Crashes And Disasters
One juvenile dead, three others injured after South Bay pursuit of stolen car ends in crash
The pursuit started in Cupertino about 3:05 a.m. and ended with the crash in Saratoga.
Holiday an occasion to share grief, community after East Bay tragedy
Community members say all three who died and a fourth who was injured were alumni of Piedmont High School.
Big-rig crash on Bay Bridge snarls traffic
Four lanes of the lower deck of the Bay Bridge were closed for almost four hours Thursday morning after a truck jackknifed.
Dead body discovered off of exit on I-880
The CHP received the first reports about the body about 5:30 a.m.
Pedestrian and dog killed in Santa Cruz County hit-and-run ID’d
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's-Coroner's Office has identified a pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run crash Wednesday.
DUI suspected in fiery crash that killed 3, including 2 boys, on California freeway
The driver of a car that caught fire was arrested.
22 riders stuck on Knott’s Berry Farm thrill ride for 2 hours
The Sol Spin ride that looks like a flying blender strands riders six stories in the air when it suddenly stops working.
Prominent Bay Area legislator says outdated House vacancy rules are a national security threat
“If you really wanted to decapitate democratic government, the way to do it would be to wipe out the House of Representatives.”
13-year-old sole survivor returns to pray for father, family lost in Bodega Bay boat tragedy
"We're going to make it," the 13-year-old boy recalled his father telling him as they fought for their lives in the rough surf, clinging to a floating ice chest. But after a particularly violent crash of waves, "he slipped off."
Man charged with running over, killing pedestrian at Bay Area shopping mall
A 25-year-old Fairfield man faces another court hearing early next week following his arrest Thursday on suspicion of running over an unidentified victim “multiple times,” causing the person’s death, then fleeing the scene.
19-year-old woman from North Carolina killed in Monterey hit-and-run
The California Highway Patrol is seeking the identity of the driver who hit the woman.
Map: Evacuation for Callahan Fire, in Reno’s burned area
The fire is being driven by high winds that are sweeping the area as a winter storm arrives.
Driver crashes into tree on I-80, kills passenger in early Saturday crash
The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two people killed in car crash in Hollister-Gilroy area, authorities say
Two people were both found unresponsive at the scene of a crash on Highway 25 south of Bloomfield Avenue.