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Voters in Canada ’s oil-rich Alberta province overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, with early referendum results Tuesday delivering a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for national unity amid U.S. President Donald Trump ’s trade war and annexation threats.
At least two pallets full of trading cards worth nearly $1 million collectively were stolen from a FedEx truck in Santa Ana, California, police announced Monday.
Angel Reese sent the message loud and clear to her teammates: “I need the ball! I need the ball!”
A growing beaver population in the South Bay may become a problem for efforts to increase salmon in the area.
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A woman was arrested Monday on suspicion of driving under the influence following a wrong-way crash on Interstate 680 in Concord that left two people dead, according to the California Highway Patrol.
If you aren’t already registered to vote, state officials are reminding residents that Monday is the last day to register online to cast a ballot in the upcoming Nov. 3 General Election.
A former OpenAI engineer charged with secretly installing a recording device in a conference room to glean company details had been “mere days” away from absconding to Saudi Arabia before his arrest last week, federal prosecutors revealed in new court filings.
A San Jose police officer was injured during a traffic stop that prompted another officer to shoot their gun, authorities said.
SAN FRANCISCO – A collective sigh of relief can be felt throughout the Bay Area and the entire basketball world from Steph Curry avoiding a serious injury on Sunday during Warriors open practice when he limped off the court.
Federal authorities charged more than two dozen foreign nationals Monday in California as part of a statewide sweep targeting people who officials say have illegally registered and voted in U.S. elections.
An elderly couple accused in the killing of their son-in-law in Dublin last month pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of first-degree murder with special circumstances of lying in wait.
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether Congress had the constitutional authority to impose a ban on distilling spirits in private homes more than 150 years ago.
Lately, in San Francisco’s Inner Richmond neighborhood, you’ll find people walking, biking, and driving up to see a home near Clement Street and Third Avenue. The Halloween decorations outside the home have been adapted in great detail to reflect the season and lore of the Golden State Valkyries.
Federal investigators are working to determine what caused a small airplane to crash-land nose-first on one of San Jose’s busiest roadways Saturday afternoon, narrowly avoiding cars and homes in a miraculous incident that left all three people on board with only minor injuries.
More than 1.5 million pounds of hot dogs, sausages, bacon and other ready-to-eat deli and poultry meat products distributed nationwide were recalled because they may not have been kept at the appropriate temperature and could be spoiled.
Drivers in San Francisco had to use alternate routes to get around southbound lanes of Highway 101 at Hospital Curve over the weekend.
The future of data centers in Gilroy will be on the line Monday. There is currently a temporary moratorium on data center development in the South Bay city after community members pushed back over concerns surrounding water, power, noise and transparency. City staff on Monday are expected to recommend that the council…
Testimony in the corruption trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao resumed Monday with some of the people closest to her taking the stand.
Witnesses of Saturday’s deadly collision in which a pickup truck barreled through a youth soccer game in Kansas, killing two people and injuring nearly a dozen, said they are haunted by what they saw and heard.
Matt Robb wanted to sell his computer keyboard. So he made a listing on Facebook Marketplace — and, as an experiment late last month, he put Meta’s new artificial intelligence agent Muse in the driver’s seat.
High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease, so it’s important to keep it in check.
Anthropic said Sunday it is committing 5% of its shares to a new “public benefit” fund, with the fund’s worth potentially increasing as its shares grow in value.
A person was arrested on suspicion of DUI following a fatal crash in Oakland Sunday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol said.
SAN FRANCISCO – Warriors superstar Steph Curry avoided a serious injury scare Sunday that had thousands of fans holding their breath at Chase Center.
An American Airlines flight from St. Louis to Philadelphia turned into a terrifying ordeal for passengers on Saturday morning, with oxygen masks dropping down mid-air and passengers told to run away from the plane after an emergency landing.
A person died and two others were injured following a head-on collision in San Jose Sunday morning, police said.
A service member fell during a pregame aerial demonstration in San Antonio on Saturday night and later died at a hospital, according to military officials and video verified by NBC News.
A 34-year-old Pacifica man was arrested for suspected attempted homicide Saturday night following an alleged gang-involved stabbing in Half Moon Bay that left one person hospitalized, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.
A driver who allegedly fled the scene of a Half Moon Bay collision that seriously injured two 6-year-olds was arrested Saturday night on multiple charges, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal multi-vehicle crash that blocked southbound Interstate 880 at the Mission Boulevard (state Route 262) interchange early Sunday morning.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday voiced the public’s “anger” and “shame” over rioting and looting during nationwide protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools. At least 2,400 people were arrested.
Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalized for an operation to remove a malignant tumor, and said he plans to gradually return to his usual duties.
Millions took the streets in cities across the country on Saturday for the fourth so-called “No Kings” protest. Dozens of Bay Area cities held rallies, with San Francisco holding one of the largest locally.
The Golden State Valkyries won 68 to 64 against the Atlanta Dream on Saturday afternoon during Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. The game took place in San Francisco, at the Valkyries’ home, Chase Center, which the team and fans refer to as “Ballhalla.”
A 6-year-old boy and 35-year-old man were killed, and 10 others were injured, when a woman drove a truck through a youth soccer game at a city sports complex in Wichita, Kansas , Saturday afternoon, police said.
A small plane carrying three people nosedived into traffic on one of San Jose’s busiest streets Saturday afternoon, leaving everyone aboard and on the ground with only non-life-threatening injuries.
Gabby Williams converted two free throws with 1:18 left to put Golden State ahead, two more with 4.1 seconds to go and finished with 26 points facing constant pressure from Atlanta’s stingy defense, and the Valkyries held off the Dream 68-64 in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Saturday.
The San Francisco Police Department is investigating a homicide in the Bayview District after they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, police announced Saturday.
A woman seen walking on Highway 101 “with a knife” causing major traffic delays died after being taken to the hospital on Saturday, according to authorities.
More than seven months into the U.S. war with Iran, sharply higher fuel prices are making it more expensive to drive and fly and adding to the cost of some goods, prolonging the strain on American households as the midterm elections approach.
Few mass shootings in the U.S. end like the deadly attack on an Oregon elementary school : with an armed civilian opening fire on the gunman.
Fans of the Golden State Valkyries are gearing up for a milestone event in Bay Area sports history: the Valkyries’ debut in the WNBA Finals.
Congressman Mark DeSaulnier said a “suspicious envelope” was delivered to his Walnut Creek district office Friday afternoon.
President Donald Trump waived sweeping new sanctions against Russia passed by Congress, arguing in an executive order Friday that the move “is in the national interests of the United States.”
Former members of the Black Panther Party are reuniting with a new generation this weekend to honor the party’s history and legacy after being founded in Oakland six decades ago.
There won’t be any playoff baseball Friday night. Game 4 of the 2026 American League Championship Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians has been postponed due to rain, MLB announced .
The creator of a controversial zombie shooting game set in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood has taken the game down following city leaders’ requests.
For millions of low-income families, sending a student to a private university is next to impossible. Santa Clara University says it has a plan to change that.
A representative for Selma Blair came to her defense on Friday, just days after the actress pleaded not guilty after being arrested on two counts of second-degree assault in connection to a physical incident on a plane .
A PG&E spokesperson said Friday afternoon that power has been restored to some, but not yet all, of the customers affected across five Bay Area counties by power shutoffs the utility company implemented starting Wednesday to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires.
It’s no secret the cost of living in California is unaffordable for many, even middle-class earners.
The Piano Man still wants to play, but it’s not clear when or if he’ll be able to sing again for, as the song goes , “the regular crowd.”
A shooting in Menlo Park on Thursday night injured a 47-year-old man who had three children in his vehicle and had just gotten into a collision with the suspected shooter’s car, according to police.
Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after just five days on the job, two senior administration officials, an administration official and a source familiar with the decision said.
The U.S. Postal Service is investigating after vote-by-mail ballots for San Mateo County were stolen from a Daly City post office, the county’s Registration & Elections Division said Thursday.
What to know about the shooting Three children and a teacher were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon , on Thursday authorities said. The children were 5, 8 and 11 years old. Two other people, a 7-year-old and another teacher, were critically injured. All of the victims were shot in…
Tesla’s long-awaited Roadster made a high-flying entrance. Nearly a decade after unveiling the next-generation Roadster as a prototype in 2017, Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company showcased a new version that Tesla says can go from 0 to 60 mph in less than a second and even leave the ground. The demonstration marked…
Bay Area hoops will be in the national spotlight with the WNBA Finals tipping off Saturday at San Francisco’s Chase Center.
Elizabeth Holmes continues to be a pop culture fascination and cautionary tale of hubris among tech start-up founders.
Two California Highway Patrol officers are recovering after a Tesla hit one of their parked patrol cars on Interstate 80 in Fairfield earlier this week.
Thousands of people in the Bay Area are entering their second day without power, but the outage could end earlier than originally planned.
Investments in pharmaceutical companies made on behalf of President Donald Trump increased significantly after he returned to the White House last year, with his portfolio adding millions of dollars in stock in firms that benefited from a Republican-backed law that shields certain medications from Medicare price…
Three young children and a teacher were killed Thursday afternoon in a horrific shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon. The teenage suspect was fatally shot by an armed bystander.
The Fall Classic is upon us. The MLB season will come to a close with the 2026 World Series , and one team has already clinched a spot by sweeping its way to the pennant.
President Donald Trump has labeled Ukraine’s resumption of strikes on Russian oil refineries a “disgrace,” the latest salvo in his campaign to pressure the U.S. ally over rising gas prices that could cost Republicans in next month’s Midterm elections .
There is renewed concern about whether enough is being done to prevent youth sports concussions following a major study that found at least a quarter of NFL players are expected to develop a degenerative brain disease.
Big changes are in store this year for one of the South Bay’s biggest holiday attractions. Fantasy of Lights in Los Gatos will be cutting back the number of days it’s open significantly and switching from a mostly drive-through to an entirely walking format, the county confirmed.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office sex crimes unit is weighing whether to bring charges in a case involving former Rep. Eric Swalwell , a spokesperson told NBC News on Thursday.
The list of South Bay schools hit by vandals continues to grow. Meyer Elementary School in San Jose is the latest campus targeted by vandals, who pulled and cut copper and electrical wire from underground cement boxes and panels. Windows were also smashed and the multipurpose room was ransacked.
A Bay Area company is testing new technology that could one day have people flying over the streets instead of driving on them.
This live blog’s coverage of the school shooting in Bend, Oregon, has ended. See more coverage here.
Oakland police on Thursday said crime is down across all major categories, but the chief acknowledged there’s still work to do.
A 16-year-old shot his way through locked doors to get into an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher. He was then shot by a person at the scene who followed him inside, authorities said.
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia did not pass the California bar exam when she took it after graduating from law school, according to a senior administration official.
The Trump administration sued California election officials Thursday, asking a judge to bar the state from counting mail-in ballots for next month’s midterm elections from people the federal government has identified as “likely” noncitizens until their immigration status can be confirmed.
All southbound lanes and one northbound lane of Highway 101 at Hospital Curve in San Francisco will be closed this weekend for an ongoing construction project.
Testimony began on Thursday in the federal corruption trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao.
The legacy of the Black Panther Party lives on six decades after its founding, in the work of a Seattle medical center started to address systemic health disparities in the African American community, particularly among Black children.
Pope Leo XIV had the lower section of his right lung removed after doctors diagnosed him with pulmonary adenocarcinoma .
The moment Joe Lacob walks into the Chase Center and heads for his courtside seats, he and his family immediately feel the enormous energy and wholesome vibe that is the Golden State Valkyries’ “Ballhalla” home crowd game after game, sellout after violet-crazed sellout.
Federal authorities are investigating letters with a “suspicious” substance that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide and are urging recipients to treat the mailings as “potentially hazardous.”
Milder weather than expected is allowing PG&E to restore power to some East Bay customers earlier than previously planned as part of its planned shutoffs, a spokesperson for the utility company said Thursday.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Pentagon will no longer livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan , after the announcement faced bipartisan criticism and Vice President JD Vance said he wouldn’t watch it.
The San Francisco Police Department canceled a remembrance event honoring retired Deputy Chief Ann Mannix that was scheduled for Thursday.
A person was injured in a one-alarm fire early Thursday morning in San Francisco’s Cathedral Hill neighborhood, according to fire officials.
Ukraine has resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy angrily accused the United States of the “dangerous” withdrawal of support critical to its defense against Russia .
Chevron issued an alert for people who live near its refinery in Richmond due to flaring activity at the facility.
An assistant athletic trainer at a private high school in San Jose was accused of sexual battery and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), San Jose police said on Wednesday.
San Jose is laying out its preparations for what could be a historic El Niño storm season as the city works to avoid the kind of extreme flooding seen in 2017 .
An Orlando man has been arrested in the disappearance of his ex-fiancée, who vanished in 2011 hours after the pair appeared in a pre-taped episode of “The People’s Court,” police said.
With a hearing that lasted less than two minutes on Wednesday, several Bay Area homeowners who say they collectively lost hundreds of thousands dollars to a failed tiny home builder got a flash of justice.
More than 11,000 PG&E customers in the Bay Area could see dayslong power outages starting Wednesday as part of the utility’s proactive shutoffs to avoid its equipment from sparking wildfires.
President Donald Trump said at a campaign rally Wednesday that there should be fatal consequences for any government worker who leaks sensitive information to the media.
A San Francisco nonprofit will be celebrating its efforts to move residents with developmental disability forward.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is taking the Trump administration to court in hopes of blocking the planned closure of the San Francisco National Archives facility in San Bruno.
Reservation for McCallister. Yes, it may only be October, but Kevin McCallister was back at the Plaza Hotel on Monday…and this time, his family checked in with him.
For over a month, Luna, a Jack Russell terrier that bolted from her family’s cabin during a vacation at Yellowstone National Park , eluded capture as fears for her survival mounted and winter weather approached. On Wednesday, her ordeal came to a happy ending when she was caught and reunited with her owners.
The new White House press secretary is facing mounting questions about her background and resume as she transitions into her role as the public face of the Trump administration .
A motorcyclist died after a crash on Interstate Highway 780 in Vallejo on Wednesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.