A witness saw two boys passing a gun. Police are surrounding Bridgepoint High School, and students are being taken out of classrooms one by one.

The U.S. Senator delivered a mixed bag of news about the economy for nearly 450 political and business leaders.

LafayetteThe following are excerpts from the Lafayette Police Department log:Monday, Aug. 16 Burglary -- Approximately $450 worth of property was reported stolen from a vehicle at Old Tunnel Road and Old Creek Place.

Daryl Myers shared the most intimate moments of his life with Frederick Sales the past two months.The 35-year-old nursing assistant bathed Myers, tended to his comfort, fetched his favorite snacks, talked to him and supplied most of the scarce smiles during a dark time in his life.

Developer says new Rite Aid store on Monument Boulevard in Concord could be done by summer 2011

Authorities pulled the body of a 40-year-old woman from water near a submerged twin-engine Beechcraft plane that plunged into a Redwood Shores lagoon this morning, officials said.

Called as a potential juror in Redwood City, California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman told attorneys this morning she would serve if selected but acknowledged this is "not a good time for me to give 100 percent." Whitman was among 30 potential jurors quizzed in a case involving an accused child molester.

Victim and son woke man eventually shot by police, leading to 'physical altercation'; 35-year-old remains missing

On the fifth floor of Santa Clara County's Hall of Justice in San Jose, one of the most sensational local murder cases in recent memory is under way. It has it all: love, jealousy and a broad daylight shooting of a popular restaurateur.

"Different" is the only word John Kontrabecki can think of to describe this year's grapes. The berries in his vineyard are smaller than usual, and their canopy -- the leaves that normally envelop the fruit like a blanket, shielding it from the sun's scalding rays -- is strangely thin.

City hosts visit by Lawrence Berkeley staff, waiting for chance to submit proposal

WATSONVILLE -- A 23-year-old homeless man from Watsonville suffered life-threatening injuries when he was stabbed once in the abdomen on Wednesday evening, police reported.

A small plane crashed just before noon in a lagoon in the Redwood Shores area of Redwood City, officials said. A spokesman for the city said one body had been pulled from the water. The spokesman, Malcolm Smith, told reporters that the victim was a woman,...

The Coast Guard is saying there are no immediate signs of a spill from an oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. All 13 crew members were rescued from the water in the second such disaster in the Gulf in less than five months. The...

U.S. immigration officials said Wednesday they will consider San Franciscos request to opt out of the controversial Secure Communities program that makes it easier for federal authorities to track down and deport undocumented immigrants. Until now, the...

As Dianne Huntsberry was losing her home last year, the result of a financing scam, she also wound up in the hospital - twice - for what seemed like heart problems. I thought I was having a heart attack - I didnt know what was going on, said Huntsberry,...

The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 115 mph winds Thursday on North Carolinas dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and potentially most destructive stop on the storms...

Muni operators are trying to halt plans to restore 61 percent of the service that was cut in May. The restorations are set to go into effect Saturday and would add more runs late at night, on community routes and the busiest lines. Transport Workers Union...