A 15-year-old boy was in the hospital and two other teens were in detention Friday evening following their botched robbery at the Santa Rosa Transit Mall, according to the Santa Rosa Police… Read More

AppleTV+’s biographical drama series The Big Cigar might not have received any overwhelming response in its premiere week of streaming, but there is still time for it to build up a bet… Read More

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OAKLAND — A Bay Area man pleaded no contest to using a minor for a sexual offense but avoided jail time, in a case where he allegedly met a 14-year-old girl through an adult dating app… Read More

The works of American journalist Joshuah Bearman have already been adapted into Hollywood films, most notably the 2012 thriller Argo. An article by Bearman published in Playboy magazine in 2… Read More

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OAKLAND — A Vallejo man has been charged with five felonies for allegedly trafficking a woman since last February, court records show. Deshawn Johnson, 26, was charged with pandering… Read More

FREMONT — Two people were found dead inside an apartment on Wednesday, authorities said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Two Bay Area teens killed after Oakla… Read More

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Those seeking to acquire a new hobby or test out a trending device before breaking the bank should look no further. At the Milpitas Library, card holders can check out and temporarily use fr… Read More

A group of former students is suing Olivet University in Anza, alleging they were victims of human labor trafficking and forced to work, without pay, after coming overseas to attend the … Read More

OAKLAND — A  23-year-old  man was shot in East Oakland early Sunday after he got into a confrontation with some other men, authorities said. The man was in stable condition a… Read More

SAN JOSE — A man has been arrested in connection with a late-January shooting at a North San Jose hotel that left the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said Th… Read More

OAKLAND — Nearly a year after he was fired, Oakland’s ex-police chief has filed a lawsuit against the city and Mayor Sheng Thao alleging he was wrongfully terminated over a cover… Read More

In the early 1990s, rumors traveled through the halls of Pomona High School that a group of coaches were plying young cheerleaders and track stars with weed and alcohol in their offices, and… Read More

OAKLAND — An Alameda County Superior Court judge has ordered an ex-horse trainer at Golden Gates Fields to pay $9 million in damages to a woman who accused him of drugging her drink an… Read More

Crime & Safety Carjacked vehicle had toddler inside; elderly pedestrian dies; dog dies in fire; credit union robbed; car crashes off the Dumbarton Bridge. Posted Fri, Jan 26, 20… Read More

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OAKLAND — A city resident has been sentenced to 24 years in state prison for trafficking a 16-year-old girl, a crime he was convicted of at trial last year. Lawrence Bomani Johnson, wh… Read More

By Farnoush Amiri | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden has agreed to appear before House Republicans for a private deposition next month, ending months of defiance from the pre… Read More

BERKELEY — A man who stabbed a woman in the stomach Thursday morning as they walked along University Avenue was still being sought by police Friday, authorities said. The woman, who po… Read More

SAN LEANDRO — A San Francisco man has been arrested and charged with two felonies for allegedly shooting a man he met on a dating application after they had consensual sex in the victi… Read More

By Ed White, Del Quentin Wilber and Maddy Peek | Associated Press DETROIT — The serial killer lured women one by one into vacant homes to be murdered, posing their nude or partially cl… Read More

SAN JOSE — A man jailed after an investigation into his ex-fiancée’s death unearthed allegations that he molested one of her children has now been charged with killing the… Read More

MARTINEZ — Stephen Kiesle, the former Oakland priest implicated in a massive sex abuse scandal in the early 2000s, is headed back to prison, this time for killing a man in a drunk driv… Read More

Twenty-two years after the mysterious disappearance of the Bradley sisters from their homes, nothing much has been solved in the case, their relatives said. In these two decades, the case re… Read More

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Mill Valley police arrested a man on allegations he committed lewd acts in front of girls in a school restroom. The incident was reported Monday afternoon at Mill Valley Middle School on Syc… Read More

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OAKLAND — A PE teacher at Alameda County’s juvenile hall has been placed on leave pending the outcome of a criminal investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct started by… Read More

OAKLAND — Barbara Parker, who a decade ago became the first and only Black woman to hold citywide office in Oakland, will not seek re-election as the city attorney. Parker was appointe… Read More

A “person of interest” has been detained in the weekend ambush-style shooting death of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy, authorities said early Monday. What led author… Read More

More than a decade ago, when agencies were addressing human trafficking throughout the country and the Bay Area, Amy Schuman sought ways to do her part by creating the nonprofit group ARM of… Read More

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By BRIAN MELLEY and DANICA KIRKA | Associated Press LONDON — A former neonatal nurse convicted of murdering seven babies in her care and trying to kill six others at a hospital in nort… Read More

MILPITAS — A Milpitas badminton club coach was arrested in late July on suspicion of sexually assaulting a minor at one of the club’s facilities, according to authorities. Phu Kh… Read More

OAKLAND — Two years after being convicted of committing a lewd act upon a child, a local resident is back in jail facing charges that he kidnapped a 15-year-old girl from an RV park in… Read More

PIEDMONT – A Piedmont resident was robbed after returning home from a bank Wednesday afternoon, according to police. The incident happened around 5 p.m. in the area of Rose and Echo av… Read More

Kiara Johnson, 17, lives at the Regal-Hi apartments on High Street in East Oakland — for now. She doesn’t have the money for next month’s rent. She can’t rely on pare… Read More

OAKLAND — A Concord man has been arrested and charged with and raping a developmentally disabled woman over a three-hour time period, court records show. When she tried to resist, he a… Read More