Dramatic photo shows lightning stike Sutro Tower during Bay Area's thunderstorms

The severe weather to slam the Bay Area in recent weeks have resulted in torrential rains, flooding, mudslides, and powerful lashing winds that have knocked out power and brought down once-towering trees. On Tuesday, there was also hail, thunder, and lightning.

Watch: California golfers flee '45-foot' waves crashing onto Pebble Beach course

Golfers were sent scrambling for safety as massive waves overtook an ocean-front golf course during one of a series of atmospheric rivers to slam into California in recent weeks. 

Musk says he can’t get fair trial in California, wants Texas

If a move isn’t possible, Elon Musk’s lawyers want the trial postponed until negative publicity regarding Musk’s purchase of Twitter has died down.

2 killed in rockslide at entrance to Yosemite National Park

A rockslide killed two people earlier this week near the entrance to Yosemite National Park, authorities said.

Oakland police investigate killing of 2-year-old, body found in Napa County

Oakland police are investigating the homicide of a 2-year-old boy whose body was found at least 60 miles north in a rural area of Napa County. 

San Francisco DA charges mother with murder of 2 little girls

The San Francisco District Attorney on Wednesday charged a 34-year-old mother with the murder of her two girls, ages 1 and 5.

Paul Pelosi suspected attacker enters not-guilty plea

The man who allegedly broke into U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and beat her 82-year-old husband in October pleaded not guilty Wednesday to six charges, including attempted murder, prosecutors said.

Norco store owner who went viral for shooting at would-be robbers has died

Craig Cope, the 80-year-old owner of Norco Market & Liquor, went viral after he fought back against a group of would-be armed robbers. Cope has died, the family confirmed to FOX 11

Puppy abandoned at San Francisco airport finds forever home with airline pilot

The puppy named Polaris was left behind by an international traveler who "chose to continue traveling on without his animal," the San Francisco SPCA said.

Racist, homophobic rant caught on camera at San Ramon In-N-Out

UPDATE: Authorities arrested Denver resident Jordan Krah, 40, for two counts of hate crime for an incident in San Ramon on Christmas Eve.

Several hospitalized after mass overdose at San Francisco home on Christmas

Authorities are investigating a mass overdose at a San Francisco home on Christmas that sent several people to the hospital, authorities said.

California university apologizes for unethical prisoner experiments

A prominent California medical school has apologized for conducting dozens of unethical medical experiments on at least 2,600 incarcerated men in the 1960s and 1970s.

Oakland dealership gifts minivan to mother of five

A car dealership gifted a mother with a special surprise just before Christmas -- a minivan for her five kids.

Marine recruiters help take down smash-and-grab suspects in Torrance

When Marine recruiters heard a robbery was going on in a Torrance mall, they jumped in to stop two of the suspects, and were able to hold them until police arrived.

Couple's anniversary cut short by 6.4 Northern California earthquake

A couple spending their anniversary at the Gingerbread Mansion Inn in Ferndale, Calif., had their celebration cut short by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake.