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A San Francisco Bay Area real estate heiress who was under house arrest on $35 million bail for more than two years plans to reconnect with her children and visit family in China after a jury acquitted her of killing the father of her kids, her attorney said Friday.

In the midst of calls for a mistrial, a jury continues to deliberate in the murder trial of Bay Area real estate heiress Tiffany Li.

The jury verdict Thursday in the Ghost Ship fire trial does not end the legal wrangling in the case, as prosecutors will have to decide if they will retry Derek Almena or seek a plea agreement.

The jury verdict Thursday in the Ghost Ship fire trial does not end the legal wrangling in the case, as presecutors will have to decide if they will retry Derek Almena or seek a plea agreement. And there are still several civil lawsuits pending. Sergio Quintana reports.

An argument in the South Bay escalated to a physical altercation after a Trump supporter was confronted by a critic. A supporter of president Donald Trump set up a table in downtown Los Gatos when a woman approach the table.

Two women became engaged in an altercation when one approached a table set up by Trump supporters. Both were cited for assault. Later it was discovered that one of the two women, Margo Rosen, is a former staff member for Congresswoman Jackie Speier.

Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey is due in court in Nantucket on Monday for another criminal hearing over groping allegations.

Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey is due in court in Nantucket on Monday for another criminal hearing over groping allegations.

The parents of a U.S. Military cadet who died following a skiing accident are asking the court to allow them to use their son’s sperm to make his dream of becoming a father a reality.

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is mourning the death of a cadet who suffered fatal injuries while skiing.

The man convicted in the bizarre “Gone Girl” kidnapping and assault involving a Vallejo couple in 2015 told NBC Bay Area he’s not guilty during an exclusive jailhouse interview Wednesday night.

Some of the largest retail chains in the country are extorting money from potential customers, according to a federal class-action lawsuit filed Monday in San Jose.

An Electoral College voter from Monterey County on Friday asked a judge to allow him to vote his conscience for president.

A South Bay woman has accused Macy’s of discrimination and profiling after staff at a San Jose store wrongly accused her of shoplifting.

A South Bay woman has accused Macy’s of discrimination after staff at a San Jose store wrongly accused her of shoplifting because of the color of her skin. Marianne Favro reports.

In the Bay Area’s crazy real estate market, here’s something besides hot prices to think about: hot mics.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has finalized a contract with a Bay Area-based company that gives the agency access to location-tracking information for license plates across the country. The data will come from Vigilant Solutions, a Livermore company that has collected 2 billion license plate photos through the years. The contract comes after years of internal ICE lobbying and includes some...

A Mexican man acquitted of murder in the shooting death of Kate Steinle that sparked a national immigration debate has been sentenced to time served for a gun charge.

A Mexican man acquitted of murder in the shooting death of a San Francisco woman that sparked a national immigration debate was sentenced to time served for illegal gun possession Friday. Sam Brock reports.

The man acquitted in the 2015 shooting death of Kate Steinle could be granted a new trial Friday on his weapon possession conviction.