Former FCI Dublin women burst out sobbing, placed in isolation at Minnesota prison

About 90 women from FCI Dublin who were transferred to a prison in Minnesota sobbed to attorneys, reporting they are repeatedly placed in lockdown and in solitary confinement for minor offenses.

Scott Peterson given discovery rights by California judge

The judge presiding over the Scott Peterson case greenlit a discovery process for the convicted murderer on Monday, two decades after he was found guilty of killing his pregnant wife.

Menendez Brothers: What is the new evidence causing DA Gascón to review the case?

LA County DA George Gasón's office is reviewing new evidence from a third party to see if Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted of killing their parents in 1989, could be resentenced.

Daly City gym custodian followed home and shot dead by member who flouted rules: DA

A 60-year-old custodian at a Daly City gym was shot and killed near his home by a gunman who had repeatedly violated gym etiquette, authorities said Thursday.

Menendez Brothers: Could Erik and Lyle be resentenced? LA DA makes major announcement

There may be a new-found hope for Lyle and Erik Menendez, as Los Angeles County DA George Gascón announced Thursday that he will be reviewing the brothers' cases.

Revelation of San Jose State trans volleyball player sparks forfeits from opponents

San Jose State University officials said via an emailed statement, that the school is in-line with Mountain West and NCAA rules relating to the participation of a reportedly trans athlete on the school's women's volleyball team. So far, three schools have declined to compete against SJSU, instead having the matches either listed as cancelations or forfeitures.

'Shocking' constitutional discipline violations at now-closed FCI Dublin: judge

A federal judge has extended the role of the special master over the now-closed FCI Dublin women's prison, saying that a review of the Bureau of Prisons' disciplinary actions against the incarcerated women showed a "shocking" error rate of nearly half. 

Crypto scammer swindles more than $1 million from Bay Area woman

Crypto-crime keeps exploding, often aimed at Americans by a worldwide network of heartless criminals who don’t care about whose lives they destroy. One victim, a professional woman, was willing to talk about the kind of financial devastation few of us can ever imagine.

California man accused blowing up courthouse on his court date

Five people were injured after a man set off an explosive device in the lobby of the Santa Maria Courthouse. A suspect has been detained.

California AG sues ExxonMobil over alleged plastic recycling deception

California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday announced the filing of an unprecedented lawsuit against ExxonMobil for allegedly engaging in a 50-year campaign of deception that “caused and exacerbated the global plastics pollution crisis."

6-year-old boy kidnapped from Oakland found alive 70 years later

Luis Armando Albino was 6 years old in 1951 when he was abducted while playing at an Oakland park. Now, more than seven decades later, Albino has been found thanks to help from an online ancestry test, old photos and newspaper clippings.

Park ranger Betty Reid Soskin turns 103

The West Contra Costa Unified School District on Friday is celebrating the 103rd birthday of a Bay Area icon: Betty Reid Soskin, who retired two years ago as the oldest, active national park ranger.