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Cannabis Labs Busy At Work Testing Crops In CaliforniaCalifornia's first legal 4/20 festivities kick off on Friday, but do you really know what you're smoking?
FAA Orders Fan Blade Inspections After Fatal Southwest Jet Engine ExplosionThe FAA ordered inspections on engine fan blades like the one that snapped off a Southwest Airlines plane, leading to the death of a woman who was partially blown out a window.
Billionaire Tom Steyer Backs Feinstein Challenger In U.S. Senate RaceCalifornia billionaire Tom Steyer endorsed state Sen. Kevin de Leon on Wednesday in his uphill challenge to U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Athletics Beat White Sox After 14-Innings And Nearly 6 Hours Of PlayTired as he was, Matt Olson had enough left to get the ball past the outfielders and end the third-longest game by time in Oakland Athletics history.
San Francisco Public Works Confiscates More E-Scooters Citing ComplaintsThe San Francisco Department of Public Works began confiscating powered dockless scooters Wednesday, for what the department says is a "flagrant disregard for the rules."
Brown Says Agreement Has Been Reached On California Guard DeploymentCalifornia's National Guard troops will deploy to the border to focus on fighting transnational gangs as well as drug and gun smugglers.
How Logging Could Help Save California's Redwood ForestsSome environmentalists say it's time to start logging again in California.
Debate Between San Francisco Neighbors Illustrates City's Housing CrisisWhile everyone agrees there's a housing crisis in the Bay Area, not everyone wants to deal with having more neighbors.
Plan To Clean Up Great Pacific Garbage Patch Nears LaunchBay Area researchers have come up with a way to tackle the enormous problem of plastic debris in the ocean, a device designed to clean up what’s known as the Great Pacific garbage patch.
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Oakland Company Accused Of Illegal Debris Hauling, Causing Toxic DustNeighbors say a hauling company is continuing to illegally haul, potentially blowing dust into the community. (4/18/18)
FAA Orders Fan Blade Inspections After Fatal Southwest Jet Engine ExplosionU.S. airline regulators have ordered inspections on engine fan blades like the one that snapped off a Southwest Airlines plane, leading to the death of a woman who was partially blown out a window. (4/18/18)
Mountain Lion Caught On Camera Near Alum Rock Park In San JoseSan Jose neighbors say the mountain lion caught on camera is the first they've ever seen in the area. Maria Medina reports.
How Logging Could Help Save California's Redwood ForestsSome environmentalists say it's time to start logging in California. Devin Fehely reports. (4/18/18)
Debate Between Two Neighbors In NOPA Illuminates SF Housing ProblemsWilson Walker looks at two sides both for and against proposed housing development in San Francisco's NOPA (4-18-2018)
Plan To Clean Up Great Pacific Garbage Patch Nears LaunchBay Area researchers have come up with a way to tackle the enormous problem of plastic debris in the ocean, a device designed to clean up what’s known as the Great Pacific garbage patch. Mary Lee reports. (4/18/18)
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Cat Saved After Walking 12 Miles To Family Who Rejected HimA cat named Toby missed his former owners so much that he walked 12 miles to be with them again.
GoFundMe Page Raises $5,000 To Buy Elon Musk A New CouchLast week, Elon Musk showed "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King the couch he sleeps on when he works late at his Tesla Model 3 factory. The internet was not pleased with the piece of furniture.
42 Percent Of Americans At Risk Of Retiring Broke, Survey FindsAccording to personal finance website GoBankingRates.com, 42 percent of Americans polled said they have less than $10,000 saved for their eventual retirement.
San Francisco & Peninsula News
San Francisco Officials Outline Crowd-Control Plans For 4/20With as many as 15,000 people expected to visit Golden Gate Park on Friday to celebrate the first 4/20 since marijuana became legal in California, city officials are planning on how to deal with the massive crowds.
Hit-And-Run Suspect Arrested For Injuring San Francisco Police Officer An 18-year-old San Francisco woman has been arrested in a hit-and-run accident that left a police officer with non life-threatening injuries.
Hunt For Suspect In Horrific San Francisco Animal Cruelty CaseA search was on early Wednesday for a man who ripped a puppy from a woman's arms and battered it to death inside a San Francisco store.
San Francisco Supervisors Approve Permit System For Electric ScootersSan Francisco supervisors approved an ordinance requiring dockless electric scooter share companies to obtain permits.
Plainclothes San Francisco Police Officer Injured In Hit And RunSan Francisco Police are investigating a hit-and-run collision in the Tenderloin that sent a plainclothes officer to the hospital Tuesday.
Calaveras Dam Project Fossils Providing Glimpse Of Prehistoric Bay AreaThe massive Calaveras Dam Project has uncovered a treasure trove of fossils that are giving UC researchers a glimpse of what life was like in the prehistoric Bay Area.
East Bay News
Fatal Crash Blocks Northbound 880 In FremontThe California Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on northbound Interstate Highway 880 in Fremont Wednesday morning.
USGS: 7.0 Hayward Quake Would Create Widespread Death And DestructionOn the anniversary of San Francisco's 1906 Great Quake, U.S. Geological Survey researchers have released a study predicting the apocalyptic death and destruction that would be inflicted upon the Bay Area by a 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward Fault.
Unique Oakland Backyard Cabin Made Of 3-D Printed TilesTucked away in an Oakland backyard may be one of the most unique cabins in all of the Bay Area.
Oakland City Leaders Aim To Unseat Councilwoman Desley BrooksOakland's mayor and vice mayor want Councilwoman Desley Brooks voted out of the city council and are supporting her opponents.
Suspect Sought In Emeryville Shooting That Critically Injured VictimPolice are asking for the public’s help in identifying an armed robbery suspect who allegedly shot his victim in the head in Emeryville in February.
Calaveras Dam Project Fossils Providing Glimpse Of Prehistoric Bay AreaThe massive Calaveras Dam Project has uncovered a treasure trove of fossils that are giving UC researchers a glimpse of what life was like in the prehistoric Bay Area.
South Bay News
Excavator Creates Havoc In Sunnyvale; Power Knocked OutA third-party contractor's excavator toppled two utility poles and damaged two others Monday, triggering a power outage that knocked out electricity to more than 8,000 PG&E customers.
San Jose City Leaders Divided Over Trip To Japan Paid For By TaxpayersSan Jose city leaders are divided over a recent trip to Japan that was paid with taxpayers' money.
San Jose Sues Trump Administration Over Census Citizenship QuestionThe city of San Jose added a new lawsuit Tuesday to the list of challenges to a plan by the administration of President Donald Trump to add a citizenship question to the 2020 national census.
120 Displaced By 5-Alarm San Jose Apartment Complex FireA five-alarm fire at an apartment complex in San Jose Tuesday morning displaced 120 people, city officials said.
Magnitude 3.9 Earthquake Strikes East Of San JoseA magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in the hills east of San Jose Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
South Bay Mother of Triplets Sets Half Marathon RecordAnn Marie Cody is racing into the record books. She has the fastest time in the half marathon for a woman with triplets.
North Bay News
Chickens Stand Watch In Battle Against West NileSolano County's watch tower in the battle against the West Nile Virus is actually a chicken coop.
420's Founding Fathers Recall Long, Strange Trip To Pot HolidayHow the marijuana-loving world came to mark the occasion is believed traceable to five Northern California men now in their 60s with bad backs and graying hair.
Body Found Near Site Of Fatal Mendocino SUV Crash IdentifiedDNA analysis has identified a body found ten days ago in the Pacific Ocean near where an SUV plunged off a cliff last month as one of the members the Washington family killed in the crash, according to authorities.
N. Bay Woman Accused Of Doing Nothing In Son's Overdose DeathA 34-year-old transient and her friend were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and child endangerment early Monday morning after her 16-year-old child died of a possible drug overdose and they allegedly didn’t call for help.
Missing Family's Bodies Found After SUV Submerged In Eel RiverThe bodies of all four members of a missing Southern California family have been discovered in the Eel River.
Press Democrat Wins Pulitzer For Wine Country Wildfire ReportsThe Press Democrat of Santa Rosa has won the Pulitzer Prize in breaking news for coverage of devastating wildfires that swept through wine country in October.
KPIX 5 Original Reports
Chickens Stand Watch In Battle Against West NileSolano County's watch tower in the battle against the West Nile Virus is actually a chicken coop.
Unique Oakland Backyard Cabin Made Of 3-D Printed TilesTucked away in an Oakland backyard may be one of the most unique cabins in all of the Bay Area.
Drawing from Life, East Bay Artist Depicts Black Men's TruthIf a picture is worth a thousand words, as the old saying goes, what might a thousand pictures say about a community -- a group of people -- too often viewed through a lens of fear, hatred or prejudice?
Researchers Launch Balloons To Study 'Atmospheric River' Researchers are eager to better understand Northern California's atmospheric river storm, which is bringing flood warnings to the area.
Sports Headlines & Scores
San Jose Sharks Finish Sweep Of Anaheim Ducks With 2-1 WinThe San Jose Sharks completed a first-round sweep of the rival Anaheim Ducks with a 2-1 victory in Game 4 on Wednesday night.
Athletics Beat White Sox After 14-Innings And Nearly 6 Hours Of PlayTired as he was, Matt Olson had enough left to get the ball past the outfielders and end the third-longest game by time in Oakland Athletics history.
Wife Of San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich DiesThe Spurs confirmed Erin Popovich's death Wednesday. The team didn't provide further details.
