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Hazmat situation inside San Francisco grocery store cleared

(KRON) -- A hazmat situation in the inner Richmond district in San Francisco has been resolved by San Francisco Fire officials. Fire officials responded to the Safeway on 7th Street just before 9:30 p.m. Friday. Crews evacuated the store after an unknown substance was released in...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 26, 2026

Video shows man scaling gate, following UC Berkeley student

(KRON) -- A University of California, Berkeley student was followed to her off-campus apartment and had her security gate jumped by a man carrying a barbecue lighter. The incident occurred approximately one week ago and ultimately led to the arrest of 50-year-old Kenneth Stine af...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 26, 2026

Police locate missing 83-year-old man

Update: As of 10 a.m. Saturday, Cheng has been located. (KRON) -- The California Highway Patrol activated a Silver Alert on behalf of the Milpitas Police Department for a missing 83-year-old man last seen Friday morning. David Cheng was last seen around 8:30 a.m. near Meadowland ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 26, 2026

Hillsborough police investigate crash involving juvenile riding an e-bike

Hillsborough police said they are investigating a collision involving an e-bike that occurred on Friday. Police say the collision was reported just before 3:50 p.m. in the area of Macadamia Drive, and it reportedly involved a vehicle and a bicyclist. At the scene, police said res...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 26, 2026

CHP Dublin seeks witnesses to Friday fatal crash involving tractor

(KRON) -- The California Highway Patrol (CHP) Dublin area office is asking the public for additional information and potential witnesses following a fatal crash Friday. The incident occurred at 12:04 p.m. on Mountain House Road north of W. Grant Line Road, within unincorporated A...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 26, 2026

Disabled big rig truck in SF impacts Friday rush hour

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Police Department said a disabled big rig truck near Taylor and Jackson streets Friday caused traffic delays. SFPD said officers responded just after 4 p.m. and remained on scene to investigate the incident. People were asked to avoid the...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 26, 2026

Electrical problem causes Vallejo police officer's SUV to catch fire

A Vallejo police officer’s SUV caught fire on Thursday in Fairfield, according to authorities. The incident occurred on I-80, near the Abernathy Road exit in Fairfield. As soon as the officer saw smoke coming from the rear of the cruiser, the officer pulled over right away and go...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 25, 2026

San Jose bicyclist killed on Capitol Expressway

(KRON) -- A woman was riding a bicycle in San Jose at the intersection of Capitol Expressway and Ocala Avenue when she was struck by a pickup truck and died Friday, police said. The collision happened at 6:15 a.m., and the woman was pronounced deceased at the scene. San Jose Poli...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 25, 2026

Vallejo police vehicle catches fire with officer inside

(KRON) -- The Vallejo Police Department said an officer was driving Thursday on westbound on Interstate 80, near the Abernathy Road exit in Fairfield, when the officer noticed smoke coming from the car’s rear. “Upon observing the smoke, the officer immediately pulled over and exi...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 25, 2026

El Cerrito police tie same suspects, Jeep to recent break-ins

El Cerrito police are investigating two home burglaries that occurred within 30 minutes of each other Wednesday evening. Authorities believe the same suspects may be responsible and are reminding residents to remain vigilant....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsSep 25, 2026

Antioch police test body cameras with real-time language translation

ANTIOCH, Calif. (KRON) — Antioch police officers are getting some extra help when it comes to communicating with the people they serve. The Antioch Police Department recently began using new Axon 4 body cameras equipped with a two-way, live language translation feature. Officer R...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 25, 2026

Mountain House Road near I-580 shut down due to fatal crash

(KRON) -- Mountain House Road was shut down in both directions north of Grant Line Road near I-580 between Tracy and Livermore due to a fatal crash Friday. According to the California Highway Patrol, a gold sedan was involved in a crash with a dump truck. A woman was ejected from...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 25, 2026

Residents tied sheets together to escape from Oakland apartment fire

(BCN) -- A three-alarm fire early Friday morning left four people injured and displaced about 100 residents at an apartment building in Oakland, according to the city's fire chief. The fire was reported at 12:43 a.m. at 5142 Bancroft Ave., a four-story building with 21 units, Fir...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 25, 2026

Vallejo conservationist says she was unjustly arrested while volunteering

A well-known North Bay conservationist says she was unjustly arrested and manhandled on Wednesday while doing the volunteer duties she’s been doing for years. Myrna Hayes, 70, of Vallejo, was arrested at Mare Island’s San Pablo Bay Trail on Wednesday during her nightly routine of...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 25, 2026

3-alarm fire displaces 100 Oakland residents

Oakland firefighters battled a 3-alarm blaze in an apartment fire that displaced 100 residents on Bancroft Avenue. Multiple rescues were needed. Some resident suffered injuries but no one died. The building is red-tagged....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsSep 25, 2026

3 hospitalized, dozens displaced after apartment fire in Oakland

Dozens of people were displaced and three were hospitalized after an early morning fire at an apartment complex in Oakland on Friday. The three-alarm fire broke out on Bancroft Avenue near 51st Avenue and International Boulevard just before 1 a.m. Fire crews rescued several peopl...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 25, 2026

Bicyclist fatally struck in San Jose

A female bicyclist was killed after being struck by a vehicle in San Jose early Friday morning, according to police. The collision happened around 6:15 a.m. in the area of East Capitol Expressway and Ocala Avenue. Police said a 2017 white Ford F-350 pickup truck, operated by an a...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 25, 2026

Stranded dog rescued from San Rafael roof

(KRON) -- A "clever" black Labrador named Whiskey was rescued from the roof of a San Rafael apartment Wednesday, according to the fire department. The Santa Rafael Fire Department was dispatched to a Lincoln Avenue apartment complex for a report of a dog spotted on the roof. "Aft...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 25, 2026

Juvenile hospitalized in Walnut Creek vehicle collision

(KRON) -- A juvenile was hospitalized following a vehicle collision Thursday, according to the Walnut Creek Police Department. Walnut Creek police said they were notified at 3:43 p.m. of a vehicle versus pedestrian incident in the 1900 block of Tice Valley Boulevard. Officers arr...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 25, 2026

San Jose man accused of double homicide appears in court

A San Jose man who turned himself into police and admitted to committing two homicides made his first court appearance Thursday. Marcelino Castro, 28, was ordered held without bail....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsSep 25, 2026

Tesla crash video reignites Highway 84 safety concerns

Video of Tesla crash provided by Ethan Garabedian, car event organizer and owner of 9burgring Newly released video shows a Tesla accelerating to more than 80 mph along Highway 84 in La Honda before losing control, crossing double solid yellow lines and slamming head-on into anoth...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 24, 2026

Man who allegedly confessed to killing 2 people in San Jose appears in court

A man accused of killing two people along a South Bay trail appeared in court on Thursday. Investigators say Marcelino Castro admitted to the murders along the Guadalupe Park Trail and led officers to the bodies of both victims. The investigation began Saturday, after police say ...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 24, 2026

Livermore DUI driver who hit parked car had 4x legal alcohol limit: PD

(KRON) -- The Livermore Police Department said officers responded earlier this month for a report of a collision in a residential neighborhood after a driver allegedly struck an unoccupied parked vehicle. "During the investigation, officers determined the driver was impaired," Li...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 24, 2026

OPD probes suspicious death of Alameda woman

(KRON) -- The Oakland Police Department is investigating a suspicious death that occurred Wednesday involving an Alameda woman. The incident happened just before 2 p.m. in the 1700 block of Embarcadero. "Officers responded to the area after receiving a report of a person needing ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 24, 2026

Police begin removing abandoned boats from Oakland Estuary

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- A multi-agency operation is removing 16 abandoned boats from the Oakland Estuary this week as part of an effort to clean up the waterfront. The operation is being led by the Oakland Police Department Marine Unit with assistance from the San Francisco Pol...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 24, 2026

10th annual Kunal Patel tennis tournament

The 10th annual Kunal Patel San Francisco Tennis Tournament is underway at Golden Gate Park’s Goldman Tennis Center, running through Sunday. Created by family and friends to honor Kunal, an avid athlete who died in a 2014 bike crash at age 27, this year features more than150 play...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsSep 24, 2026

Stolen mini labradoodle 'Easton' safely reunited with owner in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A mini labradoodle named Easton was safely reunited with its owner after San Francisco police recovered the stolen dog about two hours after it was taken Wednesday. Officers from Northern Station responded to Lombard and Webster streets around 5:45 p.m. on ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 24, 2026