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A preliminary investigation determined there was no foul play in the case and suggested the 5-month-old's death was an accident, sheriff's officials said.

The holiday weekend arrives just as a week-long heat wave has begun scorching California.

The blaze was one of six that broke out Tuesday across Northern California and the Central Coast.

What could be more American than celebrating Independence Day with lowriders, lucha libre, skateboarders and classic cars?

Joseph Roberts stared silently ahead and sat motionless being sentenced for the July 2023 killing of Rachel "Imani" Buckner, 27.

Some East Bay and Peninsula parks are closed due to fire risk.

Health policy leaders say patients, providers, and health systems should brace for more uncertainty and less stability in the health care system.

In the years since the case was closed in 2008, evidence suggested Epstein and his battery of high-priced attorneys may have exerted undue influence over the state attorney.

Hurricane Beryl continued to rapidly intensify on Tuesday morning, reaching a powerful Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.

The two clubs affected — Trump National Golf Club Colts Neck and Trump National Golf Club Bedminster — will serve alcohol under a temporary permit until a July 19 renewal hearing in Trenton.

In a letter to Justice Juan Merchan, Trump attorney Todd Blanche requested the sentencing, set for July 11, to be pushed back in order to consider the impacts of the top court's decision.

The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that former President Donald Trump is shielded from prosecution for some actions he took in his push to overturn the 2020 presidential election complicated the outlook for the remaining criminal cases…

Moments after the woman was pushed, BART police arrested the suspect on the platform at the station, authorities said.

After President Joe Biden’s catastrophic debate performance, Gavin Newsom has emerged among a handful of names being floated to replace him. In China, that would be a popular outcome.

After spending several months and thousands of dollars developing plans for a potential sales tax hike in Los Gatos, the town council voted unanimously at a special meeting on July 1 against putting the issue before voters in November.

The Rainbow Family campers were still declining to apply for the permit that the Forest Service requires of all groups larger than 75 people.

Here's a look at the major cases the court decided this year.

Santa Cruz Mountain residents affected by a landslide earlier this year got some bad news June 27 at a meeting with the Santa Cruz County Department of Public Works.

A coyote bit the 5-year-old on Friday while the girl was playing during a supervised summer camp visit to San Francisco Botanical Garden.

A 42-year-old high school math teacher is facing arraignment this week on allegations of "grooming" a 17-year-old student with alleged intention of child sexual exploitation, police said Monday.

Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials have said they believed it was a random robbery.

Former president wants 'absolutely immaculate clean water,' yet tried to roll back limits on air and water contamination

California joins 11 states that limit security deposits to only one month's rent.

Overturning of Chevron precedent is the culmination of a conservative revolution, joining other landmark court decisions.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law a sweeping civil rights bill.

The 15-year-old boy vanished while retrieving a ball from the water Sunday afternoon in Firebaugh.

The homicide was the city’s second of the day and the 49th overall of the year.

Marcus Walton, communications director for the county’s office of education, called the situation “unprecedented,” but clarified that the district will remain fully operational.

The suspect, who was arrested June 19 in Berkeley, is charged with two counts of forcible rape. One count has an enhancement of use of a weapon.

No residents were injured after the car crashed into the second story of a home off McKee Road, police say.