Lisa Fernandez is a Digital Journo at KTVU. She covers a range of topics including regional interest, world news, security and law enforcement, and public safety, with a focus on disaster and emergency response, public event safety, and riot control. Lisa has been featured in numerous outlets including FOX 5 DC, NBC Bay Area, Rolling Stone, and Yahoo News.
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Ryder Williams, 16, of Santa Cruz gets congratulated by President Trump in the White House. Aug. 17, 2026
Santa Clara County prosecutors have charged a 32-year-old woman with murder and robbery in connection with the high-profile death of a Monte Sereno multimillionaire.
California's first halal food festival on Saturday was a victim of its own success.
By: Andy Clausen, Lisa Fernandez
Critics of Meta rally outside the Oakland federal courthouse on the first day of the social media addiction trial against the Silicon Valley company. Aug. 18, 2026
A 2-year-old boy who was inside a car when it was stolen Thursday morning from his father's driveway in Monterey County, Calif. has been found and the statewide Amber Alert has been canceled.
By: Lisa Fernandez
As friends and strangers came out Wednesday night to mourn their loss , the Santa Clara County Coroner positively identified the 15-year-old who died while riding a bicycle to school this week as Ethan Justin Wong of Cupertino.
The city of Hercules and the Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District have agreed to settle a federal excessive force lawsuit with a young man suffering from a medical seizure whom police officers tased with a stun gun for $1.3 million, lawyers told KTVU.
By: Lisa Fernandez
Inspired by REI, which grabbed headlines last month by saying the outdoor gear company would actually be closed on the annual shopping mecca known
By: Lisa Fernandez
When horse racing left the Alameda County Fair two years ago, some worried that revenues might suffer. Instead, profits jumped — more than doubling, from $2 million to nearly $5 million.
By: Lisa Fernandez
Long lines persist at the Oakland EDD office on Oakport Street despite the agency saying many issues have been resolved.
