Epic Polynesian Canoe Voyage Arrives In San Francisco
After dodging two hurricanes along the way, a Polynesian voyaging canoe arrived in San Francisco Sunday completing a journey that began in the Hawaiian Islands.
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After dodging two hurricanes along the way, a Polynesian voyaging canoe arrived in San Francisco Sunday completing a journey that began in the Hawaiian Islands.
A flight from Mineta San Jose International Airport to Hawaii has been forced to return to the Bay Area Wednesday over a mechanical issue.
Weather officials dropped all warnings Saturday after tropical storm Lane weakened and turned away from Hawaii.
Hurricane Lane weakened to a tropical storm on Friday as it headed toward the Hawaiian islands. But it still brought torrential rains that immersed a city in waist-deep water and forced people to flee flooding homes
Hurricane Lane unleashed torrents of rain and landslides that blocked roads on Hawaii's mostly rural Big Island on Thursday as residents and tourists in the state's biggest city braced for the dangerous storm to come their way.
An urban search and rescue task force based in Menlo Park was deployed to Oahu, Hawaii, ahead of Hurricane Lane on Wednesday.
Hawaii residents emptied store shelves Wednesday, claimed the last sheets of plywood to board up windows and drained gas pumps as Hurricane Lane churned toward the state.
The state is bracing for a powerful punch: The governor has declared an emergency, and all public schools on the Big Island and Maui are closed.
Hurricane Lane strengthened to a Category 5 storm late Tuesday with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph as it moved closer to Hawaii.
For the seventh time in eight days, an explosion at the Kilauea summit on Hawaii's Big Island erupted Thursday morning with a force equivalent to an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 or higher, according to the US Geological Survey.
Lava from the Kilauea volcano, which erupted more than a month ago, now covers 5,914 acres, or 9.24 square miles, according to the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency.
Fast-moving lava poured into low-lying coastal Hawaii neighborhoods in just two days this week, destroying hundreds of homes.
Steam billowed up from Hawaii's largest freshwater lake as lava flow evaporated its placid waters within a few hours and made it the latest casualty from the Big Island's Kilauea volcano.
Lava destroyed hundreds of homes in mostly rural Hawaii area overnight, a county spokeswoman said Tuesday.
From earthquakes to seeping lava, Hawaii's Big Island has seen plenty from nature since the first eruptions of Kilauea volcano.
More than 80 homes have been destroyed by the Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii in the four weeks since lava began flowing.
A substation and adjacent warehouse that stored a drilling rig at the Puna Geothermal Venture were covered by lava near Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano.
Hawaii authorities have a message for residents in some areas affected by the Kilauea volcano: evacuate or get arrested.
It's been four weeks since the first eruptions from the Kilauea volcano rocked Hawaii's Big Island, and the lava is as relentless as ever.
Magma from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano traveled down Highway 132 overnight in Pahoa, forcing evacuations as emergency responders worry residents could be painted into a corner on the east side of the Big Island.
Scientists in Hawaii have captured rare images of blue flames burning from cracks in the pavement as the Kilauea volcano gushes fountains of lava in the background, offering insight into a new dimension in the volcano's weeks-long eruption.
"It was the most extreme force I ever felt in my life," he said in an interview from his hospital bed, recalling the impact.
The eruption of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii sparked new safety warnings about toxic gas on the Big Island's southern coastline after lava began flowing into the ocean and setting off a chemical reaction.
White plumes of acid and extremely fine shards of glass billowed into the sky over Hawaii as molten rock from Kilauea volcano poured into the ocean, creating yet another hazard.
Scientists say it's not known whether lava flows will keep advancing or stop, and new flows are likely as the Kilauea eruption continues.
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The San Francisco Zoo on Wednesday gave a sneak preview of one of its newest residents, a male silverback Western lowland gorilla.
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Three firefighters suffered injuries as they were battling a fire at a building under construction in San Francisco's Mission District early Wednesday morning.
The San Francisco Police Department on Wednesday reported the largest surge of recruits in years as it seeks to address an ongoing staffing shortage, city officials said.
The site of what was once a sprawling homeless encampment in West Oakland has become an affordable housing complex for hundreds of new tenants.
BART service on the Berryessa Line was halted Wednesday afternoon after a downed tree blocked the tracks between Fremont and Union City stations, the agency said.
The CHP said the driver and a passenger were injured in a crash after a brief car chase with officers.
Large outages had thousands of Pacific Gas and Electric customers in Oakland and Brentwood without power Monday afternoon as heavy rain and wind battered the Bay Area.
Some scattered rainfall will continue into Tuesday, along with the possibility of thunderstorms.
A group called HomeAbroad just released a report saying that, nationwide, the average number of permits issued in 2025 compared to 2020 declined by 32 percent in large cities. But leading the list is the San Jose/Sunnyvale/Santa Clara area.
A suspect in an alleged shooting at an occupied vehicle last month in San Jose was arrested last week for attempted murder, authorities said Tuesday.
Some scattered rainfall will continue into Tuesday, along with the possibility of thunderstorms.
For the family that runs Kim Hung Jewelry in San Jose, Sep. 5 is a day they'll never forget. What was once a thriving shop now sits boarded up, a reminder of the smash-and-grab robbery that changed everything.
A body believed to be that of a San Jose man missing since June was found in the Saratoga Hills on Thursday, and three men were arrested on suspicion of murder.
A woman was shot to death at an apartment complex in Vallejo on Tuesday evening, authorities said.
The last time the Russian River crested, a massive mudslide took an entire house down the river.
For years, the State of California has been planning a fix for Highway 37, spanning a wetlands area between Vallejo and Marin County.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for a portion of Napa County, where heavy rain has been falling on Monday. Separately, flood advisories were in effect for most of the Bay Area.
Officers rescued a woman who had been kidnapped and assaulted in San Rafael over the weekend, and three suspects were arrested, authorities said Monday.
Four-time All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner will need season-ending surgery after he was sidelined by a severe ankle injury during San Francisco's loss to Tampa Bay.
Baker Mayfield's heroics came early in the fourth quarter instead of the final minutes.
Mark Sanchez was hospitalized with multiple stab wounds following the altercation on Oct. 4. He was then charged with battery involving serious bodily injury, a felony.
The San Francisco 49ers travel to Florida to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for NFL Week 6, and there are several ways to watch and stream the football game scheduled at 4:25 p.m. ET / 1:25 p.m. PT.
Leo Carlsson scored 46 seconds into overtime and the Anaheim Ducks overcame a two-goal, third-period deficit to for a 7-6 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Before Trump made those comments, Mayor Daniel Lurie and District Attorney Brooke Jenkins had held an event speaking about public safety and the increase in police recruits.
A woman was shot to death at an apartment complex in Vallejo on Tuesday evening, authorities said.
The San Francisco Police Department on Wednesday reported the largest surge of recruits in years as it seeks to address an ongoing staffing shortage, city officials said.
The CHP said the driver and a passenger were injured in a crash after a brief car chase with officers.
A suspect in an alleged shooting at an occupied vehicle last month in San Jose was arrested last week for attempted murder, authorities said Tuesday.
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She says AI, and chatbots specifically, can benefit minors, but she hopes going forward that engineers will focus on creating ethically sound AI systems.
Walmart customers will soon be able to complete transactions through ChatGPT, as the retailer makes push into "agentic commerce."
The family is among dozens suing Roblox, Discord and other tech platforms, alleging they allowed sexual predators access to their children.
The new restrictions for teen users are gradually rolling out starting Tuesday and will be fully implemented by the end of the year, Meta said.
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."
Officials in Contra Costa County urged residents of an Antioch neighborhood to check for standing water following this week's rain, as more invasive mosquitoes are being found.
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the human cost "cannot be tolerated."
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The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Louisiana's intentional creation of a second majority-Black district violates the 14th and 15th Amendments.
Meta has removed a Facebook page used to track the presence of immigration agents at the request of the Department of Justice, the company confirmed on Tuesday.
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.
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San Francisco International Airport has been declared among the world's "most beautiful" for its design of Harvey Milk Terminal 1, which was completed last year.
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D'Angelo's family said he died Tuesday after a "prolonged and courageous battle with cancer."
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