Carlos Castaneda

Senate Bill 1217 by state Sen. Steven Glazer (D-Orinda) will force pet insurers to provide more transparency regarding their coverage.

A man suspected in a brazen daytime murder along a major Fremont roadway was in custody Friday after turning himself in to police in Pleasanton, authorities said.

A crash on Interstate Highway 680 in Solano County killed at least one person early Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Private universities in California can no longer consider legacy and donor preferences in the admissions process following a bill that was signed into law Monday.

Northern Calfornia is once again feeling the effects of a fall heat wave Monday that will peak on Tuesday and keep temperatures above normal throughout the week.

An incessant and dangerous heat wave blistering Northern California was peaking Sunday with another round of record-breaking temperatures expected in the Bay Area and Sacramento Valley before gradual cooling begins.

Firefighters rescued three people from an early-morning fire at their duplex in North Highlands, fire officials said.

A wildfire burning next to Clear Lake in Lake County was further contained Sunday and mandatory evacuations were lifted, authorities said.

A multiple-vehicle crash in on the Lake Natoma Crossing Bridge in Folsom Sunday afternoon left at least five people hurt, authorities said.

Two people at a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Stanford Shopping Center were arrested for vandalizing two stores and injuring an officer in their attempt to flee, police and published reports said.