Missing Santa Rosa 12-year-old girl found safe, police say
A 12-year-old Santa Rosa girl missing since late Thursday evening was found safe, police said Friday afternoon.
Rabid bat found in Fremont neighborhood
A dead bat found at a Fremont home earlier this week has tested positive for the deadly rabies virus, according to authorities.
Well Fire burns north of Coalinga; wildfire speading rapidly, Cal Fire says
A wildfire was spreading rapidly in California's Central Valley, north of Coalinga in Fresno County, Cal Fire reported.
Driver in Napa County triple fatal crash on Silverado Trail charged with felony manslaughter, DUI
An American Canyon man was charged on Wednesday with manslaughter and driving under the influence following a weekend crash in Napa County that left three people dead and four others severely injured, prosecutors said.
17-year-old dies after being stabbed in after-school brawl near Milpitas High School
A teenager has died, and another teen has been arrested on a homicide charge following a fight near Milpitas High School on Tuesday afternoon.
Police find meth-filled cooler near child's bed in Salinas home during search warrant
Police executing a search warrant in a Salinas home found a cooler filled with methamphetamine near a child's bed, among other drug and gun evidence, police said Wednesday.
Advanced DNA analysis on cigarette butts solves San Rafael cold case murder after 60 years
A suspect was positively linked to the cold case murder of Marjorie Rudolph, a San Rafael woman killed inside her home in 1966, police announced Tuesday.
Man fleeing police dies after jumping off Monterey Cannery Row hotel railing onto rocky beach
A man involved in an assault on Monterey's Cannery Row over the weekend was found gravely injured hours later after apparently jumping off a hotel railing onto a rocky beach, and he died shortly after, police said.
Rohnert Park man arrested on child sexual assault charges; additional victims sought
A Rohnert Park man was arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a child under 14 years old, authorities said.
Bay Area man charged with killing wife, mother-in-law also charged in 2024 SoCal homicide
A Bay Area man charged last year with murdering his wife and mother-in-law is now being charged in a 2024 Los Angeles County murder, with his mistress connected to all three killings.
Female jogger sexually assaulted near Stanford University campus
An armed assailant sexually assaulted a female jogger near the Stanford University campus on Sunday evening, the university police said.
Oakley father cleaning his AR-15 rifle accidentally shoots 5-year-old son, police say
A five-year-old boy was shot in the chest inside his Oakley home on Sunday after his father accidentally fired an AR-15 rifle he was in the process of cleaning, police said.
2 people injured, 1 critically, in Antioch shooting
Two people were shot and injured, one critically, in Antioch on Sunday afternoon, police reported.
1 dead, 2 injured in San Francisco SoMa shooting and assault; 2 suspects arrested
One person was killed and two others injured during a shooting and assault in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood on Friday night, and two suspects were arrested, police said.
Driver killed in Sacramento hit-and-run collision
One person was killed in a hit-and-run collision between two vehicles in Sacramento on Friday evening, police said.