Burglary charges were filed against at least six of the people who law enforcement authorities said were arrested in recent days inside the wildfire evacuation zones in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, according to court records.
Millions in Los Angeles County mistakenly received emergency alerts telling them to evacuate.
The increased urban risks from wildfires have increased interest, as has the use of technology in evacuation planning. But what do Bay Area evacuation plans look like? And is the region prepared for the next emergency evacuation?
NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura explains how to get help paying for your power and gas bills.
Blasting Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone for his steadfast refusal to release a list of suspected abusers within the ranks of San Francisco clergy, abuse survivors and their attorneys publicly named living priests who they say abused them for years.
The Monday after New Year’s Day is usually the “National Returns Day.” Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura takes a behind the scenes look of when a product is returned.
California’s betting that letting companies use computer models for the first time to gauge risk will convince them to stop dropping home policies and start selling new ones.
A Walnut Creek man accused or rape for years plead guilty Thursday to several of the charges.
As Santa Clara County supervisors consider a proposed artificial turf ban on county-owned land, parents and activists are pointing to the disposal of a local high school’s old field to highlight emerging concerns that plastic fields can’t be meaningfully recycled and come with a host of potential environmental consequences.
Scammers are apparently not taking any time off for the holidays. They are bombarding Bay Area cellphones with a blast of bogus text messages about FasTrak.
Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura explains the health care FSA or flexible spending accounts and why consumers should take a look at their balances as the year ends.
This week, AC Transit’s former General Manager Michael Hursh started his new role with the agency as a senior advisor. As an advisor, Hursh will continue to earn his full general manager pay through September 2025, according to board member Sarah Syed at a recent board meeting.
A North Bay mother of three is suing the Marriott hotel chain for employment and pregnancy discrimination.
