Katie Dowd is the Managing Editor at SFGATE. With a focus on regional interest and world news, she covers a diverse range of topics including travel and tourism, hospitality and leisure, as well as construction and law enforcement. Her work has been featured in numerous outlets, including Chron, NBC Bay Area, and The Sacramento Bee.
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Katie Dowd's coverage primarily encompasses local breaking news and evolving stories, with a focus on crime and entertainment in the Bay Area and California. If you have insights or access to new information related to ongoing criminal investigations, missing persons cases, or developments in the local entertainment industry, your pitch is more likely to align with her coverage preferences.
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The spot has been dubbed a "sad tears landmark."
For fans hoping to see more of his race day, there might be footage coming.
An investigation into their deaths is ongoing.
Traffic is gridlocked southbound on Interstate 15 near the California-Nevada border on May 25, 2026. Caltrans
By: Katie Dowd
The double homicide took place while school was in session across the street.
Detectives in Berkeley are investigating the city’s first homicide case in over a year.
Suga of BTS (center back in blue cap) runs in Bay to Breakers on Howard Street in San Francisco on May 17, 2026. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE
A grandmother, mother and baby are dead.
The Loop was supposed to transform Vegas. It's the dumbest transit system imaginable.
By: Anita Baltagi, Joanna Darlington, Katie Dowd
he M6 Group will broadcast FIFA World Cup 2026™ tournament matches live and in Ultra High Definition via FRANSAT, Eutelsat's Eutelsat (ISIN: FR0010221234 –...
