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The national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion on Wednesday, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs like Social Security and Medicare and interest on the burgeoning deficit make up an enormous share of federal spending. The milestone figure was recorded just five months after the United States hit a record $39 trillion debt in March. It reached $38 trillion five months before…
One of Chantel Brooks’ closest friends spoke to NBC Bay Area about one of the last conversations she had with Brooks. This comes as Fairfield PD revealed it is believed Brooks disappearance may have involved foul play. Ericka Vaughn has been best friends with Chantel Brooks for more than a decade. “The friend that cheers you up, the friend that if you’re having a bad time, she’s going to turn it…
A man was accused of stabbing five people inside of a casino in Northern California Wednesday. Authorities said the incident happened around 7 p.m., at Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln, north of Roseville in Placer County. Police say it happened inside the kitchen of Dos Coyote Border Cafe. The suspect and all five of the victims are employees of the cafe. One person was taken to the hospital and…
A “mural” was spray-painted at the very top of a 12-story condominium building in San Francisco. The tag stretches down almost four floors, on the side of an art deco tower on Vallejo Street; in large street art style letters, it spells “Joshua” and “Neme”. At the top, the words “We own ur city now” can be read. At the bottom, the graffiti included the words “Eo4” and “Taipei 2 the Bay”. According…
Human skeletal remains were found in San Jose, authorities confirmed Wednesday. The incident was reported in the area of Santa Teresa Boulevard and Bayliss Drive in South San Jose near Tulare Hill Ecological Preserve. Police reported crews were investigating a suspicious circumstance after human skeletal remains were found in the area at 3:48 p.m. Tuesday. Southbound Santa Teresa Boulevard from…
Longtime San Leandro Unified School District Superintendent Mike McLaughlin was placed on paid administrative leave late Tuesday amid claims he acted inappropriately with another district official during a work retreat. It is unclear when or where the retreat was, but three sources with direct knowledge of the complaints tell NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit the outing involved Superintendent…
A person dressed as an Amazon delivery driver is suspected of burglarizing a San Jose home with at least two other people Tuesday. A security camera at the home appeared to capture a person, who was wearing an Amazon delivery vest and hat and carrying a package, knock on the front door in the middle of the day. After nobody answered, the person was seen repeatedly peering into the house and…
The Latino community in Northern California mourns the death of former Telemundo Sacramento and Fresno General Manager José Alberto Suárez, who was one of the Americans flying in a helicopter that crashed in Samburu County, Kenya. Suárez served as the president and general manager of Telemundo 33 Sacramento and Telemundo 51 Fresno from April 2019 until February 2024, when he went back to his home…
Prince Harry and his family will leave the sunny shores of Southern California and return to the United Kingdom, a source familiar with the couple’s plans said. The Duke of Sussex, 41, and his wife, Meghan, 45, along with their two children Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5, have been living in Montecito, an affluent coastal enclave in Santa Barbara County. King Charles was informed of the move on Sunday,…
A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors Wednesday at a landmark trial that the company took a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach on kids under 13 on its platforms. During his second day of testimony, Arturo Béjar said Meta consistently prioritized profits over safety in designing its products, focusing on how often and for…
As the long, contentious primary season nears its end, Democratic voters elevated another progressive Senate candidate in Florida , while President Donald Trump’s chosen candidate in his adopted home state, Republican Rep. Byron Donalds , won the nomination to be the state’s first Black governor. It was a mixed bag for incumbents in the state, where Republican-led redistricting efforts scrambled…
Living in San Francisco, Trisha Harry chased and achieved her dreams of becoming a venture capitalist. She also fell in love and became pregnant with her first child. Then, life threw her a one-two punch that sent everything she’d work for spiraling. During the pregnancy, her relationship with the father didn’t work out. After her maternity leave and while just starting to navigate life as a…
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was delaying the 50% U.S. tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian imports after the two countries reached a last-minute deal less than two hours before the sanctions were to go into effect. The announcement, which Trump made on his social media platform, buys time for more negotiations and avoids, for now, another strain in already tense relations between…
“Don’t trash Chinatown.” That is the blunt message business owners are trying to share with their San Francisco neighbors as garbage and recycling pile up on neighborhood sidewalks. The issue is being fueled by an increase in neighborhood activity and a lack of available garbage and recycling bins. On a recent Tuesday morning, individuals could be seen racing to load garbage into a collection…
One of the last remaining fruit orchards in Santa Clara County may soon be uprooted to make way for housing, a sign of changing times for the region’s agricultural landscape. If Santa Clara County officials sign off on the plan, Andy’s Orchard in Morgan Hill will be sold and replaced with hundreds of homes, two parks and pickleball courts. Andy Mariani, 80, told NBC Bay Area’s Marianne Favro about…
The Bay Area — and California in general — has no shortage of challenging commutes, but a new study shows that the East Bay has one of the worst. The study asked more than 3,000 commuters across the nation one question: What’s the worst place to commute, and how much would you pay to avoid it? When all the answers and dollars were counted up, the MacArthur Maze, a large freeway interchange in…
As opening statements kicked off Tuesday in a trial for Meta Platforms, advocates and parents of social media victims gathered outside the federal courthouse in Oakland, California, with a banner that stretched several feet across. Written on it in black ink were the names of children and young adults who have died from social media related harms, including deaths by suicide after bouts of…
A special election was held Tuesday for California’s Congressional District 14 , which was vacated earlier this year when former California U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress after sexual assault and misconduct allegations. Voters will decide between two Democratic candidates to serve out Swalwell’s remaining term. State Sen. Aisha Wahab and Melissa Hernandez, a Bay Area Rapid Transit…
Two adults and four juveniles from San Jose were arrested last weekend after leading Santa Cruz authorities on a chase in which the suspect driver struck an officer’s vehicle, leaving them injured, according to police. Santa Cruz police initially responded at about 4:10 p.m. Saturday to the 100 block of Frederick Street to investigate a reported hit and run. Multiple 911 callers said a driver…
Two men were stabbed during a reported road rage incident in San Jose’s Willow Glen neighborhood late Tuesday morning, according to police. The stabbing happened at about 11:45 a.m. in the area of Curtner and Cottle avenues, according to police. Officers met with the two men outside San Jose Fire Department Station 6, located roughly one mile north of the stabbing scene, police said. The men were…
Jinny Lu has gone from runner-up to champion. The 6-year-old pug was crowned the winner of the 2026 World’s Ugliest Dog Contest Friday night at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, California. Jinny Lu’s victory came on the heels of her second-place finish last year and in her fourth contest appearance overall. The quirky event, which celebrated its 50th anniversary, isn’t actually about…
Nancy Villena remembers that a “thousand things” flashed through her mind three years ago when the Petaluma Health Center called and said her stool test was abnormal. After days of worry, including concern about her lack of health insurance, Villena met with a physician, who told her that her sample showed blood and she would need a colonoscopy. Villena was shocked – she had no symptoms. She had…
Officials released new details Monday on the death of actress Hayden Panettiere , whose sudden passing at the age of 36 sent shockwaves across the country. Police in Greenville, South Carolina , said in a statement that officers “accompanied by EMS personnel, responded to a report of an unresponsive female” at around 1:50 p.m. Sunday, NBC News reported. “Upon arrival, medical assistance was…
Hayden Panettiere’s costars, friends and peers are paying tribute to the late actress, who soared to fame as a cheerleader with superpowers in the TV show “Heroes” and won country music success playing a singer on “Nashville.” Police in Greenville, South Carolina, said Panettiere was found unresponsive shortly before 2 p.m. Sunday. She was pronounced dead at the scene. No cause of death has been…
An investigation is underway after a body was recovered from the San Francisco Bay near the Ferry Building Sunday evening, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. Firefighters responded at about 7:37 p.m. to a report of a possible bay rescue near the Ferry Building and searched the area. Crews located a body and transported it to Pier 22½, fire officials said. The body was turned over to…
Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California. States are seeking extensive financial damages that could, in theory, total as much as $1.4 trillion, plus changes to how the company operates Facebook and Instagram. The lawsuit accuses the social media giant of contributing to the youth…
Some Bay Area leaders support a proposed California State Senate bill that would make it harder for manufacturers to sell high powered e-motorcycles as e-bikes. The idea is to put pressure on manufacturers to correctly label e-bikes. If approved, Senate Bill 1167 would clarify that high-powered e-motorcycles cannot be designated as e-bikes and businesses would be in violation of false advertising…
San Francisco Unified School District is welcoming about 49,000 students back to classrooms Monday for the start of the new school year. The district, the largest in the Bay Area, says it is beginning the year with more permanent teachers following increased hiring and outreach efforts. Superintendent Maria Su said 96% of classrooms are starting the year with a permanent teacher. “I’m really…
What to Know Duane “Keffe” Davis is on trial for the murder of rap artist Tupac Shakur on the night of Sept. 7, 1996 in Las Vegas. In opening statements, prosecutors contended that Davis did not pull the trigger, but planned the shooting that killed the rap icon at 25 in retaliation of the beating of his nephew. The defense labelled the prosecution’s case “fiction” and said Davis wasn’t previously…
The Golden Gate Bridge will have a series of midday lane closures starting at 9:30 a.m. Monday as crews perform roadway maintenance. This week, two southbound lanes will close, with delays expected. The lanes are scheduled to reopen by 2 p.m. The closures will continue through Aug. 20, with another series planned for Sept. 7-10.
How many folks does it take to get a pet adopted? As it turns out, it takes a village. Or rather, a network of dedicated people from foster families to vet techs all working toward the same mission to move animals from precarity towards safety, love and comfort. They invariably share a belief that helping pets also helps people. They know that when communities care for animals, they help build a…
The teenage lifeguard who saved a young swimmer at Seabright Beach in Santa Cruz in July met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. Ryder Williams, the 16-year-old lifeguard who rushed into the water to save a 10-year-old child who was overwhelmed by wave after wave last month, joined President Trump in the Oval Office. “What you did was incredible, and everybody saw it,” Trump…
A major traffic artery in San Francisco was closed Sunday and will remain partially closed starting on Monday and continuing through the next 14 months. The Robert C. Levy Tunnel, commonly known as the Broadway Tunnel near Russian Hill, Nob Hill, Chinatown and North Beach, is undergoing a major rennovation. It was closed starting at 7 a.m. Sunday and is slated to partially reopen by 5 a.m. on…
In a new court filing, ICE rejected the state and county’s estimate that as many as 150 people could be detained in the proposed ICE detainment facility near Gilroy. Instead, the agency says about 10 detainees total might be held at one time, but it added that maximum occupancy would be determined once remodeling is complete. The new documents provide the clearest information yet about ICE’s plan…
Thousands of people came out in downtown Oakland Sunday for the 16th annual Pride Parade and Festival. The theme this year was celebrating “Pride, Power, and People.” People lined up the street to watch and cheer. Music filled the street, while people waved flags as community groups, organizations, and floats made their way along the parade route. “Supporting Oakland Pride and my cousin is…
The Terra restaurant on the third floor of Eataly in San Jose reopened after the facility completed a “throughout remediation in coordination with the health department”, authorities said on Sunday. The restaurant closed following an inspection from the Department of Environmental Health on Friday. According to the inspection report, the inspector had found “a live cockroach crawling on the wall…
A 36-year-old parolee and registered sex offender was arrested after allegedly forcing entry into a Santa Rosa home and preventing residents from leaving, police said Saturday. Santa Rosa Police Department officers were dispatched to a residence in the 2700 block of Mohawk Street at approximately 10:52 p.m. on Aug. 14 regarding a report of an unknown male forcing entry into an occupied home.…
If you drive on northbound Highway 17 in Campbell, you may have seen a giant silver ant on a hill near the Camden Avenue exit. For nearly a year, the quirky landmark stood proudly, making commuters smile. Now, it has been destroyed. According to NBC Bay Area’s Marianne Favro, who spoke with locals reacting to the vandalism, people cannot believe someone targeted the art. The 5-foot-long insect was…
Authorities said the person killed when a car drove off of a cliff in Santa Cruz on Thursday was a UC Santa Cruz student. investigators say two people were in the car on West Cliff Drive, when, for some reason, the car left the road and fell down the cliff and into the water. One person was able to get out of the car on their own. Rescue swimmers pulled the other person out of the submerged car,…
The Broadway tunnel in San Francisco will be closed Sunday morning into Monday morning, followed by partial lane closures for the next 14 months. The full closure is coming from Sunday at 7 a.m. to Monday at 5 a.m. “This is to accommodate the renovation, the rebuilding of the Chinatown Public Health Center, this is one of the most used public health centers in San Francisco’s Public Health System…
Firefighters were battling a brush fire in the East Bay on Saturday, according to Cal Fire. Cal Fire said the forward progress of the blaze, dubbed the Grant Fire, was stopped as it burned up to 7 acres. The fire was reported in the area of I-580 near Grant Line Road. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
A good Samaritan was shot in the leg while intervening in an attempted robbery in a South Shore Center parking lot in Alameda, authorities said. Alameda Police Department officers responded to the shopping center at approximately 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, following a report of gunfire. During the preliminary investigation, officers learned that an individual approached a victim and demanded their…
Catherine Breed, 33, is nearly midway through her journey to swim around 900 miles, from the California-Oregon border to Mexico. The long-distance swimmer is believed to be the first to attempt swimming the entirety of the California coast, an attempt she began on July 1 and is expected to continue through November. Breed is swimming in the open ocean, accompanied by a boat and a team helping her…
The Terra restaurant on the third floor of Eataly closed due to vermin contamination, according to the County of Santa Clara Environmental Health on Friday. Authorities said an inspection was conducted in the entire Eataly food facility after the department received a public complaint denouncing the presence of rodents. They said that, although the investigation did not find rodents, it confirmed…
A South Bay pastor made his college football comeback at the age of 47. Justin Buzzard, 47, joined the San Jose City College football team, the Jaguars. Buzzard was inspired to try after seeing a social media video of a man in his 60s playing football in the East Coast. He reached out to a coach at SJCC, and after giving it some thought, he decided to go for it and he made it. Buzzard joined NBC…
The East Bay SPCA nonprofit shelter shared that all 16 abandoned puppies found in a Livermore Walmart parking lot back in July have been adopted. On July 8, local advocates who help with rescuing lost and missing animals were alerted to a large group of puppies in a brushy area outside the Livermore Walmart parking lot. Unfortunately, one of the puppies there had been hit and killed by a car. Good…
One of Bay Area residents’ most popular destination spots is prepping for a very unwanted visitor; Tropical Storm Lala is bearing down on the Hawaiian Islands. As the weather changes, preparations have been getting more intense. While many local travelers said they’re not changing their plans, they are keeping an eye on the skies. Tropical Storm Lala is forecasted to turn into a Category 1…
A memorial service was held on Friday for the young man shot and killed during a party near Morgan Hill in July. Desiderio Romero V, 18, was remembered by family and friends during a service held at the Santa Teresa Catholic Church in San Jose. “At the end, you pray to God and give you strength and we’re getting through it pretty good, I mean, as best as we can,” Desiderio Romero III, Desiderio…
In the last six years since the CZU Lightning Complex fire humbled the giant redwoods of Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the park has slowly crawled back to life. Astride the blackened, hollowed carcasses of fallen trees, some trails have reopened, and there are plans to replace some of the infrastructure erected over the last century which the fire reduced to cinders.…
A 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle stolen in San Mateo County was returned to its original owner after more than three decades, the California Highway Patrol said on Thursday. CHP said the vehicle was stolen in 1993. After 33 years, CHP said they found “something that warranted a closer look” during a VIN inspection. Authorities said further investigation revealed the classic vehicle in front of them was…
