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Police in Concord have arrested a driver of a pickup truck suspected of being involved in a hit-and-run that killed a mother of five on Sunday night.
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      Police in Concord have arrested a driver of a pickup truck suspected of being involved in a hit-and-run that killed a mother of five on Sunday night.
 
                                                  
      A pickup truck driver who killed two women when he slammed into the rear of a vehicle in Santa Rosa on Saturday evening admitted he was checking a text message on his cellphone before the crash, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
 
                                                  
      Two women were killed by a suspected drunk driver in a rear-end crash in Santa Rosa on Saturday, a CHP officer said.
 
                                                  
      Two people were killed in a multi-vehicle crash that was blocking all eastbound lanes of state Highway 12 in Santa Rosa Saturday evening.
 
                                                  
      All lanes were reopened on Interstate Highway 80 in Vacaville Sunday afternoon after a vehicle crashed into a fallen tree and killed one person, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
 
                                                  
      All lanes of northbound Interstate Highway 880 in East Oakland were cleared following a fatal traffic collision Sunday afternoon.
 
                                                  
      One person was killed and at least one more seriously injured in a car crash in East Oakland Saturday morning.
 
                                                  
      A 17-year-old Danville boy was killed in a solo car crash on state Highway 24 in Lafayette Thrusday morning, a fire captain said.
 
                                                  
      A person was struck and killed by an Amtrak train near downtown Oakley Wednesday afternoon, according to a sheriff's spokesman.
 
                                                  
      A female pedestrian who was fatally struck by a car while walking in a crosswalk in Fremont early Monday morning was the first person killed in a collision in Fremont this year, according to police.
 
                                                  
      A man was killed in a crash by a speeding car involved in a street race in Fairfield on Sunday evening, a police sergeant said.
 
                                                  
      An elderly woman who was fatally struck by a concrete truck in San Francisco's Pacific Heights neighborhood on Thursday afternoon has been identified by the medical examiner's office as 90-year-old Mildred Lusardi.
 
                                                  
      Authorities have identified a woman and 4 children killed in a fiery Central Valley crash after another driver ran a stop sign.
 
                                                  
      San Jose police are searching for the driver who intentionally mowed down a school custodian Sunday, and injured two others, in a dispute that started at Capitol Flea Market and then continued onto city streets where two men were hit by a car and one was stabbed.
 
                                                  
      A man was struck and killed by a hit and run driver in San Jose Sunday afternoon.
 
                                                  
      A man who was fatally struck by a San Francisco Muni train at the Powell St. station on Saturday has been identified as 55-year-old Michael Mendez.
 
                                                  
      A Fresno-area father watched his four children and their mother perish in a fiery crash and was injured as he tried to rescue them from the burning vehicle.
 
                                                  
      The Powell Muni station in San Francisco has reopened this evening and regular Muni service is resuming after a person was struck and killed by an outbound train Saturday afternoon.
 
                                                  
      A driver was found dead by search and rescue crews Sunday morning after his vehicle veered off the roadway and down a steep wooded embankment in Mill Valley.
 
                                                  
      One person was killed when a car went off of southbound state Highway 17 and rolled down a hill near Los Gatos Tuesday afternoon, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
 
                                                  
      San Francisco city leaders and police officials pledged during a joint hearing at City Hall Thursday night to strengthen enforcement of traffic violations and work to prevent fatal collisions as more and more cars, bicycles and pedestrians make their way around the city.
 
                                                  
      The California Highway Patrol was investigating a collision on state Highway 17 in Santa Cruz early Saturday morning that left one person dead.
 
                                                  
      A teenager who died in a crash near the Port of Oakland early Friday morning has been identified as Kaitlyn Benson, according to the Alameda County coroner's bureau.
 
                                                  
      A pedestrian was struck by a car and killed while crossing Van Ness Avenue near San Francisco City Hall Tuesday evening, police said.
 
                                                  
      San Francisco cab drivers are lobbying state lawmakers to require rival ride-share services to have the same insurance rules that they do.
 
                                                  
      Ryan Rollins set a career scoring high for a second straight game by collecting 32 points as the Milwaukee Bucks withstood Giannis Antetokounmpo's absence to beat the Golden State Warriors 120-110 on Thursday.
 
                                                  
      While recent data and reports show how car break-ins in the Bay Area are down, they still occur and it's the last thing you want to see as you head to the car.
 
                                                  
      Commuters who use the Richmond San Rafael Bridge are noticing a big change that started this week: There's no longer a bike path spanning the bridge during heavier commute times.
 
                                                  
      The Black Cultural Zone is working on a revitalization initiative, the Rise East 40x40 project, which spans from Seminary Avenue to the Oakland-San Leandro border.
 
                                                  
      In a cramped garage right across from San Francisco's Dolores Park, something prehistoric has emerged.
 
                                                  
      Ryan Rollins set a career scoring high for a second straight game by collecting 32 points as the Milwaukee Bucks withstood Giannis Antetokounmpo's absence to beat the Golden State Warriors 120-110 on Thursday.
 
                                                  
      While recent data and reports show how car break-ins in the Bay Area are down, they still occur and it's the last thing you want to see as you head to the car.
 
                                                  
      Commuters who use the Richmond San Rafael Bridge are noticing a big change that started this week: There's no longer a bike path spanning the bridge during heavier commute times.
 
                                                  
      The Black Cultural Zone is working on a revitalization initiative, the Rise East 40x40 project, which spans from Seminary Avenue to the Oakland-San Leandro border.
 
                                                  
      In a cramped garage right across from San Francisco's Dolores Park, something prehistoric has emerged.
 
                                                  
      In a cramped garage right across from San Francisco's Dolores Park, something prehistoric has emerged.
 
                                                  
      People in San Francisco's Mission District are mourning after a neighborhood cat was killed. KitKat was the store cat at Randa's Market on 16th Street, but the shop owner says the cat was hit by a Waymo.
 
                                                  
      For Bay Area artist and domestic violence survivor Megan Correa, known on stage as Lil MC, hip-hop has always been more than music; it's been a lifeline.
 
                                                  
      San Francisco is stepping in to help thousands of families worried that they may not be able to put food on the table as their federal benefits run out due to the government shutdown.
 
                                                  
      A San Francisco man is planning his 53rd annual party to generate toy donations for underserved children over the Christmas holidays.
 
                                                  
      While recent data and reports show how car break-ins in the Bay Area are down, they still occur and it's the last thing you want to see as you head to the car.
 
                                                  
      Commuters who use the Richmond San Rafael Bridge are noticing a big change that started this week: There's no longer a bike path spanning the bridge during heavier commute times.
 
                                                  
      The Black Cultural Zone is working on a revitalization initiative, the Rise East 40x40 project, which spans from Seminary Avenue to the Oakland-San Leandro border.
 
                                                  
      A high school in the Bay Area has received a six-figure donation from the Las Vegas Raiders, which is going towards repairs of its football field after it was damaged in a fire over the summer.
 
                                                  
      It's not exactly the jewelry heist of the Louvre in Paris, but the Oakland Museum of California says thieves made off with more than 1,000 priceless objects from their collection.
 
                                                  
      A Monterey County man has been arrested after authorities said they found unregistered "ghost" guns along with materials to manufacture improvised explosive devices during searches of two homes earlier this week.
 
                                                  
      Police in San Jose are searching for at least two suspects after a sculpture gifted to the city from Japan has been stolen from a city park in downtown last month.
 
                                                  
      Authorities in Monterey County have arrested a Southern California man following an alleged home burglary Tuesday in which they said a mother and infant were forced to hide.
 
                                                  
      A man allegedly armed with a knife was fatally shot by Santa Clara County sheriff's deputies following a traffic stop and hours-long standoff Monday evening.
 
                                                  
      The Santa Clara Valley Water District, which owns two properties in Gilroy that have turned into the largest homeless encampment sites in the city, is trying to clear out the sites by the first week of November.
 
                                                  
      The City of Santa Rosa stirred up a hornet's nest of outrage after ordering a 9-year-old boy to remove a 4-H beekeeping project from his home.
 
                                                  
      A California animal activist has been found guilty of felony conspiracy and other charges after stealing four chickens from a Perdue Foods poultry farm in Sonoma County in 2023.
 
                                                  
      The crash happened on Lakeville Highway, near Old Lakeville Road.
 
                                                  
      Santa Rosa police said the suspects were employees at a San Francisco adult entertainment venue that the victim, Mark Calcagni, managed.
 
                                                  
      Around 11:30 p.m., several 911 calls were made to report a car had hit multiple cars near South McDowell Boulevard and Caulfield Lane, and that the driver appeared to be intoxicated, police said.
 
                                                  
      Ryan Rollins set a career scoring high for a second straight game by collecting 32 points as the Milwaukee Bucks withstood Giannis Antetokounmpo's absence to beat the Golden State Warriors 120-110 on Thursday.
 
                                                  
      A high school in the Bay Area has received a six-figure donation from the Las Vegas Raiders, which is going towards repairs of its football field after it was damaged in a fire over the summer.
 
                                                  
      The San Francisco Giants formally introduced Tony Vitello as the team's new manager Thursday, following his historic hire as the first college coach to directly become skipper of a Major League franchise.
 
                                                  
      Jimmy Butler had 21 points, five rebounds and five assists, Stephen Curry added 19 points and eight assists, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Los Angeles Clippers 98-79.
 
                                                  
      The San Francisco 49ers agreed to a trade with the New England Patriots for Keion White.
 
                                                  
      A group of suspects arrested after a home invasion in Modesto may be linked to a similar incident west in Alameda County, officials said Thursday.
 
                                                  
      A high school in the Bay Area has received a six-figure donation from the Las Vegas Raiders, which is going towards repairs of its football field after it was damaged in a fire over the summer.
 
                                                  
      A Monterey County man has been arrested after authorities said they found unregistered "ghost" guns along with materials to manufacture improvised explosive devices during searches of two homes earlier this week.
 
                                                  
      Police in San Jose are searching for at least two suspects after a sculpture gifted to the city from Japan has been stolen from a city park in downtown last month.
 
                                                  
      Five more people have been arrested in the investigation into the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum, but the treasures remain missing, authorities say.
 
                                                  
      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.
 
                                                  
      AI companyy said the new browser is now available on Apple laptops that run on macOS and will expand to other platforms soon.
 
                                                  
      An Amazon Web Services outage impacting Amazon's own services and as well as apps around the world wasn't resolved until Monday evening.`
 
                                                  
      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.
 
                                                  
      Officials in Monterey County are urging pet owners to ensure their animals are up to date on rabies vaccinations, after a bat in an unincorporated area tested positive for the virus.
 
                                                  
      An invasive species of mosquito that can carry diseases has been found in Santa Cruz County, authorities announced Monday.
 
                                                  
      Nobel Prize committee chair says discoveries by the trio of researchers were "decisive for our understanding of how the immune system functions."
 
                                                  
      Covered California's open enrollment begins Nov. 1, and now the new higher-priced healthcare plans under the state's Affordable Care Act marketplace are available for people to see.
 
                                                  
      The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors approved a plan to appoint a replacement for former Sheriff Christina Corpus, after she was ousted by the board earlier this month.
 
                                                  
      Just one week out from California's Nov. 4 special election, Gov. Gavin Newsom is putting the brakes on donations in support of Proposition 50, saying he reached his fundraising goal.
 
                                                  
      President Trump fired all six sitting members of a board that oversees architecture in D.C., as he plans a slate of major building projects — including a massive White House ballroom.
 
                                                  
      A member of the San Leandro City Council has been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and lying to federal agents, federal prosecutors said.
 
                                                  
      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.
 
                                                  
      Paramount announced layoffs as the company restructures after completing its $8 billion merger with Skydance earlier this year.
 
                                                  
      June Lockhart, the actor best known for her role as the matriarch in the TV series "Lassie", has died, her family spokesperson said Saturday.
 
                                                  
      The NFL is not considering dropping Bad Bunny as its Super Bowl halftime headline performer, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said.
 
                                                  
      A recent report mandated by the city revealed that the fountain isn't ADA-compliant. It also contains lead and asbestos. San Francisco Recreation and Parks estimated it'll cost $29 million to renovate, but only $2.68 million to remove.
 
                                                  
      Limp Bizkit, with roots in Jacksonville, Florida, emerged in the late 1990s with a sound that melds alternative rock, heavy metal and rap.
 
                                                  
      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.
 
                                                  
      While recent data and reports show how car break-ins in the Bay Area are down, they still occur, and it's the last thing you want to see as you head to the car.
 
                                                  
      Lauren Toms talked with a woman whose family started the Castro Halloween celebration.
 
                                                  
      When it comes to cancer, the earlier you know you have it, the better chance you have at beating it. That’s the idea behind a new, portable breath analyzer meant to detect lung cancer with just a few breaths.
 
                                                  
      Commuters who use the Richmond San Rafael Bridge are noticing a big change that started this week: There's no longer a bike path spanning the bridge during heavier commute times.
 
                                                  
      The Black Cultural Zone is working on a revitalization initiative, the Rise East 40x40 project, which spans from Seminary Avenue to the Oakland-San Leandro border.
 
                                                  
      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.