July 2026
NOAA releases new sky-high odds of historic El Niño in California
After emerging in June, El Niño is now gaining power in the Pacific Ocean. The climate pattern generally brings rain to California.
Giants beat the Rockies 8-2 to start a 4-game series
Casey Schmitt, Bryce Eldridge and Willy Adames homered to back rookie Carson Whisenhunt and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 8-2 on Thursday night to start a four-game series….
Fremont man used ‘dummy’ books to steal ancient Chinese manuscripts from UCLA
The 39-year-old was sentenced to one year of home confinement and three years of supervised release
Key allies abandon owner of Manny’s in SF after sexual assault accusation
Manny Yekutiel is running for District 8 supervisor amid a report of sexual assault.
‘I wouldn’t want it anywhere’: Officials trace rare bacteria back to Meta data center construction
The bacteria was traced back to the construction of a 715,000-square-foot data center near Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Calif. city used drones for illegal firework crackdown. One fine reached $100K.
On the Fourth of July, the Sacramento Fire Department used its own drones for the first time to document illegal firework use throughout the region.
Cease loses no-hit bid in 9th as Blue Jays beat Giants 10-0
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Toronto’s Dylan Cease worked eight no-hit innings against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday before allowing a single to Heliot Ramos leading off the ninth as the Blue…
She was alone in a remote Bay Area farmhouse. A killer found her.
Nearly nine years after Emily Courchesne’s unsolved death in a Byron farmhouse, her family is still fighting for answers.
Homicide suspect captured, returned to California after years on the run
After evading authorities for nearly a decade, a homicide suspect has been apprehended and returned to California following an international search effort.
Bay Area man 4th person to die on Lake Shasta so far this summer
A 49-year-old man drowned at Lake Shasta on Saturday while swimming to a group of youths in the water. It’s the fourth fatality at Lake Shasta this summer.