The Oakland Zoo is kicking off the new year by taking care of a malnourished spider monkey that was found in a car during a traffic stop in Central California, according to the zoo and the ...

Hikers in California are up in arms following the 'unfair' closure of a series of popular trails on Mount Baldy. The U.S. Forest Service shut the trails in the wake of the Bridge Fire that ravaged ...

OAKLAND, Calif. – A Filipino American has been making double history these past weeks and will continue to do so as 2025 unfolds. Nikki Fortunato Bas, a lifelong community organizer and defender of ...

With the city of Oakland in limbo, awaiting special elections to replace two politicians recalled from office, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he will keep California Highway Patrol officers on city ...

A shocking series of murders stunned the rural California mountain town of Placerville in the 1980s. Authorities were under intense pressure to solve the cases, and for a while it seemed they did.

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Oakland Man Dies in Christmas House Fire After Rescuing His Family OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A man in Oakland was found dead Christmas morning after his house caught on fire, officials said ...