Teen among dead in devastating California car crash finally identified
For decades, he’s been one of California’s most famous John Does. Now the Riverside car crash victim has a name: Mark Alan Smith.
California Forever dealt huge blow as $3 billion contract goes to Texas
California Forever, a controversial project with aspirations to expand Solano County by up to 400,000 residents, was dealt a blow last week.
Coast Guard medevacs Carnival cruise ship passenger off California coast
A woman was medevaced off a Carnival cruise ship last week after she showed signs of having a stroke, the Coast Guard said.
Gilbert has 10 strikeouts in 6 innings, Raley and Young hit HRs as Mariners beat Giants 6-3
Logan Gilbert had 10 strikeouts across six strong innings, Luke Raley and Cole Young homered, and the Seattle Mariners beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3. Gilbert (8-6) allowed three runs and four hits…
Paul Pelosi charged with hit-and-run after July 4 weekend Napa Valley crash
Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley filed a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge against Paul Pelosi after a July 3 crash.
Calif. company recalls lettuce after ‘explosive diarrhea’ linked to Taco Bell
California’s Taylor Farms issued a recall Friday afternoon after a multi-state outbreak of “explosive diarrhea” linked to iceberg lettuce.
Amid El Niño, ‘conga line’ of tropical storms could change Bay Area weather
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Elida could build into the first hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean this year.
US Forest Service employees zip-tied, held at gunpoint in California
On Friday morning, a hostage crisis ended on Gumboot Lake, a remote lake in the Northern California Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
Rodríguez’s walk-off sacrifice fly propels Mariners to 4-3 win against Giants in 10 innings
Julio Rodríguez hit a walk-off sacrifice fly and Cole Young tallied a game-tying, three-run home run as the Seattle Mariners beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 in 10 innings. With one away and runners…
English cricket standout Liam Plunkett is giving baseball a try with Oakland’s minor league team
English cricketer Liam Plunkett has been dabbling in America’s pastime while visiting the Bay Area to broadcast Major League Cricket’s latest stop in Oakland. Plunkett pitched to one batter late…