Just after midnight, a large tree fell onto power lines and blocked the roadway in the 200 block of C Street, knocking out power to nearly 700 people in San Rafael's Gerstle Park neighborhood.

Court documents state there were "no words spoken, no threat posed," and that the 37-year-old suspect, who has pleaded not guilty, "acted without mercy and with the specific intent to kill the victim."

Mayor Daniel Lurie said the incident won't deter him from walking the streets of the city doing what he was doing moments before his bodyguard was attacked last week.

A dramatic rise in a scam known as "ghost tapping" is putting people who use tap-to-pay features on alert.

San Jose police are investigating a possible hate crime after two men said they were injured after being jumped in Santana Row because they were Jewish and speaking Hebrew.

The teachers' demands remain unchanged: a 3.5% pay raise, better health care coverage, smaller class size. And to keep elementary school counselors.

K1 Speed has locations throughout the Bay Area and is a great option for group events, parties and to just race. The electric go-karts are fast and quiet. The folks at each location are ready to teach and advise drivers around the tracks.

Several Environmental groups, including San Francisco Baykeeper and the Center for Biological Diversity are now suing, claiming the Action 5 diversions violate the endangered species act and will harm fish populations including chinook salmon.

Visitors are flocking to Death Valley National Park in California and Nevada to take in a rare phenomenon known as a superbloom. Thousands of long-dormant flowers have popped through the desert soil, transforming the barren landscape in carpets of gold.

Among the films nominated for Best Live Action Short at the Oscars this year is "A Friend of Dorothy," a sweet, endearing film about an unexpected friendship.