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Body found in the Bay near Ferry Building

(KRON)-- A body was discovered in the Bay near the Ferry Building on Sunday evening, according to the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD). Around 7:35 p.m., SFFD responded to San Francisco's Embarcadero area after a witness reported seeing a body floating in the water. Fire crew...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 17, 2026

Body recovered in San Francisco Bay near Ferry Building

An investigation is underway after a body was found in the San Francisco Bay Sunday near the Ferry Building and taken to a nearby fire station. It's not clear if the body is connected to the boat that sank near Alcatraz last month, where one person is still missing....

ABC7 News (KGO-TV, ABC)Aug 17, 2026

New details released amid investigation into Hayden Panettiere's cause of death

Officials released new details Monday on the death of actress Hayden Panettiere , whose sudden passing at the age of 36 sent shockwaves across the country. Police in Greenville, South Carolina , said in a statement that officers “accompanied by EMS personnel, responded to a repor...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 17, 2026

Body recovered from San Francisco Bay near Ferry Building

An investigation is underway after a body was recovered from the San Francisco Bay near the Ferry Building Sunday evening, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. Firefighters responded at about 7:37 p.m. to a report of a possible bay rescue near the Ferry Building and se...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 17, 2026

Dog given oxygen after fire breaks out in SF's Castro District

(KRON) -- Crews responded to a fire that broke out in a garage in San Francisco's Castro District on Sunday, the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) announced in a social media post. The fire broke out at a home on the 600 block of Castro Street. The fire has been extinguished. ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 17, 2026

Parolee arrested after alleged forced entry into Santa Rosa home

A 36-year-old parolee and registered sex offender was arrested after allegedly forcing entry into a Santa Rosa home and preventing residents from leaving, police said Saturday. Santa Rosa Police Department officers were dispatched to a residence in the 2700 block of Mohawk Street...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 16, 2026

Victim hit in face with metal pole at retail store, Fremont police say

(KRON) -- The Fremont Police Department said officers responded to a report of an assault at a Mowry Street retail store on Aug. 5. According to FPD, a suspect struck the victim in the face with a metal pole. The victim was treated at the scene for their injuries. The suspect fle...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 16, 2026

Heavy police presence at South Shore Center in Alameda

(KRON)-- Police swarmed the TJ Maxx at the South Shore Shopping Center Saturday afternoon. Video from a KRON4 producer shows multiple officers on the scene. This is a developing story. Check back for updates....

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 15, 2026

Firefighters halt progress of brush fire in the East Bay

Firefighters were battling a brush fire in the East Bay on Saturday, according to Cal Fire. Cal Fire said the forward progress of the blaze, dubbed the Grant Fire, was stopped as it burned up to 7 acres. The fire was reported in the area of I-580 near Grant Line Road. This story ...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 15, 2026

Person shot during attempted robbery in Alameda

A person was shot during an attempted robbery in Alameda Saturday, according to the police department. Police said at approximately 1:15 p.m., they responded to a parking lot in the South Shore Shopping Center, where a suspect demanded property from the victim. The victim refused...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 15, 2026

Oakland to pay police ‘ghost chase’ victims $17M

The City of Oakland has agreed to pay $17 million to four family members who were injured in an unauthorized police "ghost chase" that also killed a 28-year-old relative....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 15, 2026

Multiple shooters and 5 people shot at Virginia State University

A shooting involving multiple suspects and five people shot at Virginia State University prompted a campus lockdown early Saturday. The shooting happened near the university’s Quad Annexes, and both campus police and Chesterfield County police are actively investigating. County p...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 15, 2026

Vigil for woman killed in electric scooter crash

A woman who died after her electric scooter collided with a vehicle in San Francisco last week has been identified. The San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identified the woman as 32-year-old Yebin Kim....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 15, 2026

SF street renaming honors fire captain

The San Francisco firefighting community celebrated former fire captain Tony Steffani. He spent 29 years with the San Francisco Fire Department but had to step down after being diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2001. Steffani then founded the San Francisco Firefighter Cancer Preve...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 15, 2026

2 American Airlines planes averted potential disaster in Phoenix

Multiple media reports state that two American Airlines planes that shared the same flight number almost got into a crash over Phoenix, but some quick thinking from air traffic control managed to prevent a catastrophe....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 15, 2026

SF Fire veteran, cancer survior honored in street renaming

(KRON) -- It was 25 years ago when Tony Stefani, a San Francisco Fire Rescue Squad Captain, received news that forever changed his life. Doctors had detected a rare form of cancer, starting in his pelvis. At 49 years old, his entire kidney would need to be removed. Friday, he sto...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 14, 2026

Pleasant Hill tourism VP stole $55K in embezzlement, bribery scheme: PD

(KRON) -- A former employee of the Pleasant Hill Tourism Improvement District faces multiple felony charges tied to an embezzlement and bribery scheme following a year-long criminal investigation, according to the Pleasant Hill Police Department. PHPD said a contracted company re...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 14, 2026

Great blue heron rescued from fishing line at SF's Lake Merced

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A young great blue heron was rescued from Lake Merced by the San Francisco Police Department's Special Marine Unit on Thursday, after its legs became untangled in a fishing line. SFPD's Special Marine Unit was able to get to the great blue heron and hand i...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 14, 2026

Lafayette burglary suspect arrested in Walnut Creek

(KRON) -- A man was arrested Wednesday in connection to a series of burglaries in Lafayette earlier this week. The Lafayette Police Department identified the suspect and sent detectives to a home on Alhambra Way in Martinez to serve a warrant. The suspect saw the police and took ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 14, 2026

Half Moon Bay coach, teacher accused of child sex crimes

(KRON) -- A Half Moon Bay man who is a coach and teacher with the Cabrillo Unified School District was arrested Thursday on allegations of child sex crimes involving a former student, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. Paul A. Farnsworth, 61, was arrested on susp...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 14, 2026

All 16 Livermore abandoned puppies have been adopted, shelter says

The East Bay SPCA nonprofit shelter shared that all 16 abandoned puppies found in a Livermore Walmart parking lot back in July have been adopted. On July 8, local advocates who help with rescuing lost and missing animals were alerted to a large group of puppies in a brushy area o...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 14, 2026

Redwood City liquor store manager chained wrists, set fire: police

Redwood City police announced a startling discovery following a liquor store fire last fall, where two people were found dead inside: A manager was found with a locked chain around one of his wrists next to the body of another employee following the aftermath of the blaze, which ...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 14, 2026

Fatal Redwood City liquor store fire started by victim, investigators say

(KRON) -- One of the two men who were found deceased in a large fire that gutted a Redwood City liquor store in 2025 is believed to have started the blaze, according to an investigative update released Thursday by police. The fire fully engulfed Avenue Liquors on Roosevelt Avenue...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 14, 2026

Crews work to restore Big Basin trails following massive fire

In the last six years since the CZU Lightning Complex fire humbled the giant redwoods of Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the park has slowly crawled back to life. Astride the blackened, hollowed carcasses of fallen trees, some trails have reopened, and ...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 14, 2026

Bay Area massage therapist again convicted of sex crimes

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A massage therapist previously convicted in 2023 of sexual battery was found guilty Thursday of multiple sex crimes committed during a 2024 massage appointment in Millbrae, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. Guosheng Chen, 48, wa...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 14, 2026

Timber Fire in Big Sur grows to 4,545 acres amid tough conditions

The Timber Fire near Big Sur continues to grow and had spread to 4,545 acres as of Friday morning while firefighters continue to battle the massive blaze amid tough conditions, according to Cal Fire. The wildfire remains 7% contained, Cal Fire said in an update around 6:35 a.m. T...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 14, 2026

Condors trapped in Big Sur wildfire saved by rescuers

CAL FIRE and the Ventana Wildlife Society went on a three hour rescue mission to save two Condors trapped in a sanctuary in Big Sur. Condors 340 and 868 were safely returned to the wild as seen on video from the middle of the Timber Fire....

ABC7 News (KGO-TV, ABC)Aug 14, 2026

Napa County child porn suspect had job 'where minors are present': sheriff

(KRON) -- The Napa County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday that it arrested Robert Taylor Free, 63, of Napa for allegedly possessing child sexual assault material. Free was booked into the Napa County Department of Corrections, where his bail is set at $50,000, according to NC...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 14, 2026

Massive fire destroys Burger King in San Jose

(KRON) -- A massive fire destroyed a Burger King in San Jose early Thursday morning, according to the San Jose Fire Department. The fire happened at the chain's location at 5154 Moorpark Ave. in San Jose. SJFD responded to the fire at 5:15 a.m., and the fire was knocked down at a...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 14, 2026

8 families displaced, cat rescued in 'rapid' Suisun City multi-building blaze: FD

(KRON) -- An investigation is underway after a quick-moving fire Wednesday night in Suisun City damaged three multi-family residential buildings and displaced eight families, according to fire officials. The American Red Cross is providing support and resources for all the fire v...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 13, 2026