Silicon Valley tech worker and her kids killed by Russian shelling in Ukraine

Tatiana Perebeinis, an executive with a Silicon Valley startup, and her two children were killed while trying to flee Russian forces in Irpin, Ukraine, according to the company where she worked.

Steer wanders onto 210 Freeway in Lake View Terrace

A steer is safe in a pen after leading authorities on a chase along the freeway, through a parking lot, and into a local yard Wednesday afternoon.

California officials raided preschool, interviewed 2-year-olds over mask policies

California state regulators conducted an investigation at a Southern California preschool and privately interviewed children as young as 2 without their parents’ consent about their masking practices.

Backpack stolen from 13-year-old Oakland girl during trip to hospital for surgery

A 13-year-old Oakland girl preparing for life-saving surgery was victimized by thieves on her way to the hospital. Jazz Hardrict said they stole her backpack which contained items she relies on to connect with her peers and her teachers.

Family of USF student Christopher Liang live in China, need help for funeral, visit to U.S.

The brother of USF student Christopher Liang, who was found dead in his rented Tesla, is now asking for help to bring the young man's family from China and to help pay for funeral expenses.

Cain Velasquez denied bail in attempted murder case

Cain Velasquez will not be released on bail as he faces attempted murder charges from a shooting that injured one person, a Santa Clara County judge ruled Monday.

California mom pleads guilty to stimulus check scam with Death Row son

A Modesto mother faces close to 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty to conspiring with her son, who is on Death Row at San Quentin, to file fraudulent stimulus checks.

Undocumented father used ‘ghost gun’ to kill 3 daughters in Sacramento church

David Mora, 39, was armed with a homemade semiautomatic rifle-style weapon. He had an illegal 30-round ammunition magazine and 17 bullets were fired, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said.

Katie Meyer's memorial planned on soccer field she used to play

The family of Katie Meyer announced memorial plans for their daughter. The Stanford soccer star died last week of suicide.

Sacramento church shooter, who killed daughters, was in country illegally, officials say

The gunman who killed his three daughters, a chaperone who was supervising his visit with the children and himself in a Sacramento church this week was in the United States illegally, immigration officials said Friday.

Katie Meyer's parents struggle for answers after daughter's death at Stanford

In an emotional interview, the parents of Stanford University soccer star Katie Meyer say they are struggling to understand why their daughter died by suicide this week.

Brentwood police dog bit second woman in head, records reveal

A Brentwood police K-9 bit a woman in the head as she hid in an attic crawlspace one year before the same dog ripped the scalp off a shoplifter hiding in the bushes.

Sherri Papini accused of faking 2016 kidnapping, lying to FBI

Sherri Papini, a Northern California woman whose disappearance and mysterious reappearance set off a frantic three-week search more than five years ago was arrested Thursday on charges of lying to federal agents about being kidnapped.

Biden announces $54M Siemens investment, planned US factory jobs

President Biden joined the CEO of Siemens USA to announce a $54M investment to produce equipment for electrical infrastructure, creating 300 more jobs at California and Texas sites.

Adoptive parents plead not guilty to slaying missing California boys, ages 3 and 4

Trezell West and Jacqueline West pleaded not guilty to charges that they killed their adoptive children Orrin West, 4, and Orson West, 3, who were reported missing from their family’s backyard in 2020.