5+ hour, 55+ min ago  (149+ words) Lithium-ion batteries are believed to be responsible for a series of recent fires inside garbage trucks in San Jose. The San Jose Fire Department said there have been four garbage truck fires in the last month alone, with the latest…...

11+ hour, 11+ min ago  (219+ words) A 31-year-old San Jose man was speeding in excess of 140 mph in the moments leading up to a fiery crash late last year that left a mother and her 2-year-old child dead, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office announced…...

9+ hour, 8+ min ago  (211+ words) Marufuku Ramen, known for its creamy tonkatsu ramen, is opening a new location in downtown Palo Alto, with a grand opening set for July 25. Starting at 11 a.m. that Saturday, the restaurant will give out free tote bags while supplies last. The…...

12+ hour, 25+ min ago  (456+ words) Oakland Unified School District announced Thursday that it will expand its partnership with the U.S. Soccer Federation to grow youth soccer opportunities at Oakland schools. The district will work specifically with the Soccer Forward Foundation, U.S. Soccer's community-impact effort that was launched…...

13+ hour, 6+ min ago  (183+ words) A Union City woman was arrested after allegedly selling alcohol without permits at Lake Merritt following a monthlong investigation by the Oakland Police Department and the city's Economic & Workforce Development Department. Police said officers first contacted the woman on June…...

13+ hour, 7+ min ago  (121+ words) Some Oakland firefighters went viral this week for providing oxygen to an ailing pigeon. In a post on social media Tuesday night, Oakland Firefighters Local 55 said a crew noticed a pigeon in distress following a vehicle fire. The pigeon, seemingly…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (727+ words) NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Reporter Hilda Gutierrez analyzes an incident involving a San Francisco man who was traveling in a Waymo vehicle. A San Francisco business owner who says he was once one of Waymo's strongest supporters is now calling…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (168+ words) San Francisco police recovered a body in the Bay near Treasure Island on Thursday. At 1:02 p.m., police received an alert from a passing vessel of a body in the water west of Treasure Island, according to an SFPD news release. A…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (147+ words) The California Highway Patrol arrested a driver who the agency determined to be at fault in a fiery San Jose crash that left a mother and her child dead late last year. Zachary Chernicky of San Jose was arrested without…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (353+ words) A new two-part documentary examines the infamous Scott Peterson case and claims of scientific evidence suggesting the convicted killer is innocent. "Scott Peterson: The New Evidence" focuses on the Los Angeles Innocence Project, which has been helping in Peterson's quest…...