Kidnapped Texas girl rescued in California after holding up "help me" sign
The victim was allegedly sexually assaulted multiple times during the three days she was held by her kidnapper.
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The victim was allegedly sexually assaulted multiple times during the three days she was held by her kidnapper.
Tourism officials at Lake Tahoe were surprised when a respected international travel guide included the iconic alpine lake on a list of places to stay away from this year because of the harmful ecological effects of overtourism.
A fourth bus of migrants from Texas arrived in Southern California this week as Texas launches an investigation into claims of state trooper claims of migrant abuse at the border. Interview with Jose Maria Cabrera of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights
Californians are being advised to conserve energy as extreme weather hits the U.S.
Monica De Leon Barba was kidnapped last November while walking her dog in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico.
Firefighters in Southern California are battling three separate brush fires that started Friday afternoon amid the hottest weather of the year so far.
Forecasters expect parts of California and Arizona to reach all-time high temperatures this weekend as the National Weather Service says roughly 111 million people are under heat advisories. CBS News correspondent Danya Bacchus reports from Santa Clarita, California.
Most visitors to Death Valley National Park only make it a short distance to any site at the hottest and driest place on Earth before returning to the sanctuary of an air-conditioned vehicle.
Most visitors to Death Valley National Park only make it a short distance to any site at the hottest and driest place on Earth before returning to the sanctuary of an air-conditioned vehicle.
Two former officers of a federal women's prison in California have pleaded guilty to multiple counts of sexual abuse.
A third bus filled with asylum seekers including six children from Haiti, Venezuela and Mexico arrived in Los Angeles Thursday following a 30-hour bus ride. Shawn Chitnis reports.
The California Senate has approved a proposal to enshrine the right to same-sex marriage in the state constitution.
On top of all of the other challenges facing California the state's insurance crisis is getting worse. This week, Farmers Insurance followed State Farm and Allstate in announcing a cap on California policies. Wilson Walker reports.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has stepped in to help revive a bill that would increase penalties for child trafficking.
In one of the largest settlements in California history, a Yuba City man will receive $20 million after being paralyzed by officers during an arrest.
Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten has been released from a California prison after serving 53 years for two infamous murders.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and environmental groups are clashing over some climate policies.
After conducting over two years of research and holding public hearings, the task force presented its findings and recommendations to lawmakers last week.
Thousands of Los Angeles hotel workers have walked off the job after their contract lapsed this weekend. It's the latest in a series of growing strikes that include Hollywood writers and Starbucks workers. Elise Preston has more.
A California law approved by voters in 2018 that promises to get breeding pigs out of narrow cages will technically take effect Saturday.
Donald Santini had been on the run since June 1984, when Florida authorities obtained an arrest warrant linking him to the strangling death of Cynthia Wood.
On the same day SCOTUS struck down affirmative action for college admissions, the California state reparations task force unveiled its final report on recommendations.
The first U.S. panel of its kind met one last time Thursday, urging supporters to press lawmakers into action on more than 100 recommendations.
The recommendations from the state's reparations task force includes a formal apology to descendants of people enslaved in the U.S., financial compensation for the suffering caused by housing discrimination and over-policing, and a new agency to oversee reparations efforts.
The official U.S. poverty line is less than $13,000 — but some California residents struggle making eight times that much.
At 9:39 a.m., a magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck near Summerwood Loop and Alcosta Boulevard in San Ramon. Within three minutes of the first quake, three others happened in about a 1-mile radius.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a late-night Saturday memo, also threatened to impose financial penalties on states that did not comply with the government's new orders.
Some local swimmers are coming together to raise money to keep San Francisco's China Beach open. The gate to access the beach was locked because of the ongoing government shutdown, making access difficult.
Multiple people were shot near San Francisco's Ocean Beach Saturday night, police said.
Macklin Celebrini scored his 10th goal of the season and the San Jose Sharks defeated the Florida Panthers 3-1.
At 9:39 a.m., a magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck near Summerwood Loop and Alcosta Boulevard in San Ramon. Within three minutes of the first quake, three others happened in about a 1-mile radius.
Some local swimmers are coming together to raise money to keep San Francisco's China Beach open. The gate to access the beach was locked because of the ongoing government shutdown, making access difficult.
Multiple people were shot near San Francisco's Ocean Beach Saturday night, police said.
Macklin Celebrini scored his 10th goal of the season and the San Jose Sharks defeated the Florida Panthers 3-1.
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Jacob De Jesus in overtime and California beat No. 14 Louisville 29-26 on Saturday night for its first victory over a ranked team in its last 15 attempts.
Some local swimmers are coming together to raise money to keep San Francisco's China Beach open. The gate to access the beach was locked because of the ongoing government shutdown, making access difficult.
Multiple people were shot near San Francisco's Ocean Beach Saturday night, police said.
On Saturday, the FAA's mandate to reduce flights at the country's 40 busiest airports, including San Francisco and Oakland, led to dozens of cancellations and hundreds of delays.
Officers pulled over a vehicle for having an expired registration and illegal window tint around 1:37 p.m., near Delaware Street and 25th Avenue, police said.
When it comes to food in the San Francisco Bay Area, flavor overflows, and one big reason is the nonprofit La Cocina. For chef Olivia Mecalco, cooking has always been about family, a passion passed down through generations.
At 9:39 a.m., a magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck near Summerwood Loop and Alcosta Boulevard in San Ramon. Within three minutes of the first quake, three others happened in about a 1-mile radius.
Police in Fremont released an image of a dog that is believed to be responsible for a fatal attack on a smaller dog last month and are seeking the public's help in identifying the dog and its owner.
Two people were killed in a shooting at a gas station in East Oakland just before noon Thursday, authorities said.
Authorities in the South Bay said they arrested a man who was allegedly armed following an hours-long standoff at a home for veterans that began Wednesday night.
Authorities have arrested a Solano County man suspected of burglarizing schools throughout the Bay Area, targeting the credit cards of teachers.
A man suspected of ramming his pickup multiple times into a food truck in South San Jose earlier this year has been arrested, police said.
Five people were arrested in San Jose after automated license plate cameras captured a suspect vehicle following a home burglary last week, police said Thursday.
The largest housing project of its kind in Santa Cruz County is now past the halfway point, and when finished, leaders think it'll play a key role in getting more unhoused people off the streets.
Authorities in Monterey County said they arrested a Salinas man and his teenage brother for allegedly manufacturing and possessing illegal firearms.
A small earthquake struck San Benito County near San Juan Bautista Wednesday morning, officials announced.
Around 11:40 a.m., the driver of a Tesla and a cyclist got into an altercation, and at some point, during the confrontation, a knife was taken out.
University of Washington Huskies women's soccer player Mia Hamant has died months after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, the school announced.
A Novaoto woman put up a little free library in March, calling it the Blacklisted Bookshelf. But then the government shutdown happened, so she changed course to help people who might be struggling.
Police in Santa Rosa arrested a man on suspicion of driving under the influence following a crash on Tuesday that led to a power outage impacting thousands of customers.
A man was arrested in Solano County for allegedly sex trafficking a missing juvenile in locations across the state, authorities said Tuesday.
Macklin Celebrini scored his 10th goal of the season and the San Jose Sharks defeated the Florida Panthers 3-1.
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Jacob De Jesus in overtime and California beat No. 14 Louisville 29-26 on Saturday night for its first victory over a ranked team in its last 15 attempts.
Gio Lopez threw for two touchdowns and North Carolina produced nine sacks to beat Stanford 20-15 for their second straight victory in ACC play under coach Bill Belichick.
The San Francisco 49ers lost another key defensive player for the season when rookie Mykel Williams went down with a knee injury.
University of Washington Huskies women's soccer player Mia Hamant has died months after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, the school announced.
Multiple people were shot near San Francisco's Ocean Beach Saturday night, police said.
Around 11:40 a.m., the driver of a Tesla and a cyclist got into an altercation, and at some point, during the confrontation, a knife was taken out.
Officers pulled over a vehicle for having an expired registration and illegal window tint around 1:37 p.m., near Delaware Street and 25th Avenue, police said.
Dozens of people were arrested in San Francisco during a crackdown on illegal drug activity in different parts of the city, police announced Friday.
Police in Fremont released an image of a dog that is believed to be responsible for a fatal attack on a smaller dog last month and are seeking the public's help in identifying the dog and its owner.
The parents of Zane Shamblin, a 23-year-old from Texas who died by suicide this summer, are pointing the finger at ChatGPT and are now suing its maker, San Francisco-based OpenAI.
Apple called out European officials in a heated letter shared with CBS News, arguing regulations that force it to accommodate smaller rivals have harmed user safety — after President Trump threatened tariffs on countries with hardline tech rules.
Ride-hailing giant Uber announced Wednesday that it plans to launch autonomous taxi service in the San Francisco Bay Area next year.
The chipmaker on Wednesday became the first publicly listed company to top $5 trillion in market value, boosted by demand for its AI chips.
The job cuts come as Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has said he envisions the company relying on AI agents to replace human workers.
A bat found near a park on the San Francisco Peninsula in San Mateo County tested positive for rabies last week, health officials said.
KFF, a nonprofit health policy organization founded in San Francisco, has released new data predicting a 26% increase in health insurance premiums under the Affordable Care Act coverage next year.
Waiting and seeing is not often the strategy employed when it comes to treating breast cancer, but a new clinical trial by the University of California, San Francisco, researchers are doing just that.
With open enrollment starting soon, employees could get sticker shock, with their costs expected to rise 6% to 7% for 2026, a new study says.
Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente nurses and health care workers across California are hitting the picket line Tuesday, as a five-day strike begins.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a late-night Saturday memo, also threatened to impose financial penalties on states that did not comply with the government's new orders.
As many SNAP recipients are having to do without, the Gilroy Unified School District hosted a meal program to help fill the void.
Mikie Sherrill flipped 18% of Latino Trump voters and won Latino men and women in her race for New Jersey governor.
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday froze, for now, a lower court order that required the Trump administration to swiftly provide full SNAP benefits to roughly 42 million Americans.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to provide full food benefits to roughly 42 million Americans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by Friday.
California state Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco announced Wednesday that he is running for Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat next year.
Advocacy group The Trevor Projected released data from the first year of a study following more than 1,600 LGBTQ+ youth across the country.
A former Yosemite employee says they've been fired by the National Park Service, three months after flying a transgender pride flag from El Capitan.
For the past three years, LGBTQ+ youth could contact 988 and press 3 to connect them to a counselor specifically trained to support their mental health needs.
A Bay Area mother and her adult son are recalling with pride their family journey in a lesbian household that bucked traditional expectations of masculinity.
The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class included Warren Zevon, Bad Company, Salt-N-Pepa, Outkast, Soundgarden, Cyndi Lauper and The White Stripes.
Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny are among the artists with the most Grammy nominations this year.
"Wicked" star Jonathan Bailey has been named People magazine's 2025 Sexiest Man Alive.
Heidi Klum donned green scales and squirming snakes to transform herself into Medusa for Halloween on Friday.
Paramount announced layoffs as the company restructures after completing its $8 billion merger with Skydance earlier this year.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland Unified School District has seen an alarming spike in the number of unhoused students in the school system who deal with a host of challenges far beyond what most children face.
Meteorologist and CBS News Bay Area's resident pilot Lt. Jessica Burch got a treat during Fleet Week, taking to the skies with one of the Blue Angels.
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 groundbreaking medical study involving the UCSF Medical Center has shown some colorectal cancer patients can safely skip radiation treatment and enjoy a potentially higher quality of life.
Every day, San Francisco bar pilot Captain Zach Kellerman goes through what might just be the world's most dangerous commute.
with Zoe Mintz.
The gate to access the beach was locked because of the ongoing government shutdown, making access difficult.
Multiple people were shot near San Francisco's Ocean Beach Saturday night, police said.
Here's a look at the weather forecast Saturday evening.
Da Lin spoke with travelers and workers at SFO on day two of FAA flight cuts.
In 2025, KPIX is moving to a new community service award: the CBS News Bay Area Icon Award. Submit nominations for an outstanding community hero at kpix.com/icon.
It's the most wonderful time of the year for a South Bay woman who has played Mrs. Claus for more than 40 years for the children of North San Jose's Alviso District.
For residents of the Oakland Hills, the prospect of another wildfire always remains a concern. This week's Jefferson Awards winner has made it his mission to make the hills and other high-risk areas safer.
In East Palo Alto -- where state education numbers show more than nine in ten public school students are low income and more than half are English learners -- many are finding hope and connection at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula.
This week's Jefferson Award winner is Army veteran who continues to live a life of service into his 80s, by feeding hundreds of San Francisco families a week.
A Bay Area man who overcame tremendous obstacles to excel in school has made it his mission to gear up other students for success in the classroom and in life.
For Students Rising Above scholar Josh Collins it took moving across the country to realize the value of his Bay Area family.
Samir Hooker had to grow up fast after his stepfather was shot dead 12 years ago. Now he is watching over his mom and sister while attending UC Berkeley.
It's hard enough to graduate from one of the most prestigious schools in the country when you're the first in your family to go to college. Imagine doing that while you're also trying to protect your parents from being deported?
Some students who are the first in their families to go to college face the challenge of balancing a rigorous academic load while still working to help support their family back home.