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The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office released the body worn camera video footage of the arrest of Gabrielle Lemos on Thursday. Here's why.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office posts video of the arrest of Gabbi Lemos. Warning: There is strong language, graphic material shown.
A motorcyclist who died Tuesday after colliding with a sedan careening out of control on I-680 in Walnut Creek was identified.
A 17-year-old boy was killed in a suspected gang-related shooting Wednesday morning in Salinas, police said. Monday, a 16-year-old boy died.
A female burglary suspect fled when a Los Gatos homeowner confronted her. She was arrested by police in shrubbery nearby.
A fatal crash occurred in Antioch early Thursday morning, according to police.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office says it has identified a local bank robber who grabbed cash, then fled from an Aptos bank on Monday.
Certain lanes and sidewalks along Walnut Creek's main thoroughfares will be closed for varying lengths of time beginning this weekend.
CSU and its faculty union could be close to an agreement in contentious contract talks, potentially averting a five-day strike scheduled.
A 34-year-old man returned to jail Tuesday less than a day after he was released for allegedly attempting a sexual assault at Walgreens.
Arson investigators have determined that a suspicious 13-acre grass fire at a homeless camp in Menlo Park last Monday was set intentionally.
Police in Petaluma are warning downtown merchants about a man allegedly trying to pass counterfeit $50 bills, according to a statement.
Police released additional details Wednesday regarding a suspect in an armed robbery at a department store in Pleasant Hill Tuesday.
A federal judge has sentenced a Martinez man to 30 years in prison for traveling with the intent to engage in sexual acts with a teenager.
A Sunnyvale officer will not be charged for fatally shooting an armed 23-year-old San Diego man during a foot pursuit last year.
San Jose will be providing 24/7 security at City Hall starting Wednesday evening in response to a recent string of vandalism incidents.
A high-pressure system over Nevada is expected to bring record or near-record high temperatures to parts of the San Francisco Bay Area today
Marin County firefighters and a CHP helicopter crew rescued a hiker who fell from a cliff at Tomales Point Tuesday night.
A Contra Costa County airport will expand service this month with public jets traveling to Southern California and Las Vegas.
A shooting near a Fairfield Middle School prompted police to temporarily lockdown students at the school Wednesday morning.
