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A 42-year-old Discovery Bay woman was found dead Saturday night alongside a rural Contra Costa County road near Bethel Island, and California Highway Patrol investigators are trying to find out how she died. The CHP responded at about 6:35 p.m. Saturday to a report of a woman lying by the side of Gateway Road just west of Piper Road. The…

Alelia Murphy, the Harlem woman who celebrated her 114th birthday this summer, passed away over the weekend.

Family members of a 61-year-old woman fatally hit by a falling 80-foot tree at her daughter’s 2016 wedding party in Whittier can take their lawsuit against the city to trial, a second judge has ruled.

A 54-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the dumping of newborn puppies into a dumpster in an act caught on camera.

Police sought a woman who can be seen in surveillance video shoving seven newborn puppies that were only days old into a dumpster behind an auto-parts store on Thursday in Coachella, officials said.

A 61-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday morning after leading authorities on a chase from Santa Cruz County to Monterey County and drinking from a large bottle of liquor at the end of the pursuit, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The 24-year-old “transient” who was arrested in connection with the brutal slaying of a 59-year-old woman in South San Jose last month is an undocumented immigrant with a long criminal history.

The 24-year-old “transient” who was arrested in connection with the brutal slaying of a 59-year-old woman in South San Jose last month is an undocumented immigrant with a long criminal history. Jean Elle reports.

A fugitive on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list who was arrested in Maryland is suspected in the death of a Southeast D.C. woman, according to police.

A 24-year-old woman has been identified by family as the person who was shot and killed by San Jose police early Tuesday morning after a pursuit and crash.

A 24-year-old woman has been identified by family as the person who was shot and killed by San Jose police early Tuesday morning after a pursuit and crash. Anoushah Rasta reports.

A grizzly bear killed a woman and her 10-month-old baby girl at their cabin in remote northwest Canada this week, NBC News reported. Gjermund Roesholt found the bodies of his wife, local teacher Valerie Theoret, and their daughter Adele on Monday around 3 p.m., according to the chief coroner of the Yukon. The bear charged at Roesholt as he returned...

Carolyn Wente’s biggest challenge as CEO of Wente Vineyards in Livermore and the struggles she faced early on in the family business.

A Massachusetts woman was airlifted to a hospital in Florida after she suffered a shark bite in the Bahamas. The 32-year-old woman was spearfishing off Treasure Cay Coast when the shark went after the fish on her spear and inadvertently bit her hand, according to Abaco Fire Chief Colin Albury.

A New Hampshire woman was badly injured when she was attacked by a bear inside her own home early Tuesday.

After a San Bernardino woman, who was eight months pregnant, was mowed down as she walked in a crosswalk and was left for dead, authorities said they’ve arrested a suspect Monday.

The man suspected of knocking down a 93-year-old woman and breaking her hip while stealing her purse in Concord expressed remorse for his behavior Thursday during a jailhouse interview with NBC Bay Area.

The man suspected of knocking down a 93-year-old woman and breaking her hip while stealing her purse in Concord expressed remorse for his behavior Thursday during a jailhouse interview with NBC Bay Area. Jodi Hernandez reports.

The man suspected of knocking down a 93-year-old woman and breaking her hip while stealing her purse in Concord was arrested late Wednesday, according to Concord police.

The man suspected of knocking down a 93-year-old woman and breaking her hip while stealing her purse in Concord was arrested late Wednesday, according to Concord police. Bob Redell reports.