Two U.S. Forest Service employees were rescued with the help of negotiators after being zip-tied and held hostage for nearly 15 hours in Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Northern California, officials said Friday. The two employees were conducting fieldwork when two armed people took them hos...
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Contra Costa County firefighters advised people living on the east side of Mount Diablo to be prepared to evacuate as they fought a 50-acre wildfire Friday.
Cloud cover will blanket the region with southwest winds gusting up to 22mph. Stratus clouds return to the coast this evening, moving into the inland valleys early tomorrow morning.
An evacuation warning has been sent out to residents as crews battle a 4-alarm vegetation fire between Morgan Territory State Park and Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County.
Brenda Fricker, who won an Academy Award for her role as Bridget Fagan Brown in the 1989 film "My Left Foot,'' has died. She was 81.
California-based produce company Taylor Farms said it is voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico after U.S. health officials linked a cyclosporiasis outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce, though the company said none of its branded salad products are connected to the i...
A San Francisco Sheriff's deputy is accused of engaging in sex acts with an inmate and trying to dissuade her from reporting the alleged crime.
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Firefighters are battling a vegetation fire near Clayton that is spreading at a moderate rate, according to fire officials.
Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, was driving a brown convertible when he allegedly struck an unoccupied parked car in Napa Valley earlier this month. Pelosi then allegedly fled the scene.
A strong earthquake struck the southern Mexican Pacific coast on Friday, right on the border with Guatemala, and was felt from Mexico City to El Salvador.
California-based produce company Taylor Farms said it is voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico after U.S. health officials linked a cyclosporiasis outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce, though the company said none of its branded salad products are connected to the i...
San Francisco police on Friday said they found the wreckage of the 49-foot cabin cruiser Volare in the area where it sank earlier this week near Alcatraz Island. The 20-passenger boat that carried mostly family members sunk on Tuesday, and two people are still unaccounted for.
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Tenant bidding wars are emerging as a new trend in San Francisco's competitive rental market, driving up the average cost of one-bedroom apartments to approximately $3,500 per month. This practice, alongside other landlord actions, contributes to a 17% year-over-year rent ...
The families of two men discovered through DNA tests that they were switched at birth 38 years ago.
(KRON) -- A wildfire ignited near Mount Diablo in Contra Costa County Friday afternoon. The blaze, dubbed the Morgan Fire, sparked just after 3 p.m. close to Clayton on Marsh Creek Road and Morgan Territory Road. Cal Fire officials said the fire is estimated to be between 50-100 acres, flames are...
Firefighters battled a vegetation fire near Clayton on Friday, prompting officials to issue a warning for some residents to prepare to evacuate.
The charges against Damon Jones, 34, come days after another deputy was charged for allegedly abusing an inmate.
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The wreckage of the 49-foot cabin cruiser Volare, which sank near Alcatraz earlier this week, has been located in San Francisco Bay, the San Francisco Police Department announced Friday. The department's Marine Unit found the submerged vessel in the area where it went down...
San Francisco police made the announcement Friday afternoon as authorities continue to search for two boat passengers that remain missing.
A father and son face federal charges after allegedly kidnapping two U.S. Forest Service employees near Mt. Shasta and holding them hostage for nearly 15 hours before surrendering to law enforcement.
Law enforcement in far Northern California announced the arrests of a father and his adult son in the alleged kidnapping of two U.S. Forest Service workers, who are safe and free after being zip-tied and held at gunpoint for nearly 15 hours in a trailer in a remote area.
Taylor Farms said Friday that it is voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced at a central Mexico farm from the United States market.
According to the Napa County Sheriff's Office, Pelosi struck a parked car in Yountville during the afternoon on July 3.
Damon Jones was arrested on Wednesday after an alleged sexual abuse incident last September. He is the second deputy charged this week. Former S.F. sheriff’s deputy arrested, charged with 2 felonies for alleged jail sexual assault
(KRON) -- The Napa County District Attorney's Office announced Friday that it has filed a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge against Paul Pelosi in connection with a July 3 crash in Yountville. Pelosi is the husband of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi. Prosecutors allege the 86-year-old struck an unoccup...
In a follow-up inquiry Thursday, Supervisor Jackie Fielder asked for details on the officers’ actions during the Trans March and Stud Ally party.
Two arrests were made after U.S. Forest Service workers were kidnapped and held hostage near Mt. Shasta.
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A former San Francisco Sheriff's Deputy has been charged with two felonies related to a sexual assault in the San Francisco County Jail in 2025, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced Friday. Former Deputy Damon Jones, 34, allegedly demanded a transgender woman inmate ...
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Oakland firefighters will no longer enter private property to conduct vegetation inspections after a series of attacks and intimidation incidents, but the change has drawn concern from Oakland Hills residents who worry about an increase in wildfire risk.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened to strip states of federal election-related aid if they don't comply with the administration's voting roll probe.
The identity of the second victim from the boat that sank in San Francisco Bay on Tuesday was confirmed by officials after their body was discovered near Treasure Island on Thursday.
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A 33-year-old man who allegedly tortured a kitten to death earlier this month in San Francisco was formally charged with multiple felonies, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced Friday. William Ohlson, a resident of Reno, Nev., was charged with felony killing, maiming...
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