From KTVU

  • Fatal multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 580 in Livermore shuts down lanes

    The California Highway Patrol was on the scene of a fatal collision on Interstate 580 in Livermore on Tuesday morning that brought traffic to a halt in the area.  The crash was reported shortly after 9 a.m. in the westbound direction of the freeway near North Livermore Avenue. SEE ALSO: Driver dies after dump truck overturns off Hwy 29 in RutherfordThe CHP said a motorcyclist was killed in the collision that involved multiple vehicles.Officers shut down four lanes of westbound 580 as crews...

  • Bay Area schools receive bizarre bomb threat via email

    Several schools in the Bay Area received an unnerving email early Wednesday morning, prompting administrators to scramble and check the veracity of the bizarre threats. After checking the campuses, school officials decided the threats were not real and kept schools open.Officials were responding to a 6:05 a.m. email, sent to multiple school districts, including Antioch, Berkeley, Brentwood, Hayward, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, Pittsburg, and San Ramon Valley public schools, which received...

  • Warriors do-or-die play-in game against Kings could be Klay Thompson's final in Golden State uniform

    The Golden State Warriors play-in tournament against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night could mark Klay Thompson’s last game in a Warriors uniform.The four-time NBA champion, who has spent his entire professional career with the Warriors, is set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. And a loss in the do-or-die game in Sacramento would mean the team would be eliminated from a chance at the NBA playoffs.As the regular season has wound down, speculation has been swirling about the...

  • Scott Peterson continues to poke holes in murder conviction through LA Innocence Project

    New attorneys for convicted killer Scott Peterson will return to a San Mateo County courthouse Tuesday morning to resume poking holes in his guilty conviction for killing his wife, Laci, and their unborn child more than 20 years ago. The hearing is an incremental one; it's to hear arguments on what documents to seal..The LA Innocence Project suggests in court documents that Laci Peterson may have witnessed a Christmas Eve break-in across the street from the couple’s home in Modesto and been...

  • Police deploy pepper balls on Pro-Palestinian protesters outside Tesla Fremont factory

    Police have deployed pepper balls on Pro-Palestinian demonstrators participating in a ‘Blockade the Bay’ Day of Action outside the Fremont Tesla plant, on Monday evening. ‘Free Palestine!’ protesters gathered near the automotive factory at the Warm Springs BART station at 5:30 p.m. Police began to assemble at the site of the demonstration, wearing tactical gear as squad cars were staged along Fremont Boulevard. People carrying the Palestinian flag chanted, "From the river to the sea, Palestine...

  • FCI Dublin closing, women transferred to prisons across U.S.

    The scandal-plagued Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin is closing just weeks after a judge ordered the all-women's prison to be placed under unprecedented oversight, KTVU has learned.Bureau of Prisons Director Colette S. Peters told KTVU in an email on Monday that the all-women's prison is "not meeting expected standards and the best course of action is to close the facility."It's not clear whether it's a permanent or temporary closure, and the surprise announcement comes after a judge...

  • 'Free Palestine' protesters block part of I-880 in Oakland

    ‘Free Palestine’ protesters blocked the northbound lanes of Interstate Highway 880 at 5th and Embarcadero in Oakland on Monday morning, the California Highway Patrol said.The CHP said the protest began about 6:30 a.m. Dozens of CHP officers were seen in riot gear watching as protesters waved flags near where they had painted the colors of Palestine on the highway's center median. Traffic was backed up past the Coliseum. Protesters who created a website A15 Action for April 15 said they were...

  • Disruption at UC Berkeley law dean’s home poses question about free speech

    A video showing a contentious moment between a University of California, Berkeley student and a law professor and dean at their home has gone viral.The encounter follows months of disputes between pro-Palestinian and Jewish students.The video has stirred accusations that the respected law school dean violated the student's constitutional rights.Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and his wife, Professor Catherine Fisk, who are Jewish, were hosting a celebratory dinner at their home for graduating law...

  • $1.3 billion Powerball draw delayed

    Millions taking part in the eighth-largest Powerball drawing in U.S. history will have to wait a little longer to find out if they've struck it rich. The $1.3 billion Powerball drawing was delayed on Saturday night after the Multi-State Lottery Association said a single jurisdiction had yet to wrap up its normal pre-draw security procedures."Powerball game rules require that every single ticket sold nationwide be checked and verified against two different computer systems before the winning...