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Authorities in Sunnyvale have arrested a man after he found a lost dog Monday night and allegedly tried to extort $1,000 from the dog's owners.
A new state law just took effect that allows millions of ex-felons to seal their criminal records, opening up new opportunities for former offenders who served their time. Lezla Gooden introduces us to an Oakland man who created a support network for people who are trying to find a fresh start.
This week's Jefferson Award winner is Hollis Berger, a North Bay college student who has spent more than half her life raising money for pediatric cancer patients. Sharon Chin introduces us to her.
It claims to be the oldest craft brewery in the country, but after 1927 years in business San Francisco-based Anchor Brewing announced it's shutting down and pursuing bankruptcy. José Martínez spoke with a company spokesperson as well as some dedicated customers about the closure.
A woman died more than a month after being hit by a car while riding her bicycle in San Jose, police announced Wednesday.
A 17-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Redwood City Police Department.
As cities across the Bay Area get more serious about wildfire prevention after years of devastation, one local neighborhood is working together to create a defense against potential fires.
As part of CBS News Bay Area's new series "Project Earth," Lauren Toms visits a Berkeley neighborhood, where residents are creating a plan prevent potential wildfires.
As Oakland faces the largest budget deficit in its history, members of the City Council's finance and management committee Tuesday endorsed a raise to the mayor's salary that would bump Mayor Sheng Thao's pay by around $75,000 annually.
The police response to an annual unsanctioned skateboarding event in San Francisco's Mission District over the weekend has sparked a heated debate where even some participants are saying it has gotten out of control.
After three days of being stuck in San Francisco following a pier collision, the passengers on the Ruby Princess cruise ship are finally able to enjoy their trip to Alaska. Anne Makovec checks in with their voyage. Read more here
The San Francisco Police Department is defending its response to the annual, but unsanctioned, Dolores "hill bomb" skateboarding event, which ended with more than 100 arrests after the crowd clashed with police. Kenny Choi reports on how even the skate community is divided over the fallout.
Oakland police were asking people to avoid the 50 block of MacArthur Boulevard Monday as they investigated reports of a shooting.
San Jose police are investigating a shooting incident over the weekend that left a boy dead and a man injured down the street from the San Jose State University campus.
A 33-year-old man was arrested late last month in connection with a double shooting in San Jose last year that left one man dead and another injured, police announced Monday.
Details have begun to emerge of an accord that would resolve a three-month standoff over the fate of "Site F," a homeless shelter at Pier 94 in San Francisco.
Evacuation orders for the area near Coombsville Road in Napa County have been lifted after crews managed to contain the seven-acre fire, police in the City of Napa announced Wednesday.
Kelsi Thorud reports from Napa on the quick efforts by firefighters to keep a small brush fire from spreading into a neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.
Sausalito Mayor Melissa Blaustein swam roughly two miles from Angel Island to Sausalito Wednesday morning to raise money to restore her city's iconic sea lion statue. The statue, which has stood for more than half a century, was damaged by winter storms.
Six people were shot during a violent July 4th celebration in Hayward, leaving locals shaken. José Martínez reports on the aftermath.
The aftermath of a violent 4th of July celebration in Hayward is haunting the community and leaving locals shaken by the tragic events that unfolded.
A man was shot and killed in San Francisco's Bret Harte neighborhood Tuesday night.
For years, Oaklanders looking for a fun gay night on the town had to either cross the bridge or hop on BART. No matter how hard it tried, the city known as the Sunny Side of the Bay has always lived in the shadow of its neighboring gay mecca. But as Itay Hod reports, that might be changing.
It was graduation day at the San Francisco County Jail. Lauren Toms was there as incarcerated graduates earned their high school diplomas, hoping to set themselves for success at the end of their sentences.
For years, Oaklanders looking for a fun gay night on the town had to either cross the bridge or hop on BART. No matter how hard it tried, the city known as the Sunny Side of the Bay has always lived in the shadow of its neighboring gay Mecca.
One person was detained after a pedestrian died in a collision in San Francisco Sunday evening, police said.
Macklin Celebrini scored an unassisted goal at 3:47 of overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday.
Bay Area seafood lovers hoping to serve fresh Dungeness crab for Thanksgiving or Christmas are out of luck again this year.
A dispute with the East Bay Regional Parks District over a lease agreement is jeopardizing one of the most beloved children's attractions in the East Bay.
British Muslim journalist and political commentator Sami Hamdi was detained at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the Department of Homeland Security said.
One person was detained after a pedestrian died in a collision in San Francisco Sunday evening, police said.
Macklin Celebrini scored an unassisted goal at 3:47 of overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday.
Bay Area seafood lovers hoping to serve fresh Dungeness crab for Thanksgiving or Christmas are out of luck again this year.
A dispute with the East Bay Regional Parks District over a lease agreement is jeopardizing one of the most beloved children's attractions in the East Bay.
British Muslim journalist and political commentator Sami Hamdi was detained at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the Department of Homeland Security said.
One person was detained after a pedestrian died in a collision in San Francisco Sunday evening, police said.
Bay Area seafood lovers hoping to serve fresh Dungeness crab for Thanksgiving or Christmas are out of luck again this year.
Santa Rosa police said the suspects were employees at a San Francisco adult entertainment venue that the victim, Mark Calcagni, managed.
President Trump announced Thursday that he has called off a plan to deploy federal agents to San Francisco, following a conversation with Mayor Daniel Lurie.
The Women's Professional Baseball League has chosen New York, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco as the cities that will represent the four teams competing in their inaugural season.
A dispute with the East Bay Regional Parks District over a lease agreement is jeopardizing one of the most beloved children's attractions in the East Bay.
The quake was in the Briones Regional Park, and it was recorded just before 7:30 a.m., with a depth of nearly 10 miles, the USGS report states.
Twenty-four days into the federal government shutdown, thousands of federal workers are now missing their first full paycheck - and the economic consequences are spreading beyond workers at government buildings.
Police in El Cerrito broke up multiple retail thefts in progress Thursday at Marshalls and CVS stores in a targeted operation, the department said Friday.
A planned immigration crackdown by federal agents has been canceled for the entire Bay Area for now, Mayor Barbara Lee of Oakland said Friday.
Around 9:45 a.m., crews responded to a report of a vehicle driving off the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf.
A fugitive Mountain View barber suspected in dozens of sexual assaults of unconscious victims has been found in Guatemala, prosecutors said.
Three convicted killers who are serving sentences at Salinas Valley State Prison in Central California are suspected of killing a fellow inmate during an attack Thursday morning.
Four students from Watsonville High School were arrested after three people were injured in a stabbing and assault on campus Thursday morning.
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle as he was crossing a busy road in San Jose early Thursday morning, police said.
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.
The Board of Supervisors approved a new set of developer fees to generate funds for affordable housing while putting a major cost on so-called luxury housing.
The group's representative estimates the total overpayment to be more than $300,000 and says some workers could have to pay more than $20,000 each.
Macklin Celebrini scored an unassisted goal at 3:47 of overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday.
C.J. Stroud threw for a season-high 318 yards with two touchdowns and the Texans got off to a quick start and held on for a 26-15 victory.
Deni Avdija had 26 points and six assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Golden State Warriors 139-119 in Tiago Splitter's first game as interim head coach.
Basketball is back in the Bay, and Golden State Warriors fans couldn't be happier, especially one longtime, well-dressed fanatic.
Stephen Curry scores 42 points, including a game-tying 3-pointer, as the Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 137-131.
One person was detained after a pedestrian died in a collision in San Francisco Sunday evening, police said.
Thieves took less than eight minutes to steal jewels valued at $102 million last Sunday morning from Paris' famous Louvre museum.
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.
Police in El Cerrito broke up multiple retail thefts in progress Thursday at Marshalls and CVS stores in a targeted operation, the department said Friday.
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.`
Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff on Friday apologized for comments he made last week urging President Trump to deploy the National Guard to San Francisco to address public safety.
OpenAI is pausing Sora 2 users' ability to make AI videos that depict the civil rights leader as the company works to create rules for historical figures.
The system has been operating since August, and San Anselmo is the company's first client. But the city has already gotten a grant to install the AI controller in all 12 of its stop lights.
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."
The USDA notice comes after the Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through SNAP.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the TikTok deal announced last month is set to be finalized on Thursday when President Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
In an exclusive interview, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said that he will consider a presidential campaign after the 2026 midterm elections.
The move comes even though Ontario's leader said the anti-tariff ad would be halted beginning Monday.
Former vice president Kamala Harris spoke about the possibility of a woman being in the White House one day in an interview with the BBC.
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.
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.
Frehley was recovering from a "minor fall" that forced him to cancel a scheduled performance in late September, his tour manager had said.
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.
Los Angeles International Airport officials say a staffing shortage at Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport led to a temporary ground stop for all LAX flights.
Here's a look at the weather forecast Sunday evening.
A British Muslim journalist and political commentator was arrested at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the Department of Homeland Security said.
The delay in California's commercial Dungeness crab impacts fishermen, businesses and consumers. Da Lin reports.
A dispute over a lease agreement is putting the future of an East Bay children's attraction in jeopardy.
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.