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Berkeley Teacher Placed On Leave After Bringing Bazooka Into SchoolA high school teacher who brought a decommissioned bazooka into a Berkeley classroom has been placed on paid administrative leave.
Apple Sinks On Fears Of Slowing iPhone SalesApple's stock is as red as the newest version of the iPhone 8.
DNC Suit Alleges Russia, Trump, WikiLeaks Conspired To Interfere In 2016 CampaignThose named in the lawsuit include several top Trump advisers who attended the now-infamous June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower.
Electronic Dance DJ-Producer Avicii Dead At 28Avicii, the Grammy-nominated electronic dance DJ who performed sold-out concerts for feverish fans around the world and also had massive success on U.S. pop radio, died Friday. He was 28.
Report Concludes Former State Senate Employee Engaged In Sexual MisconductAn investigation released Thursday by the California Senate concludes a former chief of staff engaged in "sexually inappropriate" behavior with a female subordinate while employed by the chamber.
Needing Repairs, Feds Urged To Take Back Mare Island Cemetery A veterans' cemetery in Vallejo is in bad shape and the city wants the federal government to take it back and fix it.
Burned Out Mountain View Home On The Market For $1.48 MillionCall it a hot new trend in Bay Area real estate -- buyers snapping up burned-out and condemned properties for prices that could buy a mansion in most places.
Green Has Become The NBA's Master Of Disruption Disruption has been a mantra for the Silicon Valley for decades so it seems fitting that Draymond Green plays for the Golden State Warriors.
Fremont Police Names Officers In Deadly Shooting After PursuitFremont police on Thursday named the officers involved in a fatal officer-involved shooting earlier this month and described what led up to the suspect’s death.
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Pot Enthusiasts To Descend On Hippie Hill For First 4/20 Since LegalizationMore than 10,000 pot enthusiasts are expected to descend on Hippie Hill at Golden Gate Park Friday to mark the first 4/20 since recreational marijuana was legalized in California. Katie Nielsen reports. (4/20/18)
Burned-Out South Bay House On Market For $1.5 MillionCall it a hot new trend in Bay Area real estate -- buyers snap up burned-out and condemned properties for prices that could buy a mansion in most places. Andria Borba reports from Mountain View. (4-19-18)
In Released Comey Memos, Trump Talks of Putin, 'Hookers'Redacted memos provide details on phone calls and encounters between President Trump and then-FBI director James B. Comey. Vernonica De La Cruz reports. (4-19-18)
Report Shows Californians More Mellow About MarijuanaA new report found that people are becoming more comfortable with legal marijuana, as cannabis moves from the black market to a regulated one. Betty Yu reports. (4-19-18)
San Quentin Inmate Free After 25 Years on Death RowVicente Benavides, a Kern County man on death row for more than 25 years for a toddler's rape and murder, was set free on Thursday. KPIX 5's Joe Vazquez explains how "false evidence" put him in San Quentin. (4-19-18)
Activists Call for Help for Homeless San Jose State StudentsSan Jose State University's Student Homeless Alliance called on President Mary Papazian to become involved with the school's housing
crisis. Maria Medina reports. (4-19-18)
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911 Operator Jailed For Hanging Up On Thousands Of CallersA former 911 operator in Houston is headed to jail after an investigation revealed that the emergency center worker hung up on thousands of people
Yahoo, AOL's New Privacy Policy Allows Them To Read Your EmailsOath notes that it has the right to read your emails, instant messages, posts, photos and even look at your message attachments.
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.
San Francisco & Peninsula News
San Francisco Reverses Course on Controversial Pioneer StatueSan Francisco authorities reversed a decision to remove a 19th century statue near City Hall that some say is degrading to Native Americans.
2 Stabbed With Scissors Along SF North Beach Sidewalk; Suspect JailedTwo people were stabbed with scissors while walking along the sidewalk in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood Wednesday.
Trump And Sessions Lose Another Sanctuary Cities Case A federal appeals court struck another blow Thursday to the Trump administration's efforts to pressure sanctuary cities, upholding a court order preventing the Justice Department from imposing conditions on grants to cities.
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."
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.
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.
East Bay News
Fremont Police Names Officers In Deadly Shooting After PursuitFremont police on Thursday named the officers involved in a fatal officer-involved shooting earlier this month and described what led up to the suspect’s death.
Vallejo Teacher Arrested for Allegedly Propositioning a MinorA fourth-grade teacher at Glen Cove Elementary School in Vallejo was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of attempting to contact a minor for sex.
$27 Million SuperLotto Plus Ticket Sold At Fremont AM/PMCalifornia Lottery officials announced Thursday that winning SuperLotto Plus ticket worth a whopping $27 million was sold at a Fremont AM/PM store.
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.
Fatal Crash Blocks Northbound 880 In FremontThe California Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on northbound Interstate Highway 880 in Fremont Wednesday morning.
Unique Oakland Backyard Cabin Made Of 3D Printed TilesTucked away in an Oakland backyard may be one of the most unique cabins in all of the Bay Area.
South Bay News
Burned Out Mountain View Home On The Market For $1.48 MillionCall it a hot new trend in Bay Area real estate -- buyers snapping up burned-out and condemned properties for prices that could buy a mansion in most places.
Activists Want Sanctioned Camp For Homeless San Jose State StudentsIt's not the kind of thing you'd expect to see on a college campus, but some students at San Jose State are asking for a place on school grounds to pitch their tents.
$6M Set Aside For Affordable Teacher Housing In Palo AltoThe Grant Avenue site could host a large number of units, ranging from 60 to 120.
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.
North Bay News
Needing Repairs, Feds Urged To Take Back Mare Island Cemetery A veterans' cemetery in Vallejo is in bad shape and the city wants the federal government to take it back and fix it.
Petaluma Police Seek Man Who Failed To Register As Sex OffenderPolice in Petaluma on Thursday are searching for a man who has failed to register with the department as a sex offender.
Crew Rescued From Burning Fishing Boat A crew of five fishermen has been rescued in the waters off Northern California after their vessel burst into flames.
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.
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 3D 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
Ex-49er Chris Borland Helps Other NFLers Adjust To RetirementChris Borland knows firsthand all about the challenges of early retirement, having stepped away from a promising football career after one year because of concerns over head injuries.
NBA Coaching Candidates: Perfect Hires For Every OpeningSeveral NBA teams, Knicks, Suns and Hawks among them, are searching for a head coach who would be the right fit.
Green Has Become The NBA's Master Of Disruption Disruption has been a mantra for the Silicon Valley for decades so it seems fitting that Draymond Green plays for the Golden State Warriors.
