California News Archives

Longtime Giant Brandon Crawford to reportedly sign with St. Louis Cardinals

February 26, 2024 3:44 PM KPIX

Written by Tim Fang ST. Louis, (KPIX-5)- Brandon Crawford, the longtime San Francisco Giants shortstop and its last link to the team’s World Series…

San Francisco streets packed with Chinese New Year Parade celebrations

February 25, 2024 6:23 PM KPIX

By Da Lin SAN FRANCISCO, (KPIX-5)- The San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade started off with a bang on Saturday evening. The parade is said to be…

California governor launches ads to fight abortion travel bans

February 25, 2024 1:36 PM Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday announced an advertising campaign to combat proposals in several…

Waymo expansion request suspended in San Mateo and Los Angeles counties

February 21, 2024 4:29 PM FOX 35

Written by KTVU staff REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (FOX-35)- State regulations in California have suspended Waymo’s request to expand robotaxi service in San…

Neo-Nazi white supremacist delivers antisemitic diatribe at Walnut Creek City Council meeting

February 21, 2024 1:54 PM KPIX

Written by Carlos Castaneda Walnut Creek, California (KPIX) — A man wearing a “white power” T-shirt and swastikas went on a…

UC Davis program thats helps house homeless students loses key funding

February 21, 2024 11:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Dominic Garcia Click here for updates on this story DAVIS, California (KOVR) — A key resource at UC Davis that…

Chris Caray hired as TV broadcaster for Oakland A’s games

February 20, 2024 6:06 PM Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chris Caray has been hired as a play-by-play announcer for Oakland Athletics games on NBC Sports California, becoming the…

Three people rescued from rising flood waters in Salinas River near Paso Robles Monday morning

February 19, 2024 2:38 PM keytnewsteam

Written by Andrew Gillies PASO ROBLES, Calif. (KEYT-TV)- Three people are uninjured after being rescued from rising water in the Salinas River Monday…

Charles Barkley blasts San Francisco at All-Star Game, saying it’s full of ‘homeless crooks’

February 19, 2024 2:22 PM FOX 35

BY KTVU STAFF SAN FRANCISCO, (FOX-35)- Basketball legend Charles Barkley ripped into San Francisco Sunday night during a broadcast – not his first…

Demolition ordered for Capitola wharf business badly damaged by waves last winter

February 17, 2024 12:46 PM KPIX

WRITTEN BY JOSE MARTINEZ CAPITOLA, Calif. (KPIX) – As another strong winter storm approaches, the owner of a longtime Capitola business that…

Crews take steps to secure graffiti-scarred Los Angeles towers left unfinished by developer

February 16, 2024 12:49 PM Associated Press

By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — City crews on Friday took an initial step toward securing an unfinished complex of downtown Los…

Raging Waters in San Jose is hoping to come back and make a splash this summer

February 15, 2024 2:06 PM FOX 35

Written by KTVU Staff SAN JOSE, Calif. (FOX-35)- After months of proposals and interviews, San José’s Raging Waters waterpark looks to reopen…

‘It’s a great day for baseball’: Jenny Cavnar makes history as Oakland A’s primary play-by-play announcer

February 13, 2024 1:31 PM FOX 35

By Sharon Song OAKLAND, Calif. (FOX-35)- The Oakland Athletics has a new lead play-by-play announcer, and she’ll be making history as…

4 found dead in San Mateo home, police say

February 12, 2024 2:06 PM FOX 35

BY KTVU STAFF SAN MATEO, Calif. (FOX-35)- San Mateo Police are investigating the deaths of two adults and two children whose bodies were found inside…

Waymo autonomous vehicle vandalized, set on fire in San Francisco

February 11, 2024 3:12 PM Derrick Ow

By Pete Young and KTVU staff SAN FRANCISCO- (FOX-35)- A Waymo autonomous vehicle was set on fire Saturday night after it was vandalized by a group of…

A 4.6-magnitude earthquake shakes greater Los Angeles. No reports of significant damage

February 9, 2024 2:06 PM Associated Press

By STEFANIE DAZIO and JULIE WATSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Southern California coast near Malibu…

Two tornadoes confirmed after National Weather Service investigation in SLO County on Thursday

February 8, 2024 6:27 PM Derrick Ow

GROVER BEACH, Calif., (KEYT-TV) – The National Weather Service sent investigators to Grover Beach on Thursday who determined that two tornadoes…

County of Monterey Behavioral Health Department voices their opposition on Proposition 1

February 8, 2024 5:52 PM Briana Mathaw

SALINAS, Calif., (KION-TV)- As people start preparing to go to the polls for the primary elections in March, one proposition that will be on the…

California governor to send prosecutors to Oakland to help crack down on rising crime

February 8, 2024 1:33 PM Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor announced plans Thursday to send prosecutors to Oakland in his latest move to crack down on…

Las Vegas mayor says A’s should stay in Oakland

February 6, 2024 12:14 PM FOX 35

BY KTVU STAFF LAS VEGAS (FOX-35)- The Las Vegas mayor said it doesn’t make sense for the A’s to move to Sin City and they should remain playing…

CAL FIRE shares security measures at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

February 1, 2024 6:24 PM Dania Romero

Pebble Beach, Calif. (KION) – Thousands of people are expected at Pebble Beach throughout the rest of the weekend for the AT&T Pebble Beach…

Shooting involving CHP blocks southbound lanes of I-280 in San Francisco

January 31, 2024 6:48 PM FOX 35

Written by KTVU staff SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (FOX-35)- A shooting involving a California Highway Patrol Officer shut down the southbound lanes of…

Ex-boyfriend who beheaded woman in San Carlos gets 26 years to life

September 8, 2022 4:19 PM Ricardo Tovar, FOX 35

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KION-TV/FOX-35)- UPDATE ON JAN. 30, 2024 AT 12:55 PM- A San Mateo County Superior Court judge on Tuesday sentenced a man to 26…

New exhibit on display at California Automobile Museum celebrates women and lowriders

January 28, 2024 4:27 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 28 JAN 24 14:49 ET By Brady Halbleib Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR)…

Union City shooting suspects found dead after wounding deputy

January 24, 2024 2:54 PM FOX 35

By Aja Seldon and Lisa Fernandez UNION CITY, Calif. – UPDATE ON JAN. 25, 2024 AT 1:14 PM- The investigation into the shooting of an Alameda…

Another Hollywood strike? Musicians union ‘prepared to do whatever it needs’ for AI protections and streaming residuals

January 21, 2024 11:27 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 20 JAN 24 17:57 ET Elizabeth Wagmeister Los Angeles (CNN) — After a year in which both actors and writers hit the picket…

Officer Tuan Le murder suspects plead not guilty

January 18, 2024 4:26 PM FOX 35

Written by KTVU staff OAKLAND, Calif. (FOX-35)- The three defendants charged with the murder of Oakland police Officer Tuan Le pleaded not guilty…

Warriors-Mavericks game postponed after death of Dejan Milojević

January 17, 2024 11:55 AM FOX 35

SALT LAKE CITY, (FOX-35)- UPDATE ON JAN. 18, 2024 AT 2:25 PM- The NBA postponed Friday’s game between the Golden State Warriors and the Dallas…

Los Gatos man accused of murdering wife, hiding body in Santa Cruz mountains, police say

January 17, 2024 4:57 PM FOX 35

LOS GATOS, Calif. (FOX-35)- A Los Gatos man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife and then hiding her body in the Santa Cruz…

Awkwafina named grand marshal of San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade

January 17, 2024 3:22 PM FOX 35

Written by Tori Gaines SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (FOX-35)- Award-wining actress, writer and producer Awkwafina will lead the charge as the Grand Marshal…

Brent Brennan hired as Arizona head coach, multiple sources confirm

January 16, 2024 12:19 PM Derrick Ow

TUSCON, Ariz. (KION-TV)- After seven seasons in San Jose, Brent Brennan will be returning to a familiar place in the dessert. The San Jose State head…

Woman’s body found after plane crashes off Half Moon Bay coast

January 15, 2024 12:01 PM FOX 35

Written by James Torrez and KTVU Staff HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (FOX-35)- UPDATE ON JAN 15, 2024 AT 3:13 PM- The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said…

Speeding car flies off Highway 80 exit and into building, driver in stable condition

January 15, 2024 2:39 PM Derrick Ow

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Highway Patrol are investigating a crash that involved speeding car that jumped an off-ramp and flew…

The mother of a little girl shot dead on an East Bay freeway last year is speaking out publicly for the first time.

Mother of girl shot dead on freeway speaks out

January 14, 2024 1:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Da Lin Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — The mother of a little girl shot dead on an…

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta named among inductees for the California Hall of Fame Class of 2024

January 11, 2024 6:00 PM Derrick Ow

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom announced 10 new inductees into the California Hall Fame Class of 2024 and one of the inductees…

Second avalanche reported at Palisades Tahoe, no injuries reported

January 11, 2024 5:35 PM Derrick Ow

LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Palisades Tahoe Resort announced that there was a second avalanche on Thursday, just 24 hours after an avalanche killed…

One dead and one injured in avalanche at Palisades Tahoe resort, police say

January 10, 2024 11:35 AM FOX 35

Written by KTVU Staff OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. (FOX-35)- UPDATE AT JAN. 10, 2024 AT 2:08 PM- The Placer County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that one…

California governor wants reserves and cuts to fix nearly $38B deficit, mostly sparing schools

January 10, 2024 1:34 PM Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced $291 billion state spending plan Wednesday with an estimated $37.9 billion…

California law banning carrying concealed firearms in many public places is once again blocked

January 7, 2024 10:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A new California gun law banning the concealed carry of firearms in “sensitive places” – including places…

$700,000 Mega Millions ticket sold at East Bay gas station

January 3, 2024 3:54 PM FOX 35

BY KTVU STAFF LAFAYETTE, Calif., (FOX-35)- – A lucky person in the Bay Area snagged a Mega Millions ticket worth $713,143, according to…

BART train derails, catches fire

January 1, 2024 11:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Carlos Castaneda Click here for updates on this story California (KPIX) — A BART train derailed and caught fire between the Orinda and…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law requiring larger retailers to provide a designated section for toys that are gender-neutral.

Gender-neutral toy aisles are now law in California

January 1, 2024 10:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Major retailers in California are now required to have gender-neutral toy aisles under a new state law. The law,…

The man spent four days stuck in the forest before deputies came to his rescue.

Flashlight leads to stranded motorist’s rescue in backcountry of California’s Los Padres National Forest

December 29, 2023 5:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona man was rescued after spending days stranded in the cold backcountry of California’s Los Padres…

A 14-year-old boy in California allegedly used ‘multiple weapons’ to kill parents, injure sister, police say

December 29, 2023 4:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after allegedly killing his parents and severely injuring his 11-year-old…

Man gets 6 life sentences after convicted of raping multiple victims

December 26, 2023 3:49 PM FOX 35

Written by KTVU Staff SAN MATEO, Calif. (FOX-35)- A 33-year-old man received six separate life sentences after being convicted of several rape and…

San Francisco jury convicts sex offender who advertised “Free Fentanyl” next to school

December 22, 2023 12:18 PM CNN Newsource

By TIM FANG Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A convicted sex offender who put up signs advertising meth and…

Judge halts California law that would have banned carrying concealed firearms in many public places

December 21, 2023 8:09 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 20 DEC 23 22:34 ET Updated: 21 DEC 23 06:10 ET By Nouran Salahieh and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on…

Biden administration proposes new steps to preserve the nation’s old-growth forests

December 19, 2023 1:58 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 19 DEC 23 11:09 ET By Donald Judd, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration proposed new steps Tuesday to conserve and…

Former NBA G League player and his girlfriend arrested in killing and kidnapping of missing woman in Las Vegas, police say

December 18, 2023 11:56 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 18 DEC 23 04:42 ET By Elizabeth Wolfe, Melissa Alonso and Jessica Flynn, CNN (CNN) — Chance Comanche, a former player with…

Sheriff: 3 females caught in Sacramento County with over $7K worth of stolen items in vehicle

December 15, 2023 11:45 AM CNN Newsource

By CAMERON GLENN Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO COUNTY, California (KOVR) — Sheriff’s detectives…