2 die in submerged car during Millbrae flooding; others escape

Two people died on Thursday in Millbrae when the car they were driving got submerged in deep standing water that flooded an underpass with a steep grade.

Burlington incident: 14-year-old girl fatally hit by stray bullet from police identified

14-year-old Valentina Orellana Peralta was trying on clothes with her mother at the Burlington Coat Factory in North Hollywood on Thursday afternoon when she was struck and killed by a stray bullet shot by police at an assault suspect.

Elizabeth Holmes jury won't reach a verdict before Christmas

The jury in the Elizabeth Holmes case ended deliberations late Thursday afternoon and is expected to return Monday morning.

Jewish house of worship in San Jose goes up in flames, Torahs spared

The Chabad house, a Jewish place of study and worship, went up in flames this week, but fortunately, the Torahs were spared.

Former USC football player charged in COVID-19 unemployment benefits fraud scheme

Former USC football player Abdul-Malik McClain allegedly organized and assisted a group of other USC football players in filing fraudulent claims for hundreds of thousands of dollars of COVID-19 unemployment benefits.

Judge rules against California school district in COVID vaccine suit

San Diego Unified is one of several large school districts in California to announce such mandates. Other districts with similar mandates include Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento and West Contra Costa Unified school districts.

At-home COVID tests are hard to come by

The Walgreens pharmacy was sold out of at-home COVID tests. The shelves were empty and a sign at the pharmacy window said they were out of stock. Shoppers faced the same shortage at the CVS pharmacy nearby where the shelf was bare.

San Jose mayor pushes for mandatory booster; could be 1st in California

In what could be an unprecedented move in California, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said he wants to make all city employees and visitors who enter city-owned facilities, to have a booster shot or third round of vaccinations. There will surely be pushback to the plan.

California man gets prison for threats over 2020 election

Robert Lemke, a resident of Bay Point in the San Francisco Bay Area, pleaded guilty in October to one count of making threatening interstate communications.

'A Doll Like Me': Helping children with disabilities feel seen through personalized dolls

The doll maker behind “A Doll Like Me” makes dolls for children who don't see themselves on store shelves. The dolls resemble their owners: children with a variety of disabilities, so that every child feels seen.

Woman dies, 3 children hospitalized after possible carbon monoxide poisoning in Pittsburg

A mother is dead and her three children, and their father, were hospitalized after Pittsburg police say they all may have been exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide.

Elizabeth Holmes jurors hear different interpretations on her downfall

Jurors in the case of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes on Thursday heard starkly different interpretations of her motives and actions as her long-running criminal trial nears the finish line.