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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company has been ordered to pay $22 million in connection to a devastating 2022 fire in Northern California. On Thursday, it was announced that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) had approved a settlement penalizing ...
A new Mississippi law added sexual battery of a child under 12 to the list of crimes eligible for the death penalty.
Police are investigating after the National World War II Memorial was vandalized with spray paint and soap in the fountains on Thursday.
A wildfire burning along California’s rugged Big Sur coast has been difficult for firefighters to access and contain.
(KRON) -- A former Latitude High School student in Oakland is accused of making a threatening video directed at a school official and potentially LHS students, prosecutors said. The former student, 18-year-old Mercury Hayes, was arrested Wednesday and is currently behind bars, Sa...
Oakland Police Department released body camera video showing a deadly police shooting that happened last month near International Boulevard and 40th Avenue. The video shows the moment a man lunged at officers with two knives attached to metal pipes....
(KRON) -- A driver was killed Wednesday night near the Safeway in Concord after being involved in a crash with another car, police said. The Concord Police Department responded to the collision around 8:40 p.m. at the intersection of Willow Pass Road and Port Chicago Highway. Arr...
The mayor and police and fire unions came out against the Affordable Housing Guarantee Act.
(KRON) — A man was released from a Contra Costa County jail just one day before he allegedly committed a homicide in Martinez, police said. Prosecutors charged Marcos Eduardo Iriarte-Valdez, 36, with murdering Todd Stewart. Stewart, 68, was stabbed to death in front of his reside...
Authorities say the remains likely do not belong to Angelica Brophy.
The cause of the Timber fire is under investigation.
SFGATE columnist Drew Magary writes on prediction markets hitting new lows.
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Police in San Francisco identified an alleged gunman Thursday who they said shot and killed his victim earlier this year in the city’s Sunnydale neighborhood. Gregory C. Morton, 32, was taken into custody over the weekend on suspicion of murder. The deadly...
(KRON) -- What began as a routine traffic stop in Santa Rosa early Thursday morning turned into a significant seizure of drugs, paraphernalia, stolen IDs and a firearm. The Santa Rosa Police Department said an officer pulled a vehicle over for an expired registration in the area ...
The family of 32-year-old Kiara Bowling says she is showing signs of progress after being hit by a vehicle driven by 7-year-old and 4-year-old brothers while walking her best friend's dog in Oakland. The family is "hoping for a miracle every day" as it remains unknown if there wi...
(KRON) -- Firefighters in Napa knocked down a fire in a taco truck near a golf course Wednesday afternoon. According to Cal Fire, firefighters from Station 27 at Greenwood Ranch were assisted by the American Canyon Fire Protection District in extinguishing the blaze. The red and ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A woman who was killed last week in a crash while riding an electric scooter in San Francisco’s Union Square has been identified as 32-year-old Yebin Kim. On Friday, Aug. 7, around 8:18 a.m., Kim was riding on Market Street between Fourth and Fifth streets...
A 3-year-old Great Pyrenees mix named Bruce was euthanized after being deemed vicious following several biting incidents, despite an emergency request....
Authorities said the child found an M-80 firework in a park bathroom and showed it to a Parks Department worker, who authorities say helped light it.
(KRON) -- A traffic enforcement operation focused on dangerous driving on Santa Cruz Mountain highways was conducted Saturday by the California Highway Patrol and San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. The effort resulted in 117 citations and one arrest, authorities said. The joint s...
A fire that burned through homes in Suisun City on Thursday displaced several families with children, according to Mayor Alma Hernandez. Suisun City Fire Department crews arrived early Thursday morning at the 600 block of School Street on the west side of the city, where multiple...
One person died and another was injured after they drove off a cliff in Santa Cruz and landed in the ocean early Thursday morning, according to officials. The crash happened at about 12:50 a.m. off West Cliff Drive near the Steamer Lane surfing spot, officials said. One person wa...
The Big Sur Timber Fire has grown to 4,000 acres affecting the summer tourist season and ahead of Monterey Car Week. Highway 1 is still closed in the Big Sur area....
Prosecutors allege 11 people in New York arranged sham marriages for foreign nationals trying to obtain legal status in the United States.
Oakland police released new body-camera and surveillance video on Wednesday documenting a fatal police shooting of a man armed with two homemade spears – the third officer-involved shooting this year....
The Oakland police department released body cam video of the day when officers killed a man holding makeshift spears.
The decision to sneak Trump out of Ankara on separate Air Force jet was driven by intel that an Iranian terror cell had snuck into Turkey with a shoulder-fired missile....
Crews knocked down a one-alarm fire reported early Thursday morning at a Burger King restaurant in West San Jose, according to fire officials. Firefighters were alerted around 5:15 a.m. to the blaze at the Burger King restaurant in the 5100 block of Moorpark Avenue. The flames we...
All lanes of northbound Interstate 680 at Interstate 580 in Dublin reopened Thursday morning following police activity, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP had issued a Sig Alert for the area, with all northbound I-680 traffic being diverted onto eastbound I-580. All ...
Vallejo residents gathered at an NAACP town hall meeting to address police reform and a recently released report detailing a department "badge bending" ritual....
(KRON) -- A Martinez man was released from a Contra Costa County jail just one day before he allegedly committed a homicide, police said. Marcos Iriarte-Valdez, 36, was arrested by a SWAT team on Aug. 7 on suspicion of murdering Todd Stewart, according to police. Stewart, 68, was...
VALLEJO, Calif. (KRON) -- The Vallejo NAACP hosted a town hall Wednesday night with community members and police officials to discuss the findings of a report into allegations that Vallejo police officers bent the tips of their badges to celebrate officer-involved killings. The m...
(KRON) -- A 27-year-old man was arrested in connection with an alleged domestic violence kidnapping and attack on the morning of Aug. 7, according to the East Palo Alto Police Department. The suspect, identified by police as Ricardo Herrera Castillo, was taken into custody withou...
(KRON) -- A judge has ruled the mother of a Sunnyvale woman who was arrested by ICE a little over 3 weeks ago can be released on an immigration bond. Alevtina Soboleva, 59, was taken into ICE custody on July 20 for overstaying her visa. But her daughter says she has a pending asy...
(KRON) -- A man was arrested after an Amazon delivery van was stolen on Monday, Aug. 10, according to the Hayward Police Department. Officers were dispatched around 12:29 p.m. to a report of the stolen vehicle on the 800 block of Alonda Court. Only one suspect was involved in the...
Oakland police on Wednesday released body camera footage of a July confrontation with an allegedly armed man near the Fruitvale District that ended with officers opening fire and killing the suspect....
(KRON) -- The cause of a deadly Fremont apartment fire Wednesday morning is believed to be cooking-related, according to fire officials. The Fremont Fire Department said crews responded at 9:20 a.m. to 4200 Irvington Avenue for the report of flames in the building's hallway. "The...
The video appears to show the suspect taking a makeshift spear in hand and moving threateningly toward the officers just before the shooting.
The victims of the fire at a condominium complex in Foster City are asking elected officials to push for a state of emergency declaration. The fire affected about 50 units, left roughly 150 people displaced and injured four firefighters. “I had postcards from my grandmother, for ...
A wildfire popped up west of Lake Tahoe Wednesday, according to Cal Fire. Crews are battling the Talbot Fire, that’s now grown to 200 acres and it’s creating huge plumes of smoke. It started around 5 p.m. near the French Meadows Reservoir, south of I-80, and west of the Lake in a...
The South Hayward Parish Food Pantry will close its doors on Aug. 14, as a result of rising costs. First Presbyterian Church, which operates the pantry, said the costs of running a pantry and a 24-hour-emergency shelter got to be too much, and leadership decided to shutter the pa...
(KRON) -- A man who traveled to Walnut Creek with the intention of meeting a minor for sex was arrested, according to the Hercules Police Department. The arrest was the result of a multi-agency operation conducted by the Walnut Creek Police Department, Contra Costa County Interne...
The Bell County sheriff's office said it received a 911 call about a helicopter crash after 1:30 p.m., and that it had sparked a grass fire that was "out of control" when deputies arrived on the scene....
A woman died after a fire at a Fremont apartment complex Wednesday morning, according to fire officials.
A woman died after a fire at a Fremont apartment complex Wednesday morning, according to fire officials.
(KRON) -- A person was taken to the hospital after a shooting in San Francisco Wednesday afternoon, the San Francisco Police Department said. The shooting happened around 12:33 p.m. on the 1100 block of Scott Street in the city's Western Addition neighborhood. Officers were dispa...
(KRON) -- A Redwood City sex offender told police that he was "just trying to meet women" when he was allegedly caught masturbating in front of multiple victims at a Caltrain station, prosecutors said. The victims included women, a 10-year-old girl, and a 13-year-old girl, accord...
USA Swimming placed its chief financial officer, Cory Hilliard, on leave Monday after learning of his arrest on charges of theft and embezzlement.
On Tuesday, a San Mateo County jury awarded $33 million to twin girls who lost both of their parents in a high-speed street-racing crash in Redwood City nearly four years ago. The girls’ maternal aunt, Liza Spiridon, who adopted the now 11-year-old girls after the deadly crash, t...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KRON) -- A San Mateo County civil jury reached a verdict Tuesday awarding $33 million to two 11-year-old girls whose parents were killed in front of the twins in a horrific Redwood City crash. The twins were traveling home with their parents on El Camino Rea...
(KRON) -- Police in Richmond are investigating a double stabbing that left one victim dead late Tuesday night, authorities said. The Richmond Police Department responded at 11:18 p.m. to the 1700 block of Wood Place on the report of a stabbing. Arriving officers found two victims...
A father survived the gunfire that killed his son in east Bakersfield.
Only 5% of the fire is currently contained.
The hanging death of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune in Jackson, Mississippi, has raised questions as police investigate the circumstances surrounding her death....
A woman who was struck and killed Friday while riding an electric scooter on Market Street was identified by the San Francisco Medical Examiner’s Office. Yebin Kim, a 32-year-old woman from San Francisco, was identified as the victim of the collision. On Friday at 8:18 a.m., San ...
(KRON) -- A 34-year-old Antioch man faces felony charges after being accused in a multi-state identity theft operation, authorities announced Tuesday. The Antioch Police Department said it was tipped off to the operation after being contacted by Lear Capital, a precious metals co...
There are new evacuations because of the Timber Fire near Big Sur.
(KRON) -- Authorities continue to seek witnesses to a fatal crash involving a truck and a bicycle that occurred last week in Fairfield on the eastbound Interstate 80 Air Base Parkway off-ramp, the California Highway Patrol said Tuesday. Investigators said the bicyclist was riding...
