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Vallejo police have posted a photo on the department’s Facebook page of a man suspected of having three improper contacts with girls between 8 and 14 years old.

At 3 a.m., Sonam Lama’s alarm goes off. In his house in Queens, New York, while his wife and baby son sleep, he pulls on his clothes and makes coffee. Then he turns on his Uber app and waits. On this morning, a warm but windy Tuesday in May, an hour passes without a passenger request. “You’re just thinking, ‘When...

Fiat Chrysler is recalling over 208,000 minivans in North America because they could lose power-assisted steering or engines can stall. The recall covers certain Chrysler Pacifica minivans from the 2017 through 2019 model years. All have systems that stop the engine for traffic lights and restart it when a driver presses the gas pedal.

A 16-year-old boy who died in a wrong-way DUI crash on Highway 17 early Saturday morning was identified Sunday by family friends as Fremont resident Armando Canales.

Family and friends held a vigil Monday night for a Fremont 16-year-old boy who died in a wrong-way DUI crash on Highway 17 early Saturday morning. Ian Cull reports.

Larry Cohen, the maverick B-movie director of cult horror films “It’s Alive” and “God Told Me To,” has died. He was 77. Cohen’s friend and spokesman, the actor Shade Rupe, said Cohen passed away Saturday in Los Angeles surrounded by loved ones. Cohen’s films were schlocky, low-budget films that developed cult followings, spawned sequels and gained esteem for their genre...

Five children, ages 5 to 15, were killed and two adults were hurt in Bowie early Saturday after a car they were riding in crashed into several trees and spun into a field, police say.

Felony and misdemeanor charges were filed Wednesday against actor Marion “Pooch” Hall, of the Showtime series “Ray Donovan,” who’s accused of driving under the influence of alcohol with his 2-year-old son on his lap and crashing his Chrysler sedan into a parked car.

Sergio Marchionne, a charismatic and demanding leader who engineered two long-shot corporate turnarounds to save both Fiat and Chrysler from near-certain failure, died Wednesday. He was 66. The Exor holding company of the Fiat founding family Agnelli announced Marchionne’s death in Zurich in a statement. “Unfortunately what we feared has come to pass,” Fiat heir John Elkann said. “Sergio Marchionne,...

A woman died Sunday after the car she was riding in crashed and caught fire following a high-speed chase out of San Francisco that was connected with a kidnapping, according to police.

Two nights before a clown fatally shot a woman at her front door, a customer showed up at a nearby costume shop and begged to be let in. On this night 28 years ago, the woman urgently told two clerks she needed a clown suit, an orange wig, white gloves, a red nose and enough white makeup to cover her...

Automotive journalists crowned the Honda Accord the North American Car of the Year on Monday, a first for the longtime model that’s twice flirted for the top honor as a finalist. The 10th-generartion Accord edged out the Kia Stinger and Toyota Camry for the award, which was announced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The award program,...

Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 160,000 minivans mainly in North America to fix a software problem that can make engines stall. The recall covers certain Chrysler Pacifica vans from the 2017 model year with gasoline engines. The company says under rare conditions, the engine control computer can incorrectly determine the operating status and cause the engine to shut off....

A 16-year-old girl was hospitalized early Sunday after she was shot and then injured in a car crash on the way to get medical treatment.

The North American International Auto Show opens Monday in Detroit. The concept cars are cool, but in an industry coming off an unprecedented seventh year of record sales, the spotlight is on the moneymakers. “There are a lot of cars here that may not be the flashiest of car, but they are the workhorses of the United States,” said Jessica…

A Hayward man was arrested Friday after shooting and critically wounding a San Francisco officer earlier this week, police said.

A police officer and a male suspect were hospitalized early Wednesday following an “exchange of gunfire” in the Castro District of San Francisco, according to police.

A man kidnapped a woman in Sylmar Wednesday, grabbing her by the hair and throwing her into a minivan in a violent abduction caught on camera. The kidnapping occurred about 12:30 p.m. in the area of El Dorado Avenue and El Cajon Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police released video of the abduction in an attempt to...

Lafayette police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down two burglars who were caught on security video inside a home Tuesday.

In a statement issued through their attorney, the family thanked fans for the outpouring of support they received in recent weeks.