Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke says the pilot encountered difficulty with the plane after taking off from San Jose.

UC Berkeley has long been known as the home of the free speech movement. It's a campus that prides itself on its diversity and has a history of free speech protests and academic freedom. But now, it's being called into question.

A familiar and prominent name could be entering the race for California governor.

Surveillance footage reportedly shows several people, possible juveniles, setting off fireworks on the field at Mt. Diablo High School the night before, according to police.

A family says their mother was conned out of her life savings and even sold her condo for a scammer using deepfake videos to pose as a "General Hospital" star.

The mother and father of 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro, who is presumed dead, have both been charged with murder, prosecutors confirmed.

This week on "Playing the Field" the team talks about the penultimate episode of "Bachelor in Paradise." It was action-packed with two relationship challenges.

A five-year ban on San Francisco's historic downtown artery has ended. Some autonomous and human-driven rideshare vehicles are now allowed to cruise down Market Street during certain hours. But critics say it will mean an increased safety risk for pedestrians.

One of the nation's leading operators of automated license-plate reading systems announced Monday it has paused its operations with federal agencies because of confusion and concern about the purpose of their investigations.

Search and dive crews have found the body of 35-year-old swimmer Nikolas Tomasevic, who was missing from Aquatic Park Cove in San Francisco. A friend was concerned that he had a seizure in the water.