ktvu — A suspected DUI driver was arrested in Vacaville Saturday evening after he hit a teenage pedestrian and fled the scene on foot, only to turn himself in later. Vacaville Police officers told KTVU that around 6:45 p.m. a 21-year-old Fairfield man struck hit a 14 year old girl who was walking...
ktvu — Josh Donaldson had four hits and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 11-5 Saturday night. Chris Young had three hits and drove in two as Oakland's bats came alive for a season-high 18 hits, and the A's scored their most runs in a month. Every Oakland hitter drove in at...
ktvu — Jim Harbaugh is finally going to get to see a yellow flag. The coach of the San Francisco 49ers will drive the pace car for the start of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, and while he won't be behind the wheel during in-race cautions — when the yellow flag comes out...
ktvu — Protesters rallied in dozens of cities Saturday as part of a global protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified food it produces, organizers said. Organizers said "March Against Monsanto" protests were held in 52 countries and 436 cities, including San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles where demonstrators waved signs...
ktvu — Angel Pagan hit an inside-the-park homer with a runner aboard in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 6-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. Troy Tulowitzki led off the 10th with his 10th home run to put the Rockies ahead 5-4. Colorado closer Rafael...
ktvu — More than 750 people who work concessions at San Francisco Giants' AT&T Park Saturday morning launched a one-day strike as their union bargains for better wages, benefits and job security, a union spokeswoman said. The strike by the union UNITEHERE Local 2, against the Giants' food and beverage subcontractor Centerplate, took...
mercurynews — In semiannual Academic Performance Index (API) scores released Friday, Bay Area schools showed a wide range of results, with many ranked at the top, but also a significant number showing up in the bottom levels.
ktvu — Palo Alto police were searching for an elderly woman with Alzheimer's diseases who walked away from her assisted living facility Saturday morning. Naomi Brown left Lytton Gardens on the 600 block of University Avenue around 10:45 a.m., according to police. Brown, 85, is a white female who was last seen wearing a...
nbcbayarea — Two children fell into a canal along Hillcrest Ave in Antioch, according to police.Photo Credit: Shutterstock
ktvu — A large brush fire in Livermore shut down all lanes of westbound I-580 Saturday afternoon, causing a severe traffic jam on the first day of Memorial Weekend. The brush fire was first reported around 1:45 p.m. near the Altamont Pass Road I-580 on-ramp, according to reports. California Highway Patrol shut down all...
nbcbayarea — Palo Alto's emergency 911 system did a reverse call Saturday in order to ask the community to help them find a missing elderly woman with Alzheimer's Disease.
ktvu — A woman has been killed in flooding in the San Antonio area. San Antonio Fire Department spokesman Christian Bove says the 29-year-old woman was trapped in her car, got on the roof and was swept away in floodwaters. He says her body was later found against a fence. Bove says rescue workers...
ktvu — About 200 family members and co-workers from as far away as Washington state gathered Saturday morning to search for an Emeryville man missing since Sunday near Ocean Beach after the Bay to Breakers race. Beau Rasmussen, 27, who walked the Bay to Breakers race, was last seen when he took a...
ktvu — A man was arrested after attempting to flee from officers during a probation compliance check Friday night in Las Lomas, a Santa Cruz sheriff's sergeant said. Santa Cruz County sheriff's Gang Task Force went to a home on Harrington Road in Las Lomas to conduct a probation compliance check of Thomas...
ktvu — A San Francisco State University senior basketball star has been arrested for the murder of an Atlanta area rapper last June, authorities said. Decensae White, who transferred to SFSU last fall from Santa Clara University where he played basketball during the 2008-09 season, was arrested in Redwood...
ktvu — Authorities Saturday were investigating the death of a suspect who died after what's being described as a violent struggle with Sacramento police officers who were called to a retail store by a clerk who told a 911 dispatcher that she feared for her safety. Police say the trouble started around 6...
7x7 — It's a three-day holiday weekend for many and that means it's time to amplify the fun. Come to the East Bay for a triple threat: Wheels, kayaks, and jazz! Rod & Custom Car Show: If Jack London Square's the heart of Oakland, prepare to fall into the rhythm of its explosive...
ktvu — A group of thieves pulled off a designer clothing heist, taking thousands of dollars worth of jeans from a store at Livermore's Premium Outlets.Police said the thieves could be linked to five other crimes, all involving True Religion jeans.Police say they operate in a group and had getaway cars waiting...
ktvu — Santa Cruz police and sheriff's deputies have arrested three men suspected of a May 10 crime spree of burglary, arson, auto theft and stolen cash, credit and debit cards, a Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman said Friday. After a two-week joint investigation, police and deputies arrested ...
ktvu — A family of foxes that has taken up residence at the Facebook campus in Menlo Park has become well "liked" on the social media site with thousands of followers.The foxes walked away from an adjacent nature preserve and set up a den on the Facebook campus campus, and that has...
nbcbayarea — The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office has decided not to file charges against a 50-year-old woman who was accused of placing rubbing alcohol in two bottles of orange juice at a Starbucks in San Jose...Photo Credit: NBC Bay Area
ktvu — Former Richmond high school coach arrested on charges of child molestation The utility responsible for a deadly pipeline explosion in Northern California says the record $2.25 billion in fines being sought by state regulators is illegally excessive. Pacific Gas & Electric said Friday that it agrees with the California Public Utilities Commission...
nbcbayarea — Project Avary is a non profit dedicated exclusively to children who have a parent in prison. They help the young people, ages 8 to 18, by giving them two things their parent doesn't have: time and space.
mercurynews — Offensive coordinator Tony Franklin, defensive coordinator Andy Buh will both make over $600,000 for 2013 season
ktvu — A parolee was indicted by a federal grand jury in the theft of a valuable Gold Rush-era jewelry box from the Oakland Museum of California, authorities said Friday. Andre Taray Franklin, 45, of Oakland was charged Thursday with theft of major artwork and unlawful concealment and disposition of stolen major artwork,...