Catch up on NorCal's top stories for Friday, Sept. 18, 2026.
The family of a 32-year-old AI senior data analyst is calling for an independent medical examiner to review the evidence.
"If you see the mountain lion, slowly back away, do not run," city officials warned.
Police say they found the woman while responding to a welfare check.
Firefighters evacuating personnel as shelter-in-place warnings and Highway 1 traffic impacts remain in effect nearby.
The firefighter paramedic is raising money to assist families of officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty.
Triple Rock Brewery will shut down before year's end, according to a Berkeleyside report.
From the ashes of childhoods past, Toys R Us has been resurrected.
The order accelerates independent oversight and seeks emergency safeguards for advanced frontier artificial intelligence models.
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