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Husband charged with murder after decade-old apparent suicide of his wife was reclassified following newly discovered digital evidence.
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January 24, 2026 at 2:00 AM
San Jose neurologist's trial against a Los Gatos Thai restaurant over alleged internal burns from a spicy appetizer was postponed to Nov. 9 for a Vietnam wedding.
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January 24, 2026 at 12:01 AM
A mother of 7-year-old twins died after a teen driver struck her and her husband near an elementary school; the twins now live with relatives.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Inheritance incentives and aging-in-place among Baby Boomers are suppressing housing supply increases and limiting relief for housing affordability.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:17 PM
California is advancing wildfire-prepared neighborhoods with fire-hardened homes and vegetation management to reduce fire risk and improve homeowners' insurance access.
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January 23, 2026 at 10:51 PM
A woman was fatally injured after being struck by a vehicle at 17th Avenue and S. El Camino Real in San Mateo on Friday morning.
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January 23, 2026 at 9:40 PM
California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the Trump administration for allegedly illegally authorizing Sable Offshore to restart oil pumping through pipelines under California jurisdiction.
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January 23, 2026 at 9:30 PM
A Richmond detective shot and killed a man on westbound I-80 after an altercation with a person reported earlier for reckless driving; California DOJ investigating.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Bay Area job gains in December 2025, led by the South Bay, contrasted with statewide losses that left California with an annual payroll decline.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:30 PM
A wanted felon led Sonoma County deputies through a one-hour vehicle, foot, and water pursuit on the frigid Russian River before being rescued and arrested.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:46 PM
A suspect was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the 2008 Kern County cold-case homicide of Thomas Charles Horton following a 2025 DUI arrest.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:13 PM
A measles case, a highway police shooting, mold-plagued student housing, Intel's sharp stock drop, a fatal wrong-way crash, Minneapolis strike, and an East-coast winter storm.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:12 PM
A Berkeley woman is charged with murder under the provocative-act doctrine for allegedly instigating a Jan. 4 shootout that killed her associate and wounded another.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:11 PM
A juvenile was arrested after a firearm, ammunition and mask were found near Aptos High School; investigators suspect a link to a prior winter-break assault.
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January 23, 2026 at 4:31 PM
A Tesla veered into a Folsom light-rail station, killing a person on the platform after striking them and flipping onto the tracks; the driver survived.
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January 23, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Multiple mid-January incidents included mailbox vandalism, shoplifting, attempted burglary, vehicle theft, reckless evading, and a DUI injury collision with arrest and property damage.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM
San Jose police shot and subdued 30-year-old Mohamed Husien after he fired at officers; a police vehicle later ran over him amid a downtown gunfight.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:56 PM
California's transportation planning prioritizes cars over people's access, worsening inequality, unsafe streets, higher costs, and housing pressures.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Keira Tom, a Dougherty Valley senior, was voted Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week after scoring 31 points in a win.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:49 PM
California officials warn of inadequate medical care and unsafe conditions at the California City detention facility while prosecutors reject absolute immunity claims for immigration agents.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Organized labor in California remains divided with no consensus gubernatorial candidate less than five months before the primary.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:59 PM
California has far more specific regulatory constraints than other states, and those strict constraints are associated with fewer new businesses forming.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:38 PM
California faces six persistent existential crises—high living costs, poverty, homelessness, housing shortages, water insecurity, and poor public education—that threaten the state's future.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Pokemon trading card shops and collectors in Southern California face repeated, often violent, sophisticated burglaries that have resulted in losses reaching six figures.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:32 AM
A carjacking suspect shot and wounded a San José officer in a close-range gunfight, then was struck by a police cruiser and pronounced dead.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:01 AM