Authorities are trying to determine if dismembered lower extremities of a human found Sunday in Oakland are linked to other remains found Feb. 1 in another area of the city.

Police haven't determined the cause of the death but said the body was in "an advanced stage of decomposition." ...

Authorities are investigating the death of a 43-year-old woman who suffered a medical emergency while in custody at a San Bernardino County detention facility, officials announced Wednesday. Deputies ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson’s life’s work as an educator and civil rights leader brought his influence to the Bay Area communities.

Under a high avalanche warning in the Sierra, a slope near Lake Tahoe collapsed and buried a group of 15 skiers, killing at least eight people in the deadliest avalanche disaster in California history ...

Authorities say 15 people were on a three-day skiing trip. Here's what we know so far about the victims and survivors of the avalanche.