Woman sues SFPD after rape kit DNA was used to ID her as suspect

A woman whose rape kit was used by San Francisco police to identify her as suspect in a crime filed a lawsuit against the city and its police department on Monday.

Dhante Jackson arrested on suspicion of murdering Sophia Mason

Police in Hayward say a man who was on the run for six months after allegedly killing his girlfriend's 8-year-old daughter was arrested in New Jersey on Saturday.

Parking spot at San Francisco condo on sale for $90,000

A single parking space located in San Francisco's South Beach neighborhood is currently “on-sale” for a mere $90,000.

Fresno principal faces charges after captured on video shoving student to ground

A former Fresno elementary school principal faces charges of cruelty to a minor after he was captured on video shoving a student to the ground, school district officials said.

Mother of deputy accused in double killing says she warned him against relationship

The mother of an Alameda County sheriff's deputy accused in a shooting that left a married couple dead in Dublin says her son had been in a romantic relationship with one of the victims, the deputy's mother told KTVU Thursday.

Seal and dog play fetch on Santa Cruz beach

A surf photographer captured video of a seal chasing after a ball with his dog on a Santa Cruz beach last weekend. The uncommon playmates are seen bouncing through the ocean together, playing fetch.

At least 2 people dead in Hemet fire

At least two people are dead after a brush fire started spreading into the residential areas of Hemet.

San Jose seafood restaurant owner charged with bilking $3.5M from COVID relief funds

A federal grand jury has indicted a San Jose restaurant owner with bilking $3.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds and spending it to refinance his home, buy a Lexus and use at a casino, charging documents indicate.

'This is rape:' Judge sentences Dublin prison chaplain to 7 years for sex abuses

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Dublin prison chaplain to seven years behind bars, calling his crimes "unspeakable" and dismissing his defense team's pleas to be lenient because he suffered PTSD as an Army veteran who suffered from "impulse control."

VISION Act fails: California won’t bar parolee transfers to immigration agents

State corrections officials estimated that if the bill becomes law it could cost the state an additional $22 million a year to supervise more than 2,500 parolees who otherwise would have been deported.

California asks residents not to charge electric vehicles days after announcing gas car ban

Days after the state announced a plan to ban the sale of gas-powered cars, California residents are being urged not to recharge their electric vehicles during certain hours due to stress on the power grid during a wave of extreme heat.

Robbery of 84-year-old woman in Glendale by 'family of thieves' caught on camera

What looks like an innocent encounter between an elderly woman and another person actually turned out to be a robbery in broad daylight caught on camera.