Frances Williams wasn't supposed to work the day she died. But when the 67-year-old housekeeper was called in to make dinner ...

Residents across California echoed the frustration of having homeless people lying on the streets, clogging corners, and ...

The governor's model ordinance does not specify penalties for camping, so it will be up to the cities to determine punishment for people who violate the law.

A former Novato police chief described how his past experiences led to his new career as a crime novelist after his third ...

Trump has voiced plans to reopen and enlarge the notorious prison, Alcatraz. Will it actually happen? Here's what to know.

President Donald Trump may want to open up the once-notorious Alcatraz Island prison to again house the “worst of the worst” criminals, but one woman remembers “The Rock” as a wonderful place to grow ...

The San Francisco DA charged Trayvon Williams with murder and other felonies related to a Mission District shooting; his ...

Three years after a California teenager died by suicide, four men in West Africa have been arrested on suspicion of participating in what investigators are calling an “international sextortion scheme” ...

May 3: Attorneys for the Menendez brothers ask the court to reconsider the convictions and life sentences in light of new ...

Sunnyvale detectives believe they've cracked the 40-year-old unsolved murder of Karen Stitt, a 15-year-old who was sexually assaulted and stabbed dozens of times. Gary Gene Ramirez, 75, was arrested ...

The R&B singer Cassie could testify as soon as Tuesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial, as the Bad Boy Records founder faces charges that he orchestrated a deviant empire of exploitation ...

The Napa Valley mother charged with killing her children in a drunk-driving accident pleaded not guilty during a court ...