October 2026
After mistaking call as spam, Bay Area resident wins MacArthur ‘genius grant’
Stanford University organic chemist Song Lin has received an $800,000 award, with no strings attached, for his creativity.
Details of NYT exec slaying revealed as in-laws appear in Bay Area court
Shili Chen and Shouyong Zhang face murder charges in the Dublin killing of their son-in-law, New York Times Games engineering director Jonathan McKinsey.
FBI suspects Bay Area firefighter may have faked his death after arrest
An Alameda County firefighter was accused of possessing child sexual abuse images in 2023 and allegedly drowned in Suisun Bay during a boating accident.
Oakland police exit 23 years of federal oversight after ‘Riders’ scandal
On Tuesday, a federal judge officially ended 23 years of oversight of the Oakland Police Department.
Giant rockfall compromises Calif. beach route as waves pound shoreline
El Niño’s destruction of Orange County beaches has begun. Residents are worried.
LA sheriff investigates double homicide at dilapidated Lancaster greenhouse
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a potential double homicide after finding the remains of two people in Lancaster.