WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted 51-44 Wednesday to confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Schwartz becomes the agency's first permanent director in nearly a year.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Sports radio station KNBR has laid off longtime Bay Area personalities Greg Papa and Greg Silver. The duo, who hosted a midday talk show, will be replaced by John Lund. Papa, 63, recently returned home following a lengthy hospitalization for leukemia.
ELK GROVE, Calif. — Roderick Randall, 43, was extradited from Texas and booked Tuesday into Sacramento County Main Jail for a Nov. 2, 2025, double homicide at Z Town Gastro Pub in Elk Grove. He faces two counts of homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, and firearm possession.
S.F. — 7 men were arrested following a three-day undercover operation targeting suspected child predators. The operation, led by the San Francisco Sheriff's and DA's offices, involved officers posing as children online. 4 suspects face felonies, arriving to meet the undercover investigators.
PIEDMONT, Calif. — Federal regulators are considering new safety requirements for electronic door latches following a fiery Tesla Cybertruck crash in Piedmont that left three young people dead two years ago. The NHTSA is reviewing a petition for a mandatory
VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. — Herbert Wayne Smith, 65, of Valley Springs, was arrested near the ignition point of the Gann Fire, and according to Calaveras County booking logs, he was booked on felony charges of unlawfully causing a fire that burned structures or forest land.
NEW @ 10:40 AM: BERKELEY, Calif. — A 45-year-old man has been convicted of arson for burning a Jewish religious scroll at a local study center in February. ALBANY, Calif. — A power outage knocked out electricity for nearly 6,000 Pacific Gas & Electric Co. customers in the East Bay Wednesday morning.
Sacramento Unified School Board votes to appeal the county's rejection of their plan to avoid a state takeover.
VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. — The fast-moving Gann Fire has burned more than 6,495 acres in Calaveras County since igniting Monday, forcing the evacuation of nearly 1,500 residents, destroying homes, injuring at least one firefighter.
Primary matchups are set in Virginia, Missouri, Kansas, Michigan and Washington. * MICHIGAN: Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, NBC News projects. He faces Republican Mike Rogers.
A fast-moving wildfire has destroyed about 230 homes in an Indigenous community in western Canada.
Wildfire destroys about 230 homes in western Canadian Indigenous community, officials say
A fast-moving wildfire has destroyed about 230 homes in an Indigenous community in western Canada. The chief of the Okanagan Indian Band says the Bradley Creek wildfire devastated much of the reserve near Vernon, about 440 kilometers northeast of Vancouver.
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OAKLAND, Calif. — The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted to delay a proposed $30 minimum wage measure, meaning it will not be on the Nov. 3 ballot, opting for further study.
MIAMI — The Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office responded to the home of media personality Perez Hilton on Tuesday after he live-streamed acts of self-harm on TikTok; he was seen covered in blood with cuts all over his body.
NEW TONIGHT: SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Tuesday that the state has saved $207 billion through 82 lawsuits against the Trump administration, spending $29 million on the litigation since January 2025.
The Gann Fire in Calaveras County, south of New Hogan Lake, has now been mapped at 6,495.1 acres.
#BREAKING: The #GannFire, burning in the area of Hogan Dam Rd & Gann Rd, South of #NewHoganLake, in #CalaverasCounty, has grown to nearly 4,000 acres since it started burning around 5:19 PM Monday, moving with a moderate to dangerous rate of spread into the night, continuing into Tuesday.
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — A man was arrested near the Trump National Golf Club after authorities found a gun and ammunition in his car.
#BREAKING: Chipotle is removing jalapeños from select restaurants after identifying them as a potential source of a salmonella outbreak. The company is replacing the peppers with supplies from a different grower and cooperating with public health authorities.
GANN FIRE: additional Evacuation Warnings have been issued for Zones: CCU-111, CCU-131, CCU-148, CCU-153, with an order for CCU-140, as this incident enters its 20th hour. This doesn’t include previously mentioned evacuation orders that remain in effect.
NOVATO, Calif. — A shelter-in-place order was issued Tuesday morning following a shooting in the 400 block of Alameda del Prado, according to Novato police. Authorities first reported unspecified law enforcement activity near Alameda del Prado and Ignacio Boulevard around 10:20
UPDATE: Authorities arrested two teens in Ceres following the shooting in a parking lot near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Monday night.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Reports of gunfire near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk prompted an evacuation Monday night. No injuries were reported, and police said there was no continuing threat to the public. The scene was secured late Monday, and no arrests have been made.
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A pedestrian was killed by a suspected drunk driver in a hit-and-run crash early Sunday, police said. The suspect fled but was later arrested. The crash occurred around 2 a.m. at Bernal Road and Via Del Oro.
A MAJOR #BREAKINGUPDATE TONIGHT: A 37-year-old Spokane man has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree arson in connection with the devastating Old Trails Fire.
TWIN FALLS, Idaho — An Antelope High School graduate was seriously injured after attempting to stop a gunman at a local In-N-Out Burger. Austin James, a former Antelope High volleyball player, ran toward the shooter after hearing gunfire from the drive-thru.
#BREAKING: #Sacramento #Police are involved in a #standoff situation on Kitchner Road, in the Freeport Manor area. It started within the last 30 minutes or so. Working to learn more.
Right now: Sac Metro Fire is responding to a Hazardous Materials Response at the Logan Park Apartments in the Foothill Farms area.