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A skate night in Walnut Creek Thursday is helping raise funds for Food for Bay Area Families. KPIX 5's Ryan Yamamoto speaks to Neil Zarchin of the Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano on how great the need is this holiday season. (12/8/22)
Fans across the Bay Area celebrated Tuesday as the U.S. Men's National Team advanced to the knockout stage in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar by beating Iran. (11/29/22)
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will decide whether a developer can transform 30 acres of mostly open space that's nearly surrounded by the City of Walnut Creek, near Heather Farm Park.
It was a critical weekend for small retailers as they urged people in the Bay Area to rally around Small Business Saturday and "shop local."
Elizabeth Cook reports on what firefighters are saying likely caused the fatal Walnut Creek fire that left two people and their pet dog dead Monday morning (11-14-2022)
Two residents died and a third escaped early Monday as a 2-alarm fire damaged three units at a Walnut Creek townhouse complex.
Brought together by a love for hard-rock hits, the all-star local covers outfit the Butlers delivers an array of radio staples and album cuts at Retro Junkie in Walnut Creek Friday night after a free show by East Bay headbangers Blackwülf.
A Pittsburg man suspected of trying force a woman into a BART elevator to sexually assault her earlier this month has been arrested, BART police said.
Police, along with a SWAT team have arrested a 17-year-old suspected in a shooting near Northgate High School Saturday, in Walnut Creek.
Walnut Creek police are looking for the suspect responsible for a Saturday-night shooting that left one person in John Muir Hospital with non-threatening gunshot injuries.
Police in Walnut Creek on Friday confirmed the recent arrest of a suspect in a deadly hit-and-run collision that killed the owner of a local nail salon earlier this month.
A Saturday night fire at Meals on Wheels Diablo Region's Walnut Creek headquarters won't impact meal deliveries, the group said Monday morning.
Walnut Creek police arrested a Pinole man last week after he stole a Rolex watch from someone at a local gas station months earlier, according to officials.
Employees at a nursing home in Walnut Creek have been suspended and an investigation is underway after a resident suffered an apparent "negative reaction" to something he ate and died several days later.
Walnut Creek Open Spaces are closed through the weekend as the region braces for several days of extreme heat. Max Darrow reports. (9-1-22)
Open space parks in Walnut Creek are closed through the Labor Day weekend, as the region braces for several days of extreme heat.
On Sunday afternoon in Walnut Creek a benefit car wash was held that was missing one seemingly key ingredient: water.
BART riders should expect delays Sunday between the Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek stations as track work continues.
Police in Los Gatos arrested two people Saturday suspected of stealing items from an Apple store in Walnut Creek, according to authorities.
The Walnut Creek City Council on Tuesday will discuss placing a 10-year, half-cent sales tax on the November ballot to pay for "essential public services and facilities that maintain and protect our community's high quality of life," according to a staff report.
The Contra Costa Sheriff's office announced Wednesday the arrest of a suspect in several rape incidents where the victims were homeless women.
The California Board of Education has unanimously rejected a petition by parents in a section of Walnut Creek to create a separate school district carved out of the Mount Diablo Unified School District.
A crash on Ygnacio Valley Road in Walnut Creek on Wednesday morning sent a driver to the hospital in serious condition, police said.
Police in Walnut Creek on Tuesday confirmed the recent arrest of a Vallejo man in connection with a June 18 smash-and-grab robbery at the Broadway Plaza Macy's.
A large section of Walnut Creek was plunged into darkness late Saturday evening due to a power outage.
Fire officials in Contra Costa County have canceled their response to reports of a fire or explosion at the Martinez Refining Company Friday after the company confirmed a flaring event.
A cooling Bay Area housing market is giving buyers more leverage but sales are still off thanks to the rising mortgage interest rate.
Her plane landed in San Antonio, Texas. Griner was freed from Russia in exchange for notorious international arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Forecasters warned on Friday that even a weak atmospheric river has enough of a punch to dump more than 2 inches of rain in the Bay Area and bury the Sierra under several feet of snow over the weekend.
A month into the nation's largest strike involving higher education, the work stoppage by University of California academic workers at 10 campuses is causing stress for many students.
Fire officials in Contra Costa County have canceled their response to reports of a fire or explosion at the Martinez Refining Company Friday after the company confirmed a flaring event.
A cooling Bay Area housing market is giving buyers more leverage but sales are still off thanks to the rising mortgage interest rate.
Her plane landed in San Antonio, Texas. Griner was freed from Russia in exchange for notorious international arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Forecasters warned on Friday that even a weak atmospheric river has enough of a punch to dump more than 2 inches of rain in the Bay Area and bury the Sierra under several feet of snow over the weekend.
A month into the nation's largest strike involving higher education, the work stoppage by University of California academic workers at 10 campuses is causing stress for many students.
Billionaire owner of the Indianapolis Colts Jim Irsay is putting on a free exhibit and concert at the Bill Graham Civic Center in San Francisco Saturday night.
Bernard Curran, a former San Francisco Senior Building Inspector, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of accepting gratuity payments as rewards for approving building permits.
A Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety officer crashed his patrol vehicle into a SUV Thursday evening, and had to go to the hospital for his resulting injuries.
Concerns were mounting among family and friends over the whereabouts of Monica De Leon, a Bay Area woman who was abducted on the streets of Tepatitlán de Morelos, Mexico, in late November.
The pendulum is shifting in what many have described as a 'roller coaster' real estate market. Sellers are no longer in the driver's seat, and buyers have the edge.
Fire officials in Contra Costa County have canceled their response to reports of a fire or explosion at the Martinez Refining Company Friday after the company confirmed a flaring event.
A month into the nation's largest strike involving higher education, the work stoppage by University of California academic workers at 10 campuses is causing stress for many students.
A steady rise in COVID cases forced Alameda County health officials Friday to order the wearing of mask inside long-term care facilities, jails, homeless shelters and warming centers.
Three former students of Miramonte High School in Orinda filed a lawsuit this week against the school and the Acalanes Union High School District.
A man killed early Thursday on a Dublin freeway off-ramp was identified as 31-year-old Castro Valley resident Nicholas Garcia, a sergeant with the Alameda County coroner's bureau said Friday.
A San Jose facility that makes waffles has been ordered to pay nearly $85,000 in connection with the release of toxic ammonia gas from its facility last year.
A white San Jose homeowner has been charged with felony assault and may face a hate crime charge in connection with the shooting of an unarmed Black man who was renting a nearby Airbnb, prosecutors said.
A SUV hit the co-founder of a San Jose health care organization and killed her Wednesday evening, according to city officials.
Santa Clara County Sheriff-elect Bob Jonsen will assume his duties one month early after his embattled predecessor abruptly resigned in October.
A pedestrian in San Jose has died after being struck by a driver Wednesday night, the 61st person to be killed in a traffic collision in the city this year, breaking last year's record.
Homicide investigators have arrested a 19-year-old for the August 2021 killing of a 78-year-old Vallejo woman.
Petaluma police say they arrested a man Thursday who beat up two men from Sweden in a hotel parking lot.
A North Bay man dealing with a serious health problem has discovered that volunteering at the food bank doesn't just help others. It also puts his own life into perspective.
Police are searching for a man who walked into a Petaluma bank early Thursday afternoon and robbed it of an undisclosed amount of cash.
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an increase in the county's minimum wage for some workers by nearly 3 percent.
Her plane landed in San Antonio, Texas. Griner was freed from Russia in exchange for notorious international arms dealer Viktor Bout.
After winning three games in a row to creep back into playoff contention, the Las Vegas Raiders blew it all by playing not to lose against a Los Angeles Rams team that had nothing to lose.
Brock Purdy was 5 days old when Tom Brady played his final college football game, not yet walking when Brady was drafted and a toddler when Brady won his first of seven Super Bowl titles.
The Rams' brand-new quarterback led two TD drives late in the fourth quarter of a shocking 17-16 victory over the Raiders on Thursday night.
Tom has had few chances to play in the Bay Area during his 23-year career, so he relishes the opportunity on Sunday when the Tampa Bay Bay Buccaneers take on the 49ers in a matchup of first-place teams.
A federal grand jury has added murder counts to a list of previously filed racketeering charges against five inmate members of the California Aryan Brotherhood for four state prison yard slayings from 2011 to 2018.
Bernard Curran, a former San Francisco Senior Building Inspector, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of accepting gratuity payments as rewards for approving building permits.
A white San Jose homeowner has been charged with felony assault and may face a hate crime charge in connection with the shooting of an unarmed Black man who was renting a nearby Airbnb, prosecutors said.
Three former students of Miramonte High School in Orinda filed a lawsuit this week against the school and the Acalanes Union High School District.
Homicide investigators have arrested a 19-year-old for the August 2021 killing of a 78-year-old Vallejo woman.
SpaceX launched internet satellites for a competitor Thursday, stepping in to help after the London-based OneWeb company halted its flights with Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.
Apple is abandoning its plans to launch a controversial tool that would check iPhones, iPads and iCloud photos for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) following backlash from critics.
On Thursday, Elon Musk dropped to the second spot on Forbes' list of "Real-Time Billionaires," putting the Twitter and Tesla CEO behind Bernard Arnault, CEO of French luxury brand LVMH.
Federal regulators opened their campaign to block Facebook parent Meta's acquisition of a virtual-reality company Thursday in a San Jose courtroom.
Two women who lost their jobs at Twitter when billionaire Elon Musk took over are suing the company in federal court, claiming that last month's abrupt mass layoffs disproportionately affected female employees.
A steady rise in COVID cases forced Alameda County health officials Friday to order the wearing of mask inside long-term care facilities, jails, homeless shelters and warming centers.
Around 14% of Americans now live in counties at "high" COVID-19 Community Levels, up from 5% last week.
The San Francisco Unified School District announced Thursday that it has reached a settlement with Juul Labs, as the company agreed to resolve thousands of lawsuits over its vaping products.
U.S. regulators on Thursday cleared doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than age 5.
As COVID-19, flu and RSV cases rise heading into winter, parents are having a hard time treating their kids at home as over-the-counter medications become harder to find on store shelves.
Her plane landed in San Antonio, Texas. Griner was freed from Russia in exchange for notorious international arms dealer Viktor Bout.
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an increase in the county's minimum wage for some workers by nearly 3 percent.
A new bill proposed by the assembly member who represents San Francisco would protect California renters from paying more than a month's rent for security deposits.
The measure is likely to be one of the last significant legislative accomplishments from the Democratic-led House.
Santa Clara County Sheriff-elect Bob Jonsen will assume his duties one month early after his embattled predecessor abruptly resigned in October.
Police in San Francisco responded to State Sen. Scott Wiener's home early Tuesday morning to search for potential bombs amid a new wave of threats against the senator.
Nicole D'Antonio on the Supreme Court hearing a Colorado case of a web designer refusing to work with same-sex couples (12-5-2022)
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and other elected officials Friday at the steps of City Hall celebrated the repealing of the Defense of Marriage Act and the U.S. Senate's passage of the Respect for Marriage Act.
The day of remembrance was created to help the world unite in the fight to end AIDS and also to commemorate those who lost their lives to AIDS-related illnesses.
The opioid crisis continues to hit hard, particularly in the LGBTQ community. A drag queen in San Francisco is on a mission to educate about harm reduction.
Billionaire owner of the Indianapolis Colts Jim Irsay is putting on a free exhibit and concert at the Bill Graham Civic Center in San Francisco Saturday night.
"It saddens me to see how misinformation is now being used to divide our world," the award-winning artist posted.
A popular North Beach pizzeria is offering what it calls a "culinary cannabis collaboration" that lets foodies pair a special pie with a pre-roll joint from a nearby dispensary.
Red, green and a riot of other colors will sparkle on boats gliding along the Sausalito waterfront during the 35th Lighted Boat Parade and Fireworks celebration Saturday evening.
A man and woman have been ordered to stand trial on murder charges for a 2020 shooting in San Mateo that killed popular a Bay Area rapper known as Cutty Banks.
Coping with the incarceration of a loved one can be overwhelming and cause lasting health issues for wives on the outside. The Compassion Prison Project is trying to help them.
For years, prisons were focused on punishment rather than rehabilitation. But now, a new approach explores the reasons they ended up behind bars in the first place.
A new push within the state prison system aims to reduce recidivism and the solution could be found more than 5,000 miles away.
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.
David Berger with Wilson Sonsini presented a check for $77,122 to Second Harvest of Silicon Valley. (12-10-22)
KPIX science editor Brian Hackney explains what to watch for as a pioneering spacecraft returns to earth this weekend. (12-10-22)
Max Darrow introduces us to a young woman who well knows what it's like to experience food insecurity and who has made it her mission to help others. (12-10-22)
Prepare for a very wet weekend, says chief meteorologist Paul Heggen. (12-10-22)
The work stoppage by University of California academic workers is causing stress for many students. Da Lin reports from Berkeley. (12-10-22)
A San Mateo County woman who survived a rare form of cancer as a teen has made it her personal mission to help provide life-saving heart surgeries for children in Uganda.
A San Francisco woman is working both on the front lines and behind the scenes to fight discrimination and foster unity.
A Santa Rosa man has found a creative way to raise money for Food for Bay Area Families by using his passion in life to construct his own way of giving.
A group of students based in South San Francisco has earned recognition for a service project that was developed to help abuse survivors.
After years of living next to an abandoned city lot, a Richmond woman took matters into her own hands, and ended up creating a thriving place of community in her neighborhood.
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.