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Suspect arrested in Fairfield assault, attempted rape of 12-year-olds
A suspect in an assault and attempted rape of two 12-year-olds on their way to school in Fairfield last month was arrested, authorities said Tuesday.
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A suspect in an assault and attempted rape of two 12-year-olds on their way to school in Fairfield last month was arrested, authorities said Tuesday.
Last month KPIX reported on a wave of sick and starving pelicans landing in Bay Area rescue centers. Now, there's an encouraging follow up on some of those birds.
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Police in Fairfield are searching for a man who attacked two 12-year-olds walking to school on a bike path Wednesday morning, according to authorities.
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Fairfield authorities are pursuing fines and closure proceedings against a local gift shop that police allege was a front for criminal activity.
Fairfield police are looking for information about a shooting Monday night that left a man with life-threatening injuries.
A woman has been arrested for vehicular manslaughter more than a year after a middle school student was hit and killed by a vehicle in Fairfield, police said Friday.
The number of pelicans taken in by the International Bird Rescue Center in the last week has doubled.
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Authorities on Tuesday said the shooting suspect who led police and CHP on a chase across the Bay Area, followed by an hours-long standoff on Interstate Highway 80 in Fairfield that ended with the man shooting himself, remains in critical condition.
I-80 was shut down in both directions in Fairfield Friday afternoon by a police standoff with a freeway shooting suspect. Anne Makovec reports. (5-3-24) Read more here. 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
A second pedestrian in two days was killed in Fairfield early Wednesday morning.
Fairfield police are looking for the person responsible for hitting and killing a pedestrian early Tuesday morning.
A homicide suspect has been arrested after a man was found dead in bushes in Fairfield last month, police said on Wednesday.
Rio Vista police on Friday arrested a man and freed a woman he allegedly assaulted and kidnapped.
Officers are investigating after a man was found dead in Fairfield early Wednesday morning.
A school resource officer in Fairfield is in custody after allegedly exchanging inappropriate text messages and photos with two female high school students.
Fairfield police arrested a man Saturday after finding him asleep at the wheel then waking him up only for him to try fleeing in the vehicle.
An off-duty Oakland police officer is on paid administrative leave after being arrested on suspicion of DUI last weekend, when he allegedly crashed into a CHP vehicle on Interstate Highway 80 in Fairfield.
Fairfield police on Thursday arrested a man after allegedly finding he had a handgun after a domestic violence incident.
An investigation occurred at a high school in Fairfield on Friday morning for an apparent swatting incident.
Police in Fairfield have stepped up patrols on the city's east side, where a resident reported a home invasion and sexual assault on Wednesday.
Fairfield police dispersed and arrested some of the dozens of bicycle-riding teens who were reportedly trying to block traffic at a busy intersection this week.
A road rage suspect who waved a gun during an October 2023 incident on Interstate Highway 80 in Fairfield was arrested, the California Highway Patrol said Thursday.
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Through a ride-sharing app, San Mateo police were able to arrest a man accused of robbing a check-cashing business in June.
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Millbrae citizens, angry over the potential conversion of a hotel into a permanent supportive housing project, are in the middle of a special election that could recall two councilmembers who support it.
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Almost 80 years after the Port Chicago explosion, there is a push to rectify a terrible wrong and recognize the heroism and courage of Black sailors.
The Alameda County Coroner identified four of the five victims allegedly killed by an Alameda man on July 10.
Three death row inmates have been resentenced, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced Tuesday afternoon.
A new free ferry service linking Jack London Square in Oakland to a shopping center in nearby Alameda is set to launch on Wednesday, officials said.
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Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni announced charges Tuesday for the 1991 cold case killings of an elderly woman and her son-in-law in Prunedale.
Two earthquakes were recorded early Tuesday morning near Gilroy, according to the US Geological Survey.
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Police in Palo Alto are searching for two suspects after an elderly woman reported her necklace was stolen while she was taking a walk over the weekend.
The paid caretaker of an elderly North Bay woman was arrested after raping the woman and assaulting her adult daughter who had arrived home to find the sexual assault in progress, authorities said Tuesday.
A Santa Rosa man was arrested Monday following a series of fires last week that police said were sparked by illegal fireworks.
Authorities in Mendocino County are investigating after a Caltrans electronic highway sign was tampered with so it displayed a virulently racist message to drivers over the weekend.
One of the two Americans convicted in the 2019 stabbing death of an Italian plainclothes police officer has been granted house arrest.
Prosecutors allege that a driver who fatally hit a Vacaville police officer last week intentionally ran him down, and filed murder charges that include killing an officer while he was on duty.
A new artificial turf surface at the Oakland Athletics' temporary home in Sacramento will have a hydration element because of summer heat at the open-air ballpark.
A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk has requested a trade from the San Francisco 49ers because the two sides haven't made progress on a new deal.
Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, a former Philadelphia 76ers and La Salle University basketball great and the father of the late, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, has died. He was 69.
Fresno State football coach Jeff Tedford says he's stepping down because of health concerns.
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Through a ride-sharing app, San Mateo police were able to arrest a man accused of robbing a check-cashing business in June.
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A UC Davis researcher spoke about what causes heart failure, what fixes it, and how that could be different for men and women.
Nationwide, the CDC says the COVID virus level in wastewater is now "high" for the first time since last winter.
The City of Berkeley failed to complete over two-thirds of mandatory restaurant inspections last year, an auditor's report revealed Wednesday.
State water officials have issued a "danger" advisory at multiple locations in Discovery Bay after finding evidence of harmful algae blooms.
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One California lawmaker called out Musk for his announcement that he will move his companies to Texas, while another lawmaker agreed with the billionaire's concerns.
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