Crime and Public Safety

4+ hour, 58+ min ago   (140+ words) A vegetation fire destroyed two barns and damaged a home Saturday afternoon, according to authorities. The Schell-Vista Fire District said the vegetation fire was spreading to buildings at 1365 Napa Road. Authorities said the fire left a home badly damaged and…...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago   (215+ words) A wildfire burning in Northern California has prompted evacuation orders for areas of Lake and Mendocino counties, authorities said. More than a dozen San Francisco firefighters were deployed to help battle the Lucas Fire Saturday, according to the fire department....

3+ hour, 32+ min ago   (342+ words) The two men fled in a dark, older-model SUV and have never been publicly identified or charged. Celedón was rushed to Highland Hospital in Oakland, Alameda County's primary adult trauma center, where he died from his gunshot wounds later that…...

3+ hour, 36+ min ago   (156+ words) A federal judge has denied Southwest Airlines' motion for summary judgment in a long-running class action brought by flight attendants who say the carrier's attendance policy pushed them closer to losing their jobs simply for taking family and medical leave....

2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (222+ words) At some point after his March 2024 re-arrest, police records show Davis was accidentally released from custody. He then absconded from court and remained out of custody before police eventually found the weapons in San Leandro. It remains unclear exactly how…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago   (235+ words) Twelve California school districts have quietly adopted software that scans school-issued devices and district networks for child sexual abuse material, and in just eight months of use, the tool has flagged about 35 computers with inappropriate content, leading to action against…...

3+ hour, 23+ min ago   (103+ words) Federal investigators with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau first opened the investigation into the California bribery scheme in 2018 after receiving tips about the widespread use of pre-paid gift cards by distributor sales staff, according to SFGATE. The…...

3+ hour, 46+ min ago   (249+ words) City Attorney David Chiu's office had defended Proposition M throughout the litigation. Spokesperson Jen Kwart said the city attorney's office was disappointed by the ruling but respected the court's decision, per the Chronicle. Kwart did not say whether Chiu would…...

5+ hour, 19+ min ago   (267+ words) A 73-year-old Milpitas man with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease has been found safe after walking away from his care home Friday morning without his cellphone, prompting an urgent public search. Douglas Frank Shreve was last seen around 9:20 a.m. near his care…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (584+ words) A San Francisco home where prosecutors said a landlord killed his tenant in an ambush outside the property has been listed for rent at $6,300 a month - nearly double what the slain tenant had been paying. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom Outer Sunset…...