
NASA UFO group stresses need for better data in first public meeting
The 16-member independent study group is set to release a report detailing the findings of its investigation later this summer.
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The 16-member independent study group is set to release a report detailing the findings of its investigation later this summer.
The interagency group will address the recent uptick of four "unidentified aerial phenomena" found in North America in the past nine days.
An "unidentified object" was shot down over Canada by a U.S. fighter jet Saturday, Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau said. (2-11-23)
The new annual report on UFOs, or unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), contains 366 more reported sightings than included in the initial report in 2021.
What, exactly, are UFOs and what does the military know about them? That's the question a congressional committee took up Tuesday in a hearing unlike anything seen in over 50 years.
Wilson Walker talked to local experts who have studied the UFO phenomenon for years and heard two very different reactions. (5-17-22)
As the government prepares to release a full accounting of unexplained aerial phenomena this month, scientists in the Bay Area who have looked for extraterrestrial life doubt they'll see anything conclusive.
Veteran British hard rock band UFO brings their 50th anniversary 'Last Orders' tour marking their final U.S. jaunt with lead singer Phil Mogg to the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco Wednesday.
Social media was filled with photos, videos and questions Wednesday night about the bright light and strangely illuminated smoke contrail seen in the skies that were visible across the Bay Area and California.
A mystery triggered by the weekend discovery of a strange metal object at a Central Valley walnut orchard has been solved.
A recently published book on reported UFOs sightings found California had the most visual encounters with unidentified objects in the United States, including hundreds of reported sightings in the Bay Area.
Current guitarist for veteran hard rockers UFO talked about the band's current tour with British metal heroes Saxon and the band's forthcoming album of cover songs ahead of their sold-out March 15th show at the Independent in San Francisco.
A bright light streaking across the sky captured the attention of several Bay Area residents early Tuesday, but it was not a UFO.
"Wikileaks really messed some important stuff up. What seems like ridiculous subject matter to most, is of massive importance to admirable National Security Leadership..." - Tom DeLonge
A Chinese rocket body streaking across the night sky over the Western United States lit up social media as people shared photos and video of the bright object.
Social media lit up Saturday evening as people reported seeing strange lights in the skies over California and Nevada.
Roswell is back in the news with an alien body discovery on a Kodachrome slide...
What appears to be a meteor blazed over the North Bay midday Saturday creating a frenzy of excited tweets and blog posts, and triggering calls to 9-1-1 dispatchers reporting what looked like a possible aircraft going down.
The flying saucer shapes of science fiction could actually prove to be the most efficient way to enter an extraterrestrial planet's atmosphere, and on June 2nd, NASA plans to test that exact shape in a supersonic flight high over the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai.
Video of a mysterious object exploding in the sky above Sacramento baffled astronomers over the holidays. While some speculated the object was a UFO, weather experts said there is a down-to-earth explanation behind the blast.
A viewer told CBS 5 about some surprising video captured early Sunday morning in San Francisco's Mission District. In the video, a series of lights fly in formation above the city before appearing to take a diamond shape and eventually disappearing.
Thieves struck a longtime San Francisco mom-and-pop smoke shop in the Richmond District last month and the brazen burglary was caught on camera.
California's top cop is calling out presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after the migrants were flown into Sacramento and dumped as "political pawns."
A body was found in a burning truck near the Oakland Hills early Sunday morning.
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.
Thieves struck a longtime San Francisco mom-and-pop smoke shop in the Richmond District last month and the brazen burglary was caught on camera.
California's top cop is calling out presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after the migrants were flown into Sacramento and dumped as "political pawns."
A body was found in a burning truck near the Oakland Hills early Sunday morning.
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.
Thieves struck a longtime San Francisco mom-and-pop smoke shop in the Richmond District last month and the brazen burglary was caught on camera.
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.
A body was found in a burning truck near the Oakland Hills early Sunday morning.
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.
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.
Thieves struck a longtime San Francisco mom-and-pop smoke shop in the Richmond District last month and the brazen burglary was caught on camera.
A body was found in a burning truck near the Oakland Hills early Sunday morning.
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.
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.
California's top cop is calling out presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after the migrants were flown into Sacramento and dumped as "political pawns."
The Saudi cut of 1 million barrels per day comes as the other OPEC+ producers agreed to extend earlier production cuts through next year.
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.
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.
Thieves struck a longtime San Francisco mom-and-pop smoke shop in the Richmond District last month and the brazen burglary was caught on camera. Betty Yu reports. (6-4-23)
California's top cop is calling out presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after the migrants were flown into Sacramento and dumped as "political pawns."
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)
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.
Giving back to others should be a priority for all of us. It is for Jennifer Juarez Yoc, who looks to faith and family as inspiration to serve others.
Sharit Cárdenas López spent their childhood watching their mother struggle to support a family on less than what many of us spend on luxuries every year.
In 2019, the CDC reported that 60 percent of adults have experienced at least one incident of significant childhood trauma. Bianca Yarborough is one of those adults, but she's turning that pain into positive motivation for helping others.