California becomes first state to cover health care for all immigrants

California is now the first state to guarantee free health care for all low-income immigrants living in the country illegally, a move that will provide coverage for an additional 764,000 people at an eventual cost of about $2.7 billion a year.

Tragic chain of events devastate Tongan community after deadly Oakland police chase

Community members held signs along International Boulevard asking for “Justice4Lolo” and for the city to do more to prevent sideshows and enhance traffic safety.

California restricts state-funded travel to 4 states amid anti-transgender legislation

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday state-funded travel to Arizona, Indiana, Utah and Louisiana will be restricted as a result of recently passed anti-transgender legislation in those states.

Sonny Barger, leader of Hells Angels, dies

Ralph "Sonny" Barger, who founded the Oakland chapter of the Hells Angels and became the public face of the motorcycle club, has died at 83.

Suspects arrested in San Jose after elderly couple bound with belts, toddler held at gunpoint

San Jose police have arrested four suspects following a violent string of home invasions, including occasions where several men bound an elderly couple with belts before stealing their bank cards and jewelry and then continued on to hold a father and toddler at gunpoint. 

UFC star Cain Velasquez sues man over allegedly molesting 4-year-old son

Cain Velasquez, the former UFC heavyweight champion accused of trying to kill the man he claims molested his 4-year-old son, is suing the man and his family who own a day care where the alleged molestation occurred.

77-year-old woman arrested in San Jose's 18th homicide this year

An investigation of a residential fire has now turned into San Jose's latest homicide case. Police say they arrested a 77-year-old woman after her husband was killed in the fire last Friday.

Chevron plans to sell San Ramon headquarters, downsize in Bay Area

Due to real estate costs, Chevron is selling the property of its current San Ramon headquarters, and will be moving into a new leased space in the same city.

Federal jury awards $21 million to family after pregnant teen killed by Fremont police

A jury late Friday returned a historically high verdict – $21 million – after Fremont police shot and killed Elena Mondragon, a pregnant teenager, nearly five years ago.

Fullerton man charged with possessing enough fentanyl to kill 12 million people

Suspected drug dealer Alfonso Gomez-Santana has been charged with several felonies for possessing enough fentanyl to kill 12 million people, nearly four times the population of Orange County.

Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Pelosi, charged by D.A. for DUI

Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was formally charged with two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence causing injury. 

California crews use 4,500 gallons of water to put out Tesla fire

Sacramento fire crews used about 4,500 gallons of water to fully extinguish a Tesla that kept re-igniting and then ended up submerging the high-tech car into a makeshift pond to fully quell the blaze. 

Shark attacks swimmer off California coast

A swimmer was seriously injured in a shark attack on the central California coast on Wednesday, police said.