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Burning Propane Tanker Threatens NorCal Homes
Firefighters in Placer County prepared for a bold attempt to drain a burning propane rail tanker after the process to head off a catastrophic explosion was slowed by the fire's intense heat.
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Firefighters in Placer County prepared for a bold attempt to drain a burning propane rail tanker after the process to head off a catastrophic explosion was slowed by the fire's intense heat.
A firecracker exploded in a woman's hands in San Francisco on Saturday night, blowing off some of her fingers, police said.
Crews are getting ready to fill a giant crater in San Bruno's Crestmoor neighborhood, created after last September's deadly pipeline explosion.
PG&E conducted tests in Solano and Yolo counties Thursday to determine the reliability and accuracy of aerial gas leak detection technologies.
A truck carrying oxygen tanks struck a wall on the eastbound San Mateo-Hayward Bridge and exploded Wednesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Pacific Gas and Electric has revealed in a regulatory filing that it would miss a June 20 deadline to turn over records on welding defects in its urban gas transmission lines.
Two people who were seriously injured in an apparent drug-related explosion at a Livermore apartment earlier this month that killed a third person remain in critical condition, police said Tuesday.
About a dozen fire personnel responded to an underground transformer explosion near San Francisco's Pier 3 that blew two manhole covers off Sunday morning.
One of the three people who were seriously injured in an apparently drug-related explosion at an apartment in Livermore last Saturday has died, police said Friday.
Authorities were blaming illegal drug activity for an explosion at a Livermore apartment that left three people in critical condition.
Livermore police have found evidence that an apartment explosion Saturday evening may be connected to illegal drug activity associated with three identified victims of the explosion, a police lieutenant said.
Two men and a woman were severely burned by an explosion at a Livermore apartment building Saturday evening, according to the fire department.
Firefighters were able to quickly contain a two-alarm fire at an asphalt factory fire in Redwood City Monday afternoon.
Officials at Agilent Technologies, which makes scientific instruments, said that a buildup of phosphorus caused the blast on the bottom floor of Building One at the facility, located at 1400 Fountaingrove Parkway around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
A former Navy hospital in the Oakland Hills came crashing down Friday afternoon, demolished by 800 pounds of dynamite.
A firefighter remained in serious but stable condition Thursday morning after a burning RV exploded while he was trying to put out the fire in Oakland on Wednesday afternoon, a fire spokeswoman said.
An explosive fire gutted a two-story duplex in North Berkeley overnight Thursday.
Survivors of a deadly gas pipeline explosion that ravaged a San Bruno neighborhood testified before California regulators on Tuesday night.
The Obama administration will push legislation designed to overhaul and upgrade America's aging oil and gas pipeline network in response to the deadly San Bruno blast.
Fire crews were on the scene after an explosion caused a fire at an East Bay oil refinery.
Vacaville police and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms worked Monday to identify the bomb-maker, but remained tight-lipped about the investigation.
Authorities shut down several streets in San Francisco Monday morning as they responded to an incident involving PG&E equipment, a San Francisco Fire Department dispatcher said.
A Vacaville man was airlifted to a hospital Sunday after explosives that were hidden in his morning paper exploded, a police spokesman said.
Survivors of the San Bruno pipeline explosion gathered near the blast site Wednesday to mark six months since eight people lost their lives and dozens of homes were damaged or completely destroyed in the inferno.
Farmworkers marched in Healdsburg on Sunday demanding higher wages and hazard pay.
Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner in Venezuela's presidential election Sunday, but his opponents immediately disputed the results, claiming a landslide win.
Five years ago, the tradition of the Gilroy Garlic Festival was abruptly ended after a mass shooting. Now people are working to bring it back.
With 100 days remaining before final votes are cast in the 2024 election, the new presumptive Democratic Party nominee for president has galvanized Bay Area Democrats.
The San Francisco Giants finished off a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 5-4 victory Sunday.
Farmworkers marched in Healdsburg on Sunday demanding higher wages and hazard pay.
Five years ago, the tradition of the Gilroy Garlic Festival was abruptly ended after a mass shooting. Now people are working to bring it back.
With 100 days remaining before final votes are cast in the 2024 election, the new presumptive Democratic Party nominee for president has galvanized Bay Area Democrats.
Two meteor showers are expected to flash across night skies around the same time this week.
Crews were abe to open all BART stations on Sunday after power loss at a substation severely affected service in Oakland, but the Red Line remains impacted.
Three people who died in a vehicle that went off a cliff off Highway 1 at Devil's Slide in San Mateo County on Friday have been identified.
Blake Snell struck out a career-high 15 in six innings in the San Francisco Giants' opening 4-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies, and Hayden Birdsong fanned eight over five innings in a 5-0 win in the second for a doubleheader sweep Saturday night.
A San Francisco jury convicted a "prolific burglar" of multiple auto and residential break-ins, prosecutors said Friday.
Budget cuts continue to impact the San Francisco Unified School District.
Two people have died after their car plunged off Highway 1 at Devil's Slide Friday morning, authorities said.
Crews were abe to open all BART stations on Sunday after power loss at a substation severely affected service in Oakland, but the Red Line remains impacted.
Burglars kicked down doors and ransacked 16 small businesses in East Oakland's troubled Hegenberger corridor.
The Park Fire continues to rage, and some former Bay Area residents are being impacted and displaced.
Shea Langeliers hit a three-run homer in the first inning as the Oakland Athletics continued their recent power surge with a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
The Sunol Regional Wilderness was evacuated as firefighters battled a wildfire that grew to 595 acres by Saturday morning.
Five years ago, the tradition of the Gilroy Garlic Festival was abruptly ended after a mass shooting. Now people are working to bring it back.
Three suspects were arrested in the April armed robbery of a victim in San Jose who had been selling merchandise online, police said.
A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with the violent purse snatching of an elderly woman in East San Jose last month that was caught on camera.
The suspect in a 2022 fatal shooting in San Jose who fled to El Salvador was returned to the Bay Area after his arrest in Texas in May, police said Friday.
Two people who drowned after being swept out by a wave in Santa Cruz last week were identified by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office as 30-year-old Pedro David Guadarrama Ceron and 33-year-old Emma Nelly Diazleal Lopez.
Farmworkers marched in Healdsburg on Sunday demanding higher wages and hazard pay.
Authorities announced an arrest Thursday in connection with a vegetation fire that started near Geyserville in Sonoma County on Wednesday afternoon.
Police in Vallejo are have launched their third homicide investigation in less than two weeks, after a man was fatally shot late Wednesday night.
Officers arrested a suspected drunk driver who crashed his car into another vehicle in San Rafael, police said Wednesday.
Police released surveillance video of an arson suspect seen setting a fire at a San Rafael Target store in hopes of identifying the person.
The San Francisco Giants finished off a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 5-4 victory Sunday.
The Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 8-6 on Sunday to avoid a four-game sweep.
The U.S. men's team put on a near-perfect show as they rolled to a 110-84 win over Serbia.
Simone Biles made a stunning Olympic comeback on Sunday, delivering near-perfect routines in a qualifying round that ended with Team USA in the lead.
Shea Langeliers hit a three-run homer in the first inning as the Oakland Athletics continued their recent power surge with a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
Burglars kicked down doors and ransacked 16 small businesses in East Oakland's troubled Hegenberger corridor.
A San Francisco jury convicted a "prolific burglar" of multiple auto and residential break-ins, prosecutors said Friday.
Governor Gavin Newsom is urging Oakland leaders to expand their current police pursuit policy.
One of El Chapo's sons duped Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada into boarding a plane on Thursday, telling him they were going to look at property in Mexico, a person familiar with the investigation confirmed to CBS News.
A former guard at the now-closed Federal Correctional Institution-Dublin prison is facing additional charges of alleged sexual abuse involving inmates, officials said Friday.
Modern society seems to be perched on a digital foundation too fragile to withstand software malfunctions, be they accidental or malicious.
Alongside 16 other members of Congress, U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, raised concerns about social media giant Meta's plans to cut CrowdTangle, a service used to monitor trends on Facebook and Instagram.
One week after the global computer outage, Windows systems are nearly fully operational, according to CrowdStrike.
Meta's Oversight Board says the company failed to take down an AI-generated intimate image of an Indian female public figure that violated its policies until the board got involved.
CrowdStrike released details about the cause of an outage that took down computers across the globe, blaming "problematic content data."
A Contra Costa County man has died from West Nile virus -- the first reported county death from the disease since 2006.
Amid a widening listeria outbreak, Boar's Head is recalling all of its liverwurst products sold nationwide, as well as some deli meats.
Participation in the annual San Francisco AIDS Walk has declined. Organizers say that's not such a bad thing.
A warning of a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak affecting 12 states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, was issued by the CDC Friday afternoon linking infections to sliced meat at deli counters.
With so much focus on old age, scientists are hoping to crack the code on longevity but they need some help.
With 100 days remaining before final votes are cast in the 2024 election, the new presumptive Democratic Party nominee for president has galvanized Bay Area Democrats.
With 100 days remaining before final votes are cast in the 2024 election, the new presumptive Democratic Party nominee for president has energized Bay Area youth and people of color. Da Lin reports. (7-28-24)
Former President Trump criticized Vice President Kamala Harris as "a lunatic" at a campaign event in Minnesota on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Harris campaign is reporting an influx of support and cash, two thirds from first-time donors. Skyler Henry reports from the White House.
Vice President Kamala Harris Saturday held her first fundraiser since announcing her presidential bid. It came one day after former President Donald Trump told attendees at a conservative Christian event that they "won't have to vote anymore" if he is elected into office. Natalie Brand reports from the White House.
Trump, who is the Republican Party's candidate for president, made his remarks at the end of a speech at a conservative Christian event.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law barring school districts from passing policies requiring schools to notify parents if their child asks to change their gender identification.
San Leandro is hosting its first Pride celebration and organizers spoke to KPIX about the decision to launch the celebration now.
One San Francisco bookstore is fighting book bans by shipping LGBT+ books to directly the Deep South for free.
Public health officials came armed with a serious message for Pride Month: Get vaccinated against mpox.
Thousands of people gathered on Sunday in downtown San Francisco to celebrate the annual Pride Parade supporting the LGBTQ community.
The son of immigrant parents, who immersed himself in American culture growing up, built a career as a filmmaker with hits such as "Crazy Rich Asians" and "In the Heights," tapping into his own identity and translating stories of struggle and ambition to the screen.
Physical performances by actors are being treated as "data," said SAG-AFTRA Chief Contracts Officer Ray Rodriguez said at a news conference.
Chicago duo Drama, featuring producer Na'el Shehade and vocalist/songwriter Via Rosa, speak with KPIX before they take the stage at Stern Grove on Sunday.
Hundreds of the nation's top athletes will represent Team USA in Paris at the 2024 Olympics.
Creator of the former HBO show remarked on the similarities between its fictional storyline and current political reality.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland Unified School District has seen an alarming spike in the number of unhoused students in the school system who deal with a host of challenges far beyond what most children face.
Meteorologist and CBS News Bay Area's resident pilot Lt. Jessica Burch got a treat during Fleet Week, taking to the skies with one of the Blue Angels.
A Bay Area man discovered his devastating loss left him with a new opportunity to rethink how he lives -- follow his journey in virtual reality, 360-degree video.
A groundbreaking medical study involving the UCSF Medical Center has shown some colorectal cancer patients can safely skip radiation treatment and enjoy a potentially higher quality of life.
Every day, San Francisco bar pilot Captain Zach Kellerman goes through what might just be the world's most dangerous commute.
Farmworkers marched in Healdsburg on Sunday demanding higher wages and hazard pay. Kevin Ko reports. (7-28-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
The Park Fire was making a push north at rapid rates, with evacuation orders affecting four California counties—Butte, Tehama, Shasta and Plumas.
KPIX science correspondent and news anchor Brian Hackney remembers his late father, Gary Hackney, as an inspiring, good-natured lover of small town living and big-hearted adventures. (7-28-24)
With 100 days remaining before final votes are cast in the 2024 election, the new presumptive Democratic Party nominee for president has energized Bay Area youth and people of color. Da Lin reports. (7-28-24)
Five years ago, the tradition of the Gilroy Garlic Festival was abruptly ended after a mass shooting. Now there's talk of bringing it back. John Ramos reports. (7-28-24)
A Palo Alto woman who opened the first inclusive playground in the Bay Area for people of all abilities is spreading her magic throughout the region and beyond.
A Marin County woman who provides four-legged emotional support for first responders has expanded her nonprofit across the country.
Now into its second decade, a San Francisco nonprofit has been giving inner city kids free surfing lessons. For many, it's their first time in the ocean.
A woman who experienced bullying as a middle school student has spent the last 22 years giving young people a safe place to belong and grow.
More than three million people in the US live with epilepsy, according to the CDC. One Santa Rosa filmmaker is working to make sure they are seen and heard.
Samir Hooker had to grow up fast after his stepfather was shot dead 12 years ago. Now he is watching over his mom and sister while attending UC Berkeley.
It's hard enough to graduate from one of the most prestigious schools in the country when you're the first in your family to go to college. Imagine doing that while you're also trying to protect your parents from being deported?
Some students who are the first in their families to go to college face the challenge of balancing a rigorous academic load while still working to help support their family back home.
A onetime pupil has now become a student advisor, giving back after years of mentorship led him to success.
Police departments all over the country are having a hard time finding new officers, but one Bay Area student is criss-crossing the world while preparing for a career in law enforcement here at home.