Flags honoring 13 U.S. service members killed in Kabul vandalized in Riverside

Police are asking for the public's help in finding the vandals who ripped the U.S. flags honoring the 13 service members killed in the Kabul airport attack.

Bay Area family making history in Pfizer pediatric vaccine trial

They're only in elementary school, but 6-year-old Sofia Chavez and her 9-year-old brother Nico are helping make history. They have been part of Pfizer's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine trial at Stanford for children.

US Navy IDs 5 sailors killed in helicopter crash near San Diego

The MH-60S crashed on Aug. 31 about 70 miles off San Diego during what the Navy described as routine flight operations.

US Navy declares 5 missing sailors dead after helicopter crash off San Diego coast

Five crew members were declared dead Saturday after a U.S. Navy helicopter crashed off the Southern California coast during a routine flight from an aircraft carrier earlier this week, military officials said. Search and rescue efforts have now shifted to recovery operations. 

California lawmakers OK expanding, strengthening police record access

Another hallmark of this bill is providing access to sustained findings on officers who engaged in racist or biased behavior, or conducted unlawful arrests or searches.

Young man killed at Oakland barbershop had bright future, sister says

Hassan Xavier Bell's goal was to become a professor and teach social justice. Housing and financial issues led him to stop attending San Francisco State for two years and get a job selling solar panels.

Calmer winds aid California firefighters but hot Labor Day weekend looms

There is some optimism and progress as winds eased on the fire’s western flank while in the northeast, despite gusty ridgetop winds, firefighters with bulldozers and shovels were steadily hacking out fire lines or burning away vegetation to box in the flames before they reached Tahoe.

South Lake Tahoe is OK for now, but Caldor Fire not yet out

Better weather on Thursday helped the battle against a huge California wildfire threatening communities around Lake Tahoe, but fire commanders warned firefighters to be prepared for ongoing dangers.

San Francisco will pay people to not shoot at others

San Francisco is trying something new to combat an uptick in gun crimes – paying people to not shoot at others.

Will Theranos case change Silicon Valley culture?

Jury selection wraps up Thursday in the case against Theranos founder Elizabether Holmes. Court watchers are waiting to see what impacts the trial has on Silicon Valley startup culture.

Trails where California family mysteriously died closed to the public

Investigators are considering whether toxic algae blooms or other hazards may have contributed to the deaths and are awaiting the results of water tests taken from the area where the family was found.

Thick smoke from Caldor Fire envelops South Lake Tahoe

Thick smoke from the Caldor Fire enveloped the city of South Lake Tahoe, which was all but deserted during a summer week usually bustling with tourists.