San Benito County Statewide Articles

A report critical of safety conditions at San Francisco Zoo that was released in October was presented Thursday to the advisory committee that oversees the zoo, the Joint Zoo Committee.But no mention was made of the report during a general …

An atmospheric river storm that dumped record rain in Northern California is bringing some precipitation to Southern California.

Laura Richardson, a former Congress member, will represent Senate District 35 in the California Legislature after a costly and negative election.

David Lane Braff Jr., 42, of Thousand Oaks is accused of molesting eight students between the ages of 6 and 10 in a school office at McKevett Elementary School.

Fraud is a year-round, multibillion-dollar enterprise, but the holiday season offers a wide-open window of opportunity as scammers fish with email, phone calls, texts, fliers and regular mail

The 180,000-carat Bahia Emerald has long been held in Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department custody, but a federal judge's ruling could clear the way for it to return to Brazil.

Amid Southern California's most seismically active year in decades, some cities have yet to require retrofits of many apartment buildings deemed most at risk of collapse.

The Oakland Public Library announced it will reopen its main library on Dec. 2.Located at 125 14th St., the branch has been closed since May 27 “for critical infrastructure upgrades to improve the library facilities and enhance the overall patron …

Berkeley police are warning the public about scammers using the police department’s phone number. Authorities said last week they have received multiple reports of scammers calling victims using the main police number (510-981-5900). The scammers claim the victim or a …

The Walnut Creek Police Department has been awarded a $50,000 state grant for traffic safety enforcement.The grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety will support education, DUI checkpoints, officer certification programs and various safety enforcement operations to try to …

A California infant has died from listeria amid an outbreak linked to certain ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that have been recalled.

Protonitazene, a synthetic opioid three times stronger than fentanyl, was connected to an overdose in Stevenson Ranch. Dealer knew his pills had killed, but kept dealing anyway.

Justin Sun spent millions on a banana that is central to a 2019 work of art.

LEADERS ACROSS THE West Valley are pushing for a greener future in one of the country’s most polluted areas, but it could be more challenging after a controversial ruling on the use of gas.Campbell and Los Gatos recently explored ways …

The epicenter was about 4.6 miles north of Point Dume, in the mountains above Malibu's city limits. It's the seventh earthquake so far this year to rumble in this area.

The Los Angeles Police Department was flooded with calls Thursday night when people reported a high-rise on fire. Fire officials said it was part of film set.

Combs' legal team told the judge that it was proposing conditions "far more restrictive" than Combs faces in jail.

L.A. Unified makes gains and approaches pre-pandemic levels that, at the time, were considered inadequate. Graduation rate reaches record level.

Oakland student Hannah Lau said she only discovered there were elevated lead levels in her school’s drinking water this year through her teacher. There wasn’t an announcement from the principal, nor was there an assembly to notify students.“I was really …

Revelations of an alleged sexual assault involving Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for Defense secretary, at a meeting of Republican women in 2017 have set off a firestorm.