A dog was abandoned outside Google on Christmas Eve. Then Reddit came to the rescue

On Wednesday, a post appeared on the Bay Area sub-Reddit about a dog that had been apparently abandoned in the South Bay. The dog, which appeared to be a white pit bull, was found ...

Toxic mushrooms killing California dogs, shelter warns

Several dogs in California’s Central Coast have recently died or been hospitalized after eating toxic mushrooms, the Santa ...

Swimmer who vanished after suspected shark attack shared ‘passion’ for ocean

A woman who disappeared while swimming near Lovers Point in Pacific Grove is being remembered as a strong athlete who ...

Missing California girl Melodee Buzzard was murdered, sheriff says

A months-long search for a missing 9-year-old California girl ended in tragedy when Melodee Elani Buzzard’s body was found in ...

6 displaced in Walnut Creek house fire Wednesday

Six people were displaced after a house fire in Walnut Creek on Wednesday morning, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Crews responded at 6:37 a.m. to a ...

Fire at another PG&E substation leaves over 20K without power on Christmas Eve

For the second time in just a matter of days, a fire at a PG&E substation has left tens of thousands without power. The fire on Wednesday broke out at around 8:25 a.m. at the ...

San Ramon earthquakes continue with 3.1 on Christmas Eve

An ongoing string of recent earthquakes centered around San Ramon continued on Wednesday. A preliminary magnitude 3.1 quake was felt three miles southeast of the East Bay city at ...

$1.7B Powerball jackpot: What’s the post-tax payout in your state?

Tickets are $2 each and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET.

New women’s suffrage monument approved for National Mall

A new national monument honoring the women’s suffrage movement has been approved for the National Mall, marking the first time the decades-long fight for women’s right to vote will be permanently ...

Richmond firefighters respond to fire at Public Storage facility

Firefighters in Richmond were responding to what appears to be a fire at a storage facility on Wednesday. The Richmond Fire Department said it was on the scene at a structural fire ...

Five key details from latest Epstein document dump

The Department of Justice (DOJ) released its new cache of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein on Monday, which brought more attention to President Trump’s association with the disgraced ...

Pat Finn, actor who appeared on ‘Seinfeld,’ ‘Friends,’ ‘The Middle,’ dies at 60

Finn, originally from Evanston, Illinois, was a member of the Second City Theater in Chicago before landing his first regular supporting TV role in “The George Wendt Show” in 1995.