A new episode of NBC’s ‘Dateline’ covers the case of Mountain View resident Alice Ku who disappeared while traveling in Taiwan in 2019 with her husband — the prime suspect, but loopholes surrounding his Canadian citizenship enabled him to avoid trial in the US and extradition to Taiwan.
Caltrans is doing ongoing construction on a section of I-80 through the middle of San Francisco, and a portion of eastbound I-80 will be completely closed for 55 hours this weekend, forcing motorists onto surface streets to get to the Bay Bridge.
It's another adult scavenger hunt, kids, and the prizes this time are worth a grand total of $50,000, if you're the first to solve the riddles and find the coins.
The Walnut Creek driver who’s accused of fatally striking a two-year-old child in a Mission Bay crosswalk in February was charged with vehicular manslaughter, and the city recently installed safety improvements at the intersection.
A fifth accuser has come forward with potential criminal charges against former Congressman Eric Swalwell, one day after he announced his resignation from the House, and two days after he suspended his bid for California governor.
The man who allegedly tossed a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's Russian Hill home last Friday was scheduled to make his first court appearance Tuesday on attempted murder and other charges.
A local startup that tests AI agents during real-world applications assigned an agent to create, stock, and staff a brick-and-mortar store in SF’s Cow Hollow on its own for under $100,000, and while it got the business up and running for opening day, it forgot to schedule staff.
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While it was initially believed that the driver of a pickup truck was the suspect who fatally struck a woman at Mission and South Van Ness in SF Monday, police later arrested the driver of a Mercedes who allegedly fled the scene with others in the car, including a child in a car seat.
Pac Heights just saw its most expensive home sale since 2024; one person died in a high-speed chase that ended in Gilroy; and this massive typhoon in the Pacific could be a sign of things to come this El Nino season.
Michael Moritz may be leasing the former Barney's building for his family foundation; a big rig overturned blocking southbound I-238 near Hayward; and Trump refuses to acknowledge that the AI image he posted depicts him as Jesus.
The implosion of the political career of Eric Swalwell, following 13 years in Congress, took only three days, and as of Monday afternoon he had announced his resignation from Congress.
A male pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Monday in the busy area of South Van Ness and Mission Street, which led to a large police response and the disruption of vehicle and transit traffic.
As a state investigation into the matter continues, more individuals have been caught on film paying people $5 to forge signatures on petitions for various counter-measures to the Billionaire Tax initiative, and they’re now wearing ski masks and taking swings at reporters.
The notorious skateboard hill-bomb event that used to happen on Dolores Street next to Dolores Park, and which last year became a smaller, city-sanctioned event on Twin Peaks, inspired a new version at another location this past weekend.
San Francisco's downtown mall may be dead, and Union Square may remain beleaguered and full of vacant storefronts, but that seems poised to change in the not-too-distant future.
Almost a year after he was arrested by federal agents and charged with fraud and money laundering, Sonoma County developer Ken Mattson appears to be taking a plea deal.
Educators at San Francisco Unified School District will each be receiving a $250 gift card from an anonymous local benefactor who wanted to convey to local teachers how much they’re appreciated.
While it's still Scott Wiener's race to lose, the relative newcomer to San Francisco politics, progressive candidate Saikat Chakrabarti, is apparently gaining traction.
A man and a woman were arrested on suspicion of firing a gun while driving past the Russian Hill property of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman early Sunday, two days after a different suspect, who is also in custody, allegedly threw a Molotov Cocktail at Altman’s house.
A private company's celebration fireworks rattled North Beach and Telegraph Hill for the second year in a row; former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has a new gig; and Kevin McCarthy says Swalwell was known in DC to prey on young staffers.
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Congressman Eric Swalwell had been digging in all weekend casting the sexual assault allegations against him as a political conspiracy, but Sunday evening he announced he was suspending his gubernatorial campaign.
Trump has followed through with his threats to fire the Presidio’s entire board of trustees following his executive order last year — likely out of spite against Pelosi, and it’s unclear when new trustees will be appointed.
A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck Humboldt County Saturday morning; residents on the waterfront were nonplussed over a private 10-minute fireworks show over the bay; and California saw over 30,000 recorded lightning strikes this weekend.
One teen was killed and four others are in serious and critical condition following a suspected DUI single-car crash in Novato early Saturday, and it’s believed they’re not from Novato.
The 20-year-old suspect who allegedly threw a Molotov Cocktail at Sam Altman’s house and was later arrested outside OpenAI’s headquarters was identified as a man from Texas who was charged with attempted murder, arson, and several other charges.
