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Bay Area Rescue Team on Standby for Oklahoma

Bay Area Rescue Team on Standby for Oklahoma

An urban search-and-rescue team based in Menlo Park is ready to respond to Moore, Okla., where crews continue... Read »

May 21, 2013
Peace Corp Opens Up to Same-Sex Couples

Peace Corp Opens Up to Same-Sex Couples

The Peace Corp will now start accepting applications from same-sex partners who want to serve together... Read »

May 21, 2013
Pakistan's New Leader Makes Landmark Offer of Talks to Taliban

Pakistan's New Leader Makes Landmark Offer of Talks to Taliban

Pakistan's prime minister designate Nawaz Sharif told members of his party on Monday that talks with the Taliban is... Read »

May 21, 2013
Man Goes Missing After Bay to Breakers

Man Goes Missing After Bay to Breakers

An Oakland man was reported missing by his San Ramon coworkers after evidently vanishing following Bay to Breakers. Read »

May 21, 2013
Boy Scouts, Whistle Blower Dispute Rare Plant's Destruction

Boy Scouts, Whistle Blower Dispute Rare Plant's Destruction

A plant called the Dudley's lousewart is under threat by the Scounts. Read »

May 21, 2013
‪Voters Head to Polls for Historic L.A. Mayor's Race‬

‪Voters Head to Polls for Historic L.A. Mayor's Race‬

After two years of campaigning bolstered by record contributions, the mayoral race between City Councilman... Read »

May 21, 2013
Ryan Vogelsong: I'll be Back

Ryan Vogelsong: I'll be Back

Ryan Vogelsong, Santiago Casilla go on Giants' DL Read »

May 21, 2013
Couple Steals $854K From Township: DA

Couple Steals $854K From Township: DA

A former municipal employee and her husband, a former police officer, have been charged with embezzling more... Read »

May 21, 2013
Judge Agrees to Delay in Case of Boston Bombing Defendant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Judge Agrees to Delay in Case of Boston Bombing Defendant...

The judge overseeing the federal prosecution of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston... Read »

May 21, 2013
Oklahoma Tornado Gives Pacifica Family a Scare

Oklahoma Tornado Gives Pacifica Family a Scare

The tragedy caused by the tornado in Oklahoma has touched a Bay Area family. Watch »

May 21, 2013
Miami Face Mauling Victim Releases Video Message

Miami Face Mauling Victim Releases Video Message

Nearly a year after his face was horribly maimed in a vicious attack on the MacArthur Causeway, Ronald Poppo... Watch »

May 21, 2013
Jodi Arias Pleads for Jury to Spare Her Life

Jodi Arias Pleads for Jury to Spare Her Life

Convicted killer Jodi Arias asked jurors to spare her life instead of sentencing her to death for the... Watch »

May 21, 2013
Accused Fort Hood Shooter Paid $278K While Awaiting Trial

Accused Fort Hood Shooter Paid $278K While Awaiting Trial

Accused Fort Hood shooter Major Nidal Hasan has been paid more than $278,000 since the November 2009 shooting... Read »

May 21, 2013
UC Medical Center Union Workers on Strike

UC Medical Center Union Workers on Strike

About 13,000 union workers at five University of California medical centers, including the one in San... Read »

May 21, 2013
Camp Lejeune's Toxic Legacy

Camp Lejeune's Toxic Legacy

Thirty years after massive toxic contamination was discovered at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Marines and... Watch »

May 21, 2013
Company Promises to Make All Snail Mail Digital

Company Promises to Make All Snail Mail Digital

A San Francisco company is taking paperless to the next level, converting all conventional mail and sending it... Watch »

May 21, 2013
Adorable Disabled Pig Grows Star Power

Adorable Disabled Pig Grows Star Power

Catch up with YouTube sensation Chris P. Bacon. A YouTube video turned the pig into an Internet sensation five month... Watch »

May 21, 2013
Apple CEO:

Apple CEO: "We Pay All the Taxes We Owe"

Apple CEO Tim Cook was grilled before a Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing Tuesday after... Watch »

May 21, 2013
Man, 62, Killed in San Jose - 15th Traffic Fatality of Year

Man, 62, Killed in San Jose - 15th Traffic Fatality of Year

A 62-year-old man was killed Monday night by a vehicle near James Lick High School in San Jose - the 15th... Read »

May 21, 2013
Sunnyvale Couple Duped by Contractor Scam

Sunnyvale Couple Duped by Contractor Scam

Police are warning residents of a contractor scam Watch »

May 21, 2013
Bay Area Proud
Bay Area Proud is NBC Bay Area's community outreach and volunteering initiative. We hope you'll join us at our events, where our on-air talent often roll up their sleeves and help out on projects. Read more
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