SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A Bay Area man who ran a drug lab in Richmond and relentlessly extorted a victim using threats and violence to obtain a drug-manufacturing recipe was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison on Friday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Joel Dowen, 46, of Concord,...
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There was a Dublin, California shooting. A 77-year-old couple allegedly shot and killed their son-in-law, Jonathan McKinsey.
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Benjamin Satterley, an English-born wrestler known for high-flying moves that delighted fans worldwide, has died. He was 40.
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(KRON) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom took steps Monday to try to bring down prices at the pump for California drivers. Newsom sent a letter suspending the state's summer-blend gasoline requirement. The governor is also directing the California Air Resources Board to enable wint...
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A 63-year-old woman who had been living in New York City's Central Park was beaten to death with a stick. Suspect Jonathan Robles has been charged with murder....
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It comes after the U.S. ambassador to China said Trump offered to sell American arms to China.
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(KRON) -- Kaiser has announced plans to cut nearly 150 jobs across the state of California. The layoffs, according to a filing with the Employment Development Department, will result in 147 people losing their jobs. Among those layoffs are 34 Bay Area job cuts. The healthcare gia...
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In theaters this Friday, "Verity" is based on Hoover's bestselling novel and centers on a story built around distrust, mystery and shifting perceptions....
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BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) -- A new documentary is giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at how the transfer portal and (name, image and likeness) NIL have changed the way college football programs build their rosters, including at Cal. “Portal Games: Building the 2026 Cal Bears,” a ...
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Police say a 77-year-old couple is accused of shooting and killing their son-in-law, the Director of Engineering for New York Times Games, Saturday afternoon in a parking lot near a popular sports complex in Dublin, California....
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Pope Leo XIV says concerns about artificial intelligence going rogue are not "fake news" and should be taken seriously.
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A 44-year-old used a box cutter to slash a man who blocked him from approaching the other passengers, the DA said.
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A third suspect was arrested on murder charges in the death of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black mother of four whose body was found hanging from a tree in Jackson....
