VIDEO: California police officer whisks man in wheelchair off train tracks just in time

As the train was just about to reach them, Officer Erika Urrea was able to pull the man out of the wheelchair and they both fell back onto the ground, her body camera video showed.

Feds accuse pair of smuggling methamphetamine dissolved in buckets of paint at San Jose warehouse

KTVU cameras were first to capture the arrest of Mario Orozco in San Jose and observe DEA, Homeland Security and local law enforcement officers enter a home to take him into custody. His alleged accomplice, Teodoro Ayon-Ramos, was arrested at his home in Los Banos on the same day. 

Uber may shut down for months in California, CEO warns

Uber's CEO said the ride-hailing company could cut service in California if a rule takes effect that grants drivers the status and benefits of employees.

San Jose leaders in a quandary about a Black Lives Matter street mural

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said he worries that other groups will paint their own messages without approval and cite the First Amendment in doing so.  

California eyes 11 police reforms following death of George Floyd

California lawmakers are pushing to enact nearly a dozen policing reform laws driven by nationwide outrage and protests after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis in May. Lawmakers have until Aug. 31 to approve and send legislation to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Remembering KTVU legend Bob March, host of Captain Satellite

Long before Captain Kirk, Luke Skywalker, and Doctor Who appeared on television shows and in films, the Bay Area was treated to its very own interstellar hero.

Authorities recover bodies of seven Marines, Navy sailor after California Marine tank sinks

Authorities on Friday recovered the bodies of nine people killed when a Marine landing craft sank in hundreds of feet of water off the Southern California coast, authorities said.

Long Friday night police chase ends peacefully in Huntington Park

Bell Police began a pursuit of a possibly stolen dark Suzuki sedan just before 10 pm Friday night. The chase started in Bell, California, which is an incorporated part of Los Angeles County, and has continued along surface streets in Bell Gardens and on the 105 Freeway, the 110 Freeway, the 105 Freeway, and the 710 Freeway.

Suspects arrested after ditching vehicle, hitchhiking, bailing on foot in dramatic pursuit

Authorities arrested two pursuit suspects Friday after the pair ditched their dark-colored sedan and were picked up by another vehicle on the side of the highway as apparent "hitchhikers."

California lawmakers move forward with police reform bills, penalties for racially motivated 911 calls

In addition, legislators approved a bill by Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Huntington Park) that would establish criminal penalties for anyone who calls 911 in order to harass Black people or any other members of a protected class.