ABC7 Bay Area Digital Staff

Santa Clara police have determined that the deadly shooting and house fire that took place on May 8 was a murder-suicide involving estranged brothers: Mark Heflin of Santa Clara and shooting suspect Matthew Heflin of Bloomington, Indiana.

San Leandro Police Chief Angela Averiett is now facing misdemeanor hit-and-run charges after allegedly leaving the scene of an off-duty accident in May 2025, where her unmarked police car clipped the mirror of another car. The city has placed her on paid administrative leave.

The East Bay commute through Livermore is recovering after police activity shut down all eastbound lanes of I-580.

Steller sea lions are not globally rare, but seeing one up close and personal is not something that happens every day. We talked to an expert about this species behind this viral moment.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, hundreds of donors are now asking that more $1.5 million dollars is returned to them by the former congressman's campaign.

The San Francisco Symphony has announced that its beloved music director, Michael Tilson Thomas, has died after 52 years with the Symphony. In early 2025, he was diagnosed with an aggressive type of brain cancer.

Two death investigations are underway on the University of California, Berkeley campus after two deceased men were found within a 24-hour period.

Did you feel it? A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Silver Springs, Nevada, on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There have been several aftershocks with the quake being felt in parts of the Bay Area.

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office is now investigating a claim from one of Rep. Eric Swalwell's former staffers, it said in a statement on Saturday.