One Year Later: Remembering the Altobelli family

For Tony Altobelli, Sunday, January 26, 2020 started out much like any other morning. He had no idea that a frantic phone call that he received that day about a deadly helicopter crash would change his life and the lives of his family forever.

California spent $19 million to shield state Capitol from protests

Gov. Gavin Newsom mobilized 1,000 members of the National Guard to safeguard the Capitol and other vital infrastructure, at a cost of $3.4 million for staffing, fuel and travel, the state Department of Finance said Thursday.

Sunnyvale man allegedly confesses to murdering wife, daughter

Leonid Solomonovich Yamburg, 51, allegedly told a clerk at the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety on Wednesday that he committed the crime. 

Unemployment freeze traps valid claims in a red tape nightmare

Unemployed workers with legitimate claims have had their accounts frozen by the department, sometimes for months, as part of an anti-fraud crackdown.

WATCH: Heartwarming moment UCLA Law student finds out he passed the California bar

Omarr Rambert, a recent UCLA School of Law graduate, posted a video on Instagram on Jan. 8 of the moment he found out he passed the California Bar Exam. 

Immigrant rights protests in San Jose, Sacramento and Seattle

"We want to pressure the new administration since Day One, so they don't forget about the undocumented immigrants," said one of the organizers, Gabriel Manrique. "We've been here before, the Democrats promising immigration reform, especially when Obama was president, nothing happened. So we want to start pressuring them so it happens in the first 100 days." 

$50,000 reward offered to help find missing boy swept out to sea

A $50,000 reward is being offered to help find a missing 12-year-old Fremont boy swept out to sea. Arunay Pruthi was caught by dangerous surf at Cowell Ranch State Beach south of Half Moon Bay this week.

Larger than life artwork celebrates Ruth Bader Ginsburg in San Jose

The 85-foot high installation of Ruth Bader Ginsberg will be visible throughout downtown San Jose and illuminated at night.  

Heartbroken Fremont family says 12-year-old snatched by wave 'just drifted away'

The family had taken advantage of the MLK holiday's warm weather and headed off to the beach, not realizing the danger of the surf. Waves as high as 15 feet slammed the area where the 7th grader was dragged underneath the waves. 

FBI arrests 3 Beverly Hills residents in connection with Capitol riot

Three Beverly Hills residents were arrested over the holiday weekend by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in connection with the Capitol riot. 

Bay Area businesses honor Oakland's Kamala Harris with ice cream, dishes

At Oakland's Jack London Square, the Home of Chicken and Waffles restaurant is doing a special called "the Kamala," a home-style dinner named for their favorite hometown politician. San Francisco-based Smitten Ice Cream also wanted to honor Harris's work to help other women, with their MVP special that stands for Madam Vice President.

Family of Black doctor who delivered Kamala Harris reflects on his legacy

As Kamala Harris gets ready to make history as the country’s first female, Black and South Asian vice president, her story is resonating with a Bay Area family whose connection to Harris started in the 1960s.

Boy missing after surf drags him into water at Cowell Ranch State Beach

The search from air for a missing boy swept into the ocean at a San Mateo County beach Monday afternoon was called off for the night.

As COVID-19 deaths surge, Los Angeles County lifts limit on number of cremations

As the COVID-19 death rate in Los Angeles County continues to climb, county officials have issued an emergency order lifting environmental limits on the number of cremations that can be performed every month.