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Sunday Links: Missing Utah Woman Who Disappeared Near Santa Cruz Beach Found Safe

Another person has gone missing at the same spot in Big Sur as the father and daughter killed last week; Antioch is using a special desalination process to treat brackish water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta; and Danielle Staley has been found safe after disappearing on November 6.

Utah Woman Has Been Missing From Santa Cruz For Five Days, Authorities Begin to Suspect Foul Play

A 35-year-old Utah woman last seen at a beach bonfire the night of Thursday, November 6 at Rio Del Mar Beach has been missing for five days, and authorities are now finding reason to suspect her disappearance may have been foul play.

Missing Sacramento Mother and Infant Found Dead in Submerged SUV After Month-Long Search

The month-long search for a missing Sacramento mother of four, Whisper Owen, 36, and her baby daughter Sandra McCarty, 8 months, ended Sunday when they were found dead in their car, which was submerged in an irrigation canal under a bridge in San Joaquin County.

Body Found in Morgan Hill Park Identified as Woman Who’s Been Missing for Five Days

There's a very unsettling correlation between the case of a Morgan Hill 18-year-old girl who’s been missing since Sunday and the discovery of a human body found Wednesday in that area, and police just confirmed that the body is hers.

Sunday Links: Person Rescued After Falling From Cliff Along Batteries to Bluffs Trail

The city of Richmond is on level one alert after visible flaring at the Chevron Refinery; a Pleasanton man will serve 11 years for voluntary manslaughter in a 2021 Oakland shooting over a woman; and firefighters rescued someone who fell from a cliff.

Parents of Rescued Hiker Thank Sierra Cabin Owner for Lifesaving Shelter

More details have come to light on the incredible survival story of Georgia hiker Tiffany Slaton, who was rescued — just hours before her 28th birthday — after enduring a blizzard for three weeks in a remote cabin in the Sierra National Forest.

Family of 18-Year-Old Missing Since Halloween Says Her Body Has Been Found by Police Divers

18-year-old Mai Sai Vue had not been seen since 11 pm on Halloween night, but according to her family, her body was recovered by police divers on Thanksgiving Day.

Oakland Mother and Five-Year-Old Son Have Been Missing For Nine Days, Police Asking Public’s Help

29-year-old Mikala King, and her five-year-old son King Scott, were last seen in Oakland on September 24. Both have disappeared since, and the Oakland Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating them.

Missing Woman From The ‘Silver Alert’ That Rattled SF Phones Wednesday Night Has Been Found

A ‘Silver Alert’ simultaneously buzzed smartphones across San Francisco just after 7:30 pm Wednesday night alerting the city that an 81-year-old woman was missing. But maybe that alert was a good call, as she was located less than two hours later.

Tuesday Morning Topline: Missing 11-Year-Old Girl Found Alive Near Great Highway

Kamala Harris has secured the delegates she needs to be the Democratic nominee; there’s now video of Sunday night’s fatal SFPD shooting near the Tenderloin; and an 11-year-old girl who went missing Monday night was located at the Great Highway.

22-Year-Old Netflix Engineer Missing Since Monday, Possessions Found Near Golden Gate Bridge

The family of San Jose man and recent Bay Area arrival Yohanes Kidane is frantically searching for him after his disappearance Monday, and while his phone and backpack were found near Golden Gate Bridge, there is still no sign of Kidane.

Missing Woman Who Didn't Board SF Cruise Ship Found Safe, Appears To Be ‘In Good Health’

SFPD issued a missing person alert for 33-year-old Alaina Marie Adams Tuesday when she didn’t show up for a scheduled cruise ship boarding, but just issued an alert that she was found near Fisherman's Wharf and “appeared to be in good health.”

Listen: JV’s WILD 94.9 DJ Colleagues Speak On Air as They Learn of His Passing, Wife Breaks Silence

Some riveting and heartbreaking radio happened on WILD 94.9FM Thursday, as the crew of the JV Show broke the news of Jeffrey "JV" Vandergrift’s confirmed death as they were on the air — and his wife has spoken out in a gut-wrenching social media post.

Body Found on Highway 4 In East Bay Confirmed to Be Teenager Missing Since New Year’s Day

The body of Pittsburg 19-year-old Damond Lazenby Jr who had been missing for a week was found Saturday afternoon next to a Concord highway, in circumstances his family reportedly calls "suspicious."

Breakthrough in Alexis Gabe Case, Volunteers May Have Found Her Remains

We may finally have closure in the case of Alexis Gabe, the 24-year-old Oakley woman who went missing in January, as a volunteer search team has found what may be her remains some 90 miles from home in Amador County.

Rescue Team Says They’ve Found the Body of Missing Truckee Teen Kiely Rodni

An apparent breakthrough in the case of missing 16-year-old Kiely Rodni, though it confirms the worst fears, as an independent rescue team says they found her in her missing car at the bottom of a lake near Truckee.

Search for Missing Truckee Teen Drawing National Attention Four Days After Her Disappearance

16-year-old Truckee girl Kiely Rodni has not been seen since Friday night, and nor has her car, and law enforcement are treating her case as an abduction as more information emerges.

Eerie Handwritten Letter May Detail Where Alleged Killer Planned to Dispose of Oakley Woman Alexis Gabe’s Body

A chilling new development in the case of missing 24-year-old Oakley woman Alexis Gabe, as police have found a handwritten letter from her suspected killer detailing where he planned to hide her body.

Body of Missing San Jose Hiker Found in Stanislaus National Forest Swimming Hole

28-year-old Devin Brewer of San Jose had been missing for two weeks, and his body was found by another hiker Sunday in a popular but deadly swimming hole in the Stanislaus National Forest.

Oakley Woman Still Missing After Three Months, But Police Have Identified Person of Interest

24-year-old Oakley resident Alexis Gabe disappeared in late January, and after months without leads, Oakley police have released surveillance video of someone they think may be involved with the disappearance.

Napa Good Samaritan Missing for Eight Days, Authorities Fear She May Have Been Swept Up in River Flooding

Friends and family of 37-year-old Crystal Lea McCarthy are still organizing furiously to find her, but police have troubling evidence she may have been swept away in a flood after feeding residents of a homeless encampment.

Missing Berkeley Woman’s Car Found in Humboldt County, But She’s Still Missing

75-year-old Betty Baxter Simmons hasn’t been seen since September 5, but her car was found with a note saying “Tow to Berkeley.”

Navy Sailor Missing At Yosemite For Nearly A Week

While the record-melting Sierra snowpack has created some dazzling waterfall imagery, it also carries a high risk for floods and fast-moving rivers at Yosemite National Park. These treacherous waters can run exceedingly cold

Family Seeks Man Last Seen On Outer Richmond Street

The family of a San Francisco man who disappeared earlier this month hasn't given up hope that they'll find him, saying that his cell phone still appears to be active. The Richmond District

Authorities Dig Up Cal Poly Campus In New Search For Kristin Smart, Missing Since 1996

For 20 years, the family of onetime Cal Poly student Kristin Smart has had no closure in her disappearance and presumed murder, and now the FBI and the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Department