prompted police in both cities to launch a coordinated anti-crime effort.
With the situation getting worse on the ground Obama has ended the surge just in time for the election in November. Taliban and related attacks against NATO powers were approximately 2,700 in August of 2009 when Obama made his contrary-to-campaign promised-move to step up the nation's military assistance in Afghanistan. Three years later, in August of 2012, there were more attacks – nearly 3,000.
Interviews with Dr. Sanjoy Banerjee and Fred Kaplan, both experts on Pakistan and Afghanistan, on what's next in the U.S. war on terror and the future of relations with Afghanistan and Pakistan following the death of Osama bin Laden.
You hear these words and the War in Afghanistan instantly come to mind. David Mezzera of Vallejo asked this Good Question: What is the difference between Al Qaeda and the Taliban?
The makers of a new video game based in Afghanistan said Friday they have removed the option for players to call themselves members of the Taliban when pretending to shoot at U.S. troops.
An Airbnb company official announced on social media Tuesday that the company will stop listing homes and experiences inside China this summer and instead focus its business in the country on serving Chinese tourists looking for lodgings abroad.
A vegetation fire was burning in eastern Alameda County Tuesday south of Byron and west of Mountain House.
The heat has returned to the Bay Area and so have the brush fires, with crews battling to contain several blazes from the North Bay to the East Bay.
San Francisco police requested the public's help with its investigations into two shootings early Tuesday morning, with one leaving the victim with life-threatening injuries.
A San Jose man is being charged with stalking and threatening a number of his former co-workers after being fired earlier this year, with his arrest yielding multiple weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
Sacramento County public health officials say they are investigating a probable travel-related case of the monkeypox virus.
On Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back against San Francisco's conservative Catholic archbishop after he decided to deny her communion over her support of abortion rights.
Three doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were roughly 80 percent effective at preventing infections for children ages 6 months to 5 years old, according to trial data Pfizer released Monday.
Santa Clara County officials bought more than 400 guns during a buyback event Sunday in Milpitas.
A Monterey County jury has convicted a man of first-degree murder for a 1995 cold case, the district attorney's office announced on Monday.
For the first time in nearly a decade, voters in San Jose will have a chance to choose a brand-new mayor for the city.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo confirmed Monday evening that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Family and friends of a professional cyclist who was killed last week in a Texas shooting want her to be remembered for her incredible talent and compassion.
In the midst of an unrelenting drought, Californians could be on the brink of the harshest water restrictions the state has ever seen.
Police in Suisun City have arrested a man suspected in the hit-and-run death of a 15-year-old boy on May 15.
An Airbnb company official announced on social media Tuesday that the company will stop listing homes and experiences inside China this summer and instead focus its business in the country on serving Chinese tourists looking for lodgings abroad.
A vegetation fire was burning in eastern Alameda County Tuesday south of Byron and west of Mountain House.
San Francisco police requested the public's help with its investigations into two shootings early Tuesday morning, with one leaving the victim with life-threatening injuries.
A San Jose man is being charged with stalking and threatening a number of his former co-workers after being fired earlier this year, with his arrest yielding multiple weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
The heat has returned to the Bay Area and so have the brush fires, with crews battling to contain several blazes from the North Bay to the East Bay.
An Airbnb company official announced on social media Tuesday that the company will stop listing homes and experiences inside China this summer and instead focus its business in the country on serving Chinese tourists looking for lodgings abroad.
San Francisco police requested the public's help with its investigations into two shootings early Tuesday morning, with one leaving the victim with life-threatening injuries.
On Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back against San Francisco's conservative Catholic archbishop after he decided to deny her communion over her support of abortion rights.
Family and friends of a professional cyclist who was killed last week in a Texas shooting want her to be remembered for her incredible talent and compassion.
A program created when Carnaval San Francisco was canceled two years ago is still making an impact in the Mission District today.
A vegetation fire was burning in eastern Alameda County Tuesday south of Byron and west of Mountain House.
Police in Suisun City have arrested a man suspected in the hit-and-run death of a 15-year-old boy on May 15.
Fire crews have contained brush fire burning in a remote area of Contra Costa County Monday afternoon.
On the Livermore City Council's consent calendar Monday night is a resolution authorizing the spending of $2.4 million in city affordable housing trust funds to buy the property at 2346 Walnut St. for a substance abuse disorder (SUD) and medication assistance treatment (MAT) facility for the unhoused.
A 63-year-old Oakland woman died Saturday night on Bancroft Avenue after she was run over by multiple vehicles, none of which stopped.
A San Jose man is being charged with stalking and threatening a number of his former co-workers after being fired earlier this year, with his arrest yielding multiple weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
Santa Clara County officials bought more than 400 guns during a buyback event Sunday in Milpitas.
For the first time in nearly a decade, voters in San Jose will have a chance to choose a brand-new mayor for the city.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo confirmed Monday evening that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
In the midst of an unrelenting drought, Californians could be on the brink of the harshest water restrictions the state has ever seen.
The heat has returned to the Bay Area and so have the brush fires, with crews battling to contain several blazes from the North Bay to the East Bay.
Evacuation orders have been lifted near Howell Mountain in St. Helena Monday evening as crews mop up in the area of the Pope Fire.
This week, Napa County ag officials put out a warning that they have discovered an animal that they describe as a "voracious feeder" that sounds like something from a monster movie.
With wind and warm temperatures, a Red Flag Warning continued for parts of Solano County Monday where conditions on the ground are pointing towards a long, dangerous fire season.
A 28-year-old Santa Rosa man has been arrested for attempted murder after a weekend argument ended in gunfire.
Pete Alonso hit an early three-run homer moments after Francisco Lindor's tying, two-run double, and the Mets kept slugging all night to rout the stumbling Giants 13-3 on Monday.
Julio Rodríguez homered at home for the first time and the Mariners beat Oakland 7-6 on Monday night.
To put it mildly Golden State Warriors star Andrew Wiggins has silenced his critics this season, but it was a thunderous Game 3, fourth-quarter dunk Sunday night that put an exclamation point on it.
Thrive City has quickly become the place to be for Warriors fans and on Sunday night it was rocking as Golden State defeated Dallas to move one win away from the NBA Finals.
Steph Curry scored 31 points and had 11 assists Sunday night leading the Golden State Warriors to the brink of their sixth NBA Finals in eight years with 109-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
San Francisco police requested the public's help with its investigations into two shootings early Tuesday morning, with one leaving the victim with life-threatening injuries.
A San Jose man is being charged with stalking and threatening a number of his former co-workers after being fired earlier this year, with his arrest yielding multiple weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
Santa Clara County officials bought more than 400 guns during a buyback event Sunday in Milpitas.
A Monterey County jury has convicted a man of first-degree murder for a 1995 cold case, the district attorney's office announced on Monday.
Family and friends of a professional cyclist who was killed last week in a Texas shooting want her to be remembered for her incredible talent and compassion.
An Airbnb company official announced on social media Tuesday that the company will stop listing homes and experiences inside China this summer and instead focus its business in the country on serving Chinese tourists looking for lodgings abroad.
California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children who have become addicted to their products, permitting parents to sue platforms.
The District of Columbia on Monday sued Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg, seeking to hold him personally liable for the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
A major New York pension fund that has invested in both Facebook's corporate parent and Twitter believes it's time to shake up the companies' boards of directors because of their inability to keep violent content off their influential social media services.
Meet the latest from Harley-Davidson: the "LiveWire" battery-electric motorcycle offers road warriors a 100-horsepower beast that goes 0-60 in three seconds.
Sacramento County public health officials say they are investigating a probable travel-related case of the monkeypox virus.
Three doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were roughly 80 percent effective at preventing infections for children ages 6 months to 5 years old, according to trial data Pfizer released Monday.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo confirmed Monday evening that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
On Monday, state legislators voted to stop courts in Texas and other states from penalizing abortion providers and volunteers in California, part of Democrats' plan to make the state a sanctuary for women seeking reproductive care should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade.
As the CDC confirms a case in Boston, Dr. Jon LaPook discusses why the potentially fatal disease, now found in 12 countries outside Africa, is being taken seriously by public health officials.
On Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back against San Francisco's conservative Catholic archbishop after he decided to deny her communion over her support of abortion rights.
Santa Clara County officials bought more than 400 guns during a buyback event Sunday in Milpitas.
For the first time in nearly a decade, voters in San Jose will have a chance to choose a brand-new mayor for the city.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo confirmed Monday evening that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children who have become addicted to their products, permitting parents to sue platforms.
Mayor London Breed announced Monday she would not participate in this year's Pride parade over the organizers refusal to lift a ban blocking LGBTQ+ peace officers in uniform from taking part.
People gathered in San Francisco's Castro District Sunday to remember the life and legacy of Harvey Milk on what would have been the gay rights icon's 92nd birthday.
Nonbinary runners competing in the Bay to Breakers race on Sunday will now have the chance to win an award in their gender category as the event returns for the first time since the pandemic began.
The AIDS Memorial Quilt will mark its 35th anniversary with a monumental event during PRIDE month. 3000 panels of the historic tapestry will be on display in Golden Gate Park.
State Senator Scott Wiener (D-SF) is doubling-down on his push for Senate Bill 107, which would make California a "refuge" for trans minors and their parents.
After a COVID break, Carnaval will be taking to the streets again and dancers are practicing for their big moment in the Mission District next weekend. Len Ramirez reports. (5-22-22)
The ninth edition of BottleRock Napa Valley brings three days of music, gourmet food and regional wines to the North Bay this Memorial Day weekend with headliners Metallica, Twenty One Pilots, P!nk and Luke Combs.
The latest standard bearer of otherworldly psychedelia to emerge from Japan, Kikagaku Moyo brings it's stunning live show to San Francisco's August Hall Saturday night.
Even at 74, the musician (whose new memoir is titled "Still Alright") sounds as youthful as his songs, which have a habit of making us feel young, too.
"It's crazy to think that today I'll be doing my last one," Davidson wrote on Instagram prior to Saturday's season finale.
Imagine getting a bunch of tax documents telling you and the IRS about a large sum of money you made when, in fact, you never received a penny of it.
Many in the Bay Area want their Ukrainian relatives to find safe haven here but the obstacles they're facing are formidable.
The state of emergency that San Francisco Mayor London Breed declared for the Tenderloin last December has a lot of people talking but no one is paying closer attention than the people who live there.
One of the hottest real estate markets is not in the Bay Area. In fact, it's not even in our world. It's at your fingertips in an alternate reality known as the metaverse.
A group of Bay Area scientists have unraveled some surprising secrets about post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD which one day could lead to better therapies and treatments.
Team coverage of temperatures in parts of the Bay Area hitting the 100 degree mark as hot weather grips region (5-24-2022)
KPIX 5 Noon News headlines for Tuesday, May 24, 2022.
The NWS has updated and clarified more detailed "zones" for this year's fire season. In years past, Red Flag warnings were issued generically for all "North Bay Mountains" as one region. KPIX 5's first alert Meteorologist Darren peck on this week's 'Weather Extra'.
We talk to the SFMTA director Jeff Tumlin on what's to come in the future for Muni.
The Golden State Warriors are one win away from a sweep of the Dallas Mavericks and another trip to the NBA Finals. Jocelyn Moran reports from Thrive City at the Chase Center.
Students in some of the country's worst-performing schools are making the grade, thanks to a nonprofit led by a man whose life mission is motivated by a childhood science fair experience.
An East Bay man has been using the power of music to lift voices and uplift lives for 35 years.
A San Mateo man has helped hundreds of formerly homeless military veterans turn their new apartments into comfortable homes.
Thanks to a Mill Valley woman, thousands of people with physical and developmental disabilities are no longer sitting on the sidelines. Instead, they are in the game.
A San Francisco man is retiring from leading an innovative summer enrichment program he helped create 36 years ago.
If the past two years have taught us nothing else, it's that friendships are what keeps us going in the toughest of times. Veronica Toscano and Nyia Roberts are two Students Rising Above scholars who's bond has remained stronger than ever.
Many Students Rising Above scholars end up in jobs they didn't plan for. Victor Arellano thought he would work in finance until he saw a need in his own hometown. Now he's a police officer in Hayward.
All Students Rising Above scholars inspire others with their resiliency and courage. But Angie Ngo has taken both to a whole new level.
Donzahniya Pitre's enjoying every busy moment with her 19-month-old daughter, Nyrobi. The full-time working mom has a very hectic schedule. But being a parent is a joyful, and important part of her healing journey.
Starting a new business is challenging but Eric Manzanares is working from a solid foundation, and that foundation is his family.