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11+ hour, 59+ min ago (109+ words) A crash closed Highway 1 in both directions between Lobitos Creek and Tunitas Creek on Saturday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. Crash closes area of Hwy. 1 in San Mateo County A close-up of a CHP vehicle A crash closed Highway 1 in both directions between Lobitos Creek and Tunitas Creek in San Mateo County on Saturday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said this is an ongoing investigation. Southbound vehicles on Highway 1 were being detoured at Lobitas Creek Road and northbound vehicles will be detoured on Tunitas Creek Road to avoid the area. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are...

13+ hour, 30+ min ago (126+ words) A preliminary 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck Saturday afternoon near San Ramon in Contra Costa County, according to the'United States Geological Survey. A preliminary 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck Saturday afternoon near San Ramon in Contra Costa County, according to the'United States Geological Survey. The temblor was reported just before 2 p.m., and was centered about 2.5 miles east of San Ramon, the USGS said. This is a developing story. Details may change as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for updates. BAY AREA QUAKE CENTRAL You can take steps to plan and prepare for the next big one. Access our Bay Area Quake Tracker, the latest earthquake stories, extensive quake prep checklists, videos and many other disaster preparedness resources all in one place: NBCBAYAREA.COM/QUAKES...

15+ hour, 40+ min ago (94+ words) San Jose police said a pedestrian was pronounced dead following a hit-and-run crash early Saturday morning. San Jose police said a pedestrian was pronounced dead following a hit-and-run crash early Saturday morning. Officers responded to the area of N. 1st Street and Technology Place just before 2 a.m. to investigate a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian, according to police. Authorities reported the pedestrian involved in the crash was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said this is an ongoing investigation. No suspect vehicle description has been provided....

18+ hour, 54+ min ago (291+ words) The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the explosion near Hayward that injured six people, three of them PG&E workers and that levelled multiple building Thursday near Hayward. Alyssa Goard reports. The NTSB provided updates regarding the investigation into Thursday's house explosion near Hayward on Saturday. Investigators visited the site of the explosion on Friday morning. On Saturday, the National Transportation Safety Board reported their investigation found that the " -inch diameter steel line and the 2-inch diameter steel gas main in the vicinity of the accident were installed in the 1940s. The NTSB also confirmed the natural gas pipeline was damaged during grading work associated with a road improvement project along the street in front of the home. According to preliminary information from PG&E, on Thursday, a third-party contractor unaffiliated with the company was doing work in the area…...

20+ hour, 3+ min ago (225+ words) A preliminary 2.7 magnitude earthquake struck Saturday morning near Kenwood in Sonoma County, according to the'United States Geological Survey. A preliminary 2.7 magnitude earthquake struck Saturday morning near Kenwood in Sonoma County, according to the'United States Geological Survey. The temblor was reported at around 9:30 a.m. and was centered about 3.9 miles west of Kenwood, the USGS said. This is a developing story. Details may change as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for updates. BAY AREA QUAKE CENTRAL You can take steps to plan and prepare for the next big one. Access our Bay Area Quake Tracker, the latest earthquake stories, extensive quake prep checklists, videos and many other disaster preparedness resources all in one place: NBCBAYAREA.COM/QUAKES A preliminary 2.7 magnitude earthquake struck Saturday morning near Kenwood in Sonoma County, according to the'United States Geological Survey. The temblor was reported at around 9:30 a.m. and…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago (357+ words) The grinch is out this holiday season stealing Christmas decorations. In San Jose, homes are decked out with holiday lights and families are walking around taking it all in. Keeping up with putting out all the decorations every year isn't easy, but neighbors do it anyways - and that's what it's about: Bringing people together during the holidays. However, someone is trying to ruin that holiday spirit. After learning about the couple who got their Christmas decorations stolen from their home in San Jose, NBC Bay Area has heard there are more victims. "I was leaving the house at 6 a.m. And the minute I walked out I was like "Mm, my Micky and Minnie are gone, my giant inflatable is gone, my inflatables are down because they were unplugged," said Judy Lao-Klinker of Campbell. A surveillance video captured the moment someone went…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago (255+ words) Vasco Road was shut down in both directions between Livermore and Brentwood Friday afternoon due to heavy fog and multiple collisions, including one in which a fire captain was struck by a vehicle, officials said. Vasco Road was shut down in both directions between Livermore and Brentwood Friday afternoon due to heavy fog and multiple collisions, including one in which a fire captain was struck by a vehicle, officials said. The Contra Costa County fire captain was working at the scene of one of several crashes on Vasco Road when he was hit, according to officials. His condition wasn't immediately known. At least one other person was taken to the hospital. It wasn't immediately known when Vasco Road would reopen. The CHP encouraged motorists to use alternate routes. This is a developing story. Details may change as more information becomes…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago (234+ words) Another lottery Scratchers player in Northern California hit the jackpot recently, to the tune of $15 million, according to the California Lottery. Another lottery Scratchers player in Northern California hit the jackpot recently, to the tune of $15 million, according to the California Lottery. Gary Cooksey won the top prize on a 40 Years of Play! ticket he bought from the AM/PM store at 12725 Yosemite Blvd. in Waterford, which is about 60 miles due east of Livermore in Stanislaus County. The $15 million take is one of the largest a player can win on a Scratchers ticket. Meanwhile, the jackpot for Friday night's Mega Millions draw is at an estimated $70 million, and the Powerball jackpot for Saturday night's draw sits at a cool $1 billion. Another lottery Scratchers player in Northern California hit the jackpot recently, to the tune of $15 million, according to the California…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago (696+ words) Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors " too complicated, capital-intensive and "boring, honestly," says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui. But the commercial boom in artificial intelligence has lit a spark under long-simmering visions to build humanoid robots that can move their mechanical bodies like humans and do things that people do. Alaoui, founder of the Humanoids Summit, gathered more than 2,000 people this week, including top robotics engineers from Disney, Google and dozens of startups, to showcase their technology and debate what it will take to accelerate a nascent industry. Alaoui says many researchers now believe humanoids or some other kind of physical embodiment of AI are "going to become the norm." "The question is really just how long it will take," he said. Even at a conference designed to build enthusiasm for the technology, held…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago (134+ words) Cannabis stocks surged Friday on word that President Donald Trump intends to sign an executive order that would loosen federal restrictions on marijuana. The White House said no final decisions have been made yet, but the Trump administration has been considering a reclassification of cannabis for a while. Cannabis is currently in the same drug category as heroin and cocaine. The proposed order would reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III drug, alongside drugs like Tylenol with codeine. The category matters a lot for the sustainability of California's legal cannabis industry, which is struggling on several fronts at the moment. Assemblymember Matt Haney said current rules mean the industry can't operate like others do. If the executive order is signed, the Drug Enforcement Administration would then finalize a proposed rule for reclassification later next year....