Nearly 80,000 pounds of illegal fireworks seized along California-Nevada border

During the operation, Cal Fire confiscated 79,411 pounds of dangerous fireworks, conducted 932 traffic stops for various violations, issued 215 citations for dangerous fireworks and additional violations, and arrested three individuals.

Flurry of mountain lion sightings in Petaluma neighborhoods

With numerous mountain lion sightings all over the Bay Area this summer, wildlife officers say this is the time of year they migrate searching for food and water. They may be wandering further than usual due to the drought and a shrinking deer population.

3 more Bay Area residents charged in Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol

Three more Bay Area residents have been charged in connection with the January 6 attack on the Capitol, making Florida the state with the most indictments related to the riots.

Prosecutor: San Jose mother confessed to strangling 7-year-old son

A San Jose mother on Wednesday was denied bail by a Nevada judge who was told by a prosecutor that the woman admitted strangling her 7-year-old son.

San Francisco to pay $3.25M to family of man shot by police in 2017

San Francisco supervisors voted to pay a proposed $3.25 million to the family Sean Moore, who was shot by an officer in 2017 and who died three years later from causes the coroner found were partly caused by a gunshot wound created by police.

Video: Car crashes into gas pump at busy station, causing fire

A vehicle crashed into a gas pump and started a fire in Ceres, California, on June 27; the dramatic incident was caught on the fuel station’s CCTV camera.

Mother arrested in East LA triple homicide investigation of 3 young children

A mother was arrested for the murders of her three young children, all under the age of 3, in East Los Angeles, officials announced Tuesday. She is being held on a $2,000,000 bail.

Northern California officers kill man who pulled gun in marijuana farm-Lava Fire zone

The Siskiyou County Sheriff said the man was trying to drive into the Mount Shasta Vista subdivision on Monday and pointed a handgun at the group of officers that included a sheriff’s deputy and local police.

Owner of 'Flintstone House' settles lawsuit with California town

The California town called the towering dinosaurs and life-size sculptures “a highly visible eyesore” and sued the owner, alleging she violated local codes when she put dinosaur sculptures in the backyard and made other landscaping changes.

LA County Public Health strongly recommends masking indoors amid Delta variant concerns

Health officials in Los Angeles County are now strongly recommending everyone – regardless of their vaccination status – to wear masks indoors in public places in the wake of the recent Delta variant spread.

California officials seize 15,000 lbs of illegal fireworks

The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office says it has linked two people to the sale of fireworks in the county, as well as two residences and a warehouse in Oakland. One of the suspects was booked into jail last week but the other has not yet been taken into custody.

Snorkeler recounts shark attack off San Mateo County coast

Nemanja Spasojevic says he was snorkeling off the coast of Grey Whale Cove State Beach in San Mateo County when he was bit by a great white shark.

California bans government travel to 5 additional states due to new anti-LGBTQ+ laws

California is restricting state-funded government travel to Arkansas, Florida, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia as a "result of new anti-LGBTQ+ legislation recently enacted in each state," California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Monday.

Pacifica beaches reopened after weekend shark attack

The surfer said he believed he was bitten by a 6- to 8-foot-long great white shark, which sunk its teeth into his leg 10 times.

3-year-old California boy killed when gun went off inside his home

Bryson Vang's parents and his siblings were inside the home when the gun went off around 8:30 a.m. Saturday, and the boy’s father found him in a bedroom with the gun.