As teen overdoses from opioid use skyrocket, many schools still unprepared for emergency

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - As new details emerge in the aftermath of the Half Moon Bay mass shooting that left seven farmworkers dead, the massacre also highlights the harsh living and working conditions that some of those farmworkers endured. Farmworkers at California Terra Garden, previously known as Mountain Mushroom...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom demanded federal action on gun safety while responding to the state’s second mass shooting within 48 hours. Newsom made the plea while standing with local, state, and federal elected officials in Half Moon Bay. "I got no ideological opposition to...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Medical technicians, office workers, therapists, and nursing assistants at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland on Wednesday picketed outside the hospital, saying they're upset that contract negotiations have stalled. The workers also said they're they're concerned about an "erosion in services the hospital," which will deprive East Bay...

BERKELEY, Calif. - A Bay Area teen has created history by being the youngest person to ever swim the Kaiwi Channel in Hawaii. Maya Merhige of Berkeley began the 28 miles-long journey on the night of Jan. 18 at Moloka'i island and finished 27 hours and 33 minutes later on Oahu the following night, all in dedication to pediatric cancer.

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed frustration and anger on Tuesday after responding to another mass shooting in the state, this time in Half Moon Bay. "I’m damn sick and tired of this stuff. I’m sick and tired of this," said Newsom in front of a...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - Families of those killed in the recent mass shootings in Half Moon Bay have created fundraisers to help bury their loved ones. The Monday shooting killed seven farmworkers at two agricultural businesses and was the second mass shooting in California in a three-day period. Every day, new details come to light both about the suspect and victims.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Two of the three suspects in California’s latest mass shootings were older Asian men who targeted other Asians during a time of celebration. Now some mental health experts are trying to figure out if there’s a correlation. Mental health professionals say there are usually...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - Dozens of flower bouquets and candles adorned the steps at Mac Dutra Plaza in Half Moon Bay on Thursday to remember the seven people killed in the mass shooting three days earlier. All the victims were farmworkers from China or Mexico. They ranged in age...

San Francisco leaders rolled out a city-wide response to racist attacks. The city says it has plans to streamline the response to hate crimes and make sure victims get the help they need.

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - An outpouring of support by the community and farmworker organizations is directly helping the victims’ families of Monday’s shootings at two farms in Half Moon Bay that left seven people dead. Farmworker Caravan in San Jose put out the call for emergency supplies...

Berkeley teenager Maya Merhige became the youngest person ever to swim the Kaiwi Channel this month, a 28-mile journey from Molokai to Oahu, Hawaii. KTVU's Alex Savidge and Heather Holmes spoke with 15-year-old Maya about her historic swim, completed in 27 hours and 33 minutes.

SAN FRANCISCO - Moments after approving an expanded goal for affordable housing construction on Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors called on the state to build housing on top of San Francisco's California Department of Motor Vehicles field office parking lot. Passed unanimously, the resolution urges state officials to...

LIVERMORE, Calif. - Livermore police reunited a French bulldog with its owners in Southern California after the pet was likely dognapped more than a year ago – and possibly at the center of a wider financial scam. Police said they found a parked car, which witnesses had reported had...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A pedestrian died early Friday morning in San Jose – the first traffic fatally of 2023. The death was reported at 4:21 a.m. at Blossom Hill and Cottle roads, police said. No other information was immediately available. Last year, San Jose had a record-breaking 65...

A crowd gathered at Wilma Chan Park in Oakland near Lake Merritt. The group, Oakland AAPI, organized the event to give people a chance to come together to honor those affected by the mass shooting in Half Moon Bay and in Oakland, as well as the tragedy in Monterey Park.

OAKLAND, Calif. - BART on Friday restored Transbay Tube service, more than two hours after it had to suspend all service because of emergency track repairs in downtown Oakland. As of 7:15 a.m., BART said restored service on the red, yellow and orange lines, after crews works to fix a...

LAFAYETTE, Calif. - A family’s backyard is slowly crumbling away into a creek and they are tied up in a lawsuit with Contra Costa County over who should maintain the deterioration. Brian and Emily Shenson said the recent January storms have made the problem worse and put their home...

One person has died from injuries after being taken from a burning building in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood, officials said. Bystanders were credited with rescuing three other people from the building on Turner Terrace. Those three did not require medical attention, the fire department said. This is a developing...

HAYWARD, Calif. - The community, coroner and a crematorium have all pitched in to raise money and waive fees for the family of a Hayward man, who died by suicide at Santa Rita Jail but who couldn't afford to have his body released for a funeral. Elizabeth Lofton said she...

A building fire in the Potrero Hill neighborhood killed one person. Bystanders rescued three others who did not need medical attention.