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As Oakland nears the end of more than 20 years of federal oversight over its police department, the city is hiring for a brand-new position: constitutional policing administrator....
After a journalist covered Maury Blackman’s arrest, David Chiu tried to get the article removed from the web. It cost the city $45,000.
San Francisco fire commissioners are facing backlash over a recent decision to remove peer counselors from 911 calls. “We now have 164 hours of community paramedic training that our members all go through, which allow us to feel really comfortable with being able to handle these ...
An American Airlines plane hit birds while taking off from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Monday, leading to flames shooting from an engine and an emergency landing....
A food pantry in Hayward that’s been serving the community for over 50 years will shut down at the end of the week. South Hayward Parish’s last day of food distribution will be Friday, First Presbyterian Church of Hayward announced. The site’s emergency shelter and resource cente...
The Timber Fire in the Big Sur area of Monterey County grew to about 3,150 acres Wednesday morning. A temporary evacuation point for residents under evacuation orders was moved from the California State Parks Big Sur Station/Multi-Agency Facility to Carmel Middle School, located ...
One person died and another was injured in a stabbing in Richmond, police said Wednesday. Richmond police said they received a report at about 11:18 p.m. Tuesday of a stabbing in the 1700 block of Wood Place. Responding officers and medical personnel found two victims suffering f...
A father of four called 911 to report that he had killed his entire family, before turning the gun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide, police in Kansas said....
Three people were were found dead at a home day care in the Twin Cities metropolitan area on Wednesday. Police said the victims are two adults and a young child in the incident at Brown Bear Daycare in Hopkins, Minnesota, roughly 15 miles southwest of Minneapolis, according to po...
Joe La Mariana will never forget the night: Sept. 7, 2016. It was 8 p.m., and La Mariana was working out on his exercycle. Then he got the phone call. “It was a four-alarm fire,” said La Mariana, the executive director of RethinkWaste, a recycling and disposal agency that serves ...
A San Jose pedestrian who was struck by a car earlier this month and then stabilized at a hospital has died, police said. On Aug. 4 just after noon, officers responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian collision in the area of Tully Road and Lucretia Avenue. According to police, a w...
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- A robbery, assault and vandalism at an Oakland 7-Eleven over the weekend left the store with thousands of dollars in damage, and employees say a group of more than a dozen teenagers was responsible. The Oakland Police Department is investigating the inci...
Wednesday Weather: Wednesday Forecast: Morning drizzle from heavy marine layer, then temperatures continue to fall sharply. Highs will hit the cool 60s at the coast, upper 60s to mid-70s around the Bays, and cap at a highly comfortable upper 70s to mid-80s across the inland valle...
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- One person was hospitalized after a fire broke out on the eighth floor of a residence in the 200 block of Woodside Avenue Tuesday afternoon, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. SFFD said crews responded to reports of a room fire inside the stru...
(KRON) -- A pedestrian who was struck by a car in a crosswalk on Lucretia Avenue in San Jose died five days after the accident, police said. On the afternoon of Aug. 4, a woman was driving a 2019 gray Nissan Sentra sedan westbound on Tully Road. When she made a right turn onto Lu...
A wildfire burning in the rugged mountains above California’s iconic Big Sur coastline is bringing another disruption to a community that has endured years of fires, landslides and closures along Highway 1....
When a fast-moving fire tore through a Foster City condominium complex earlier this month, it displaced more than 100 residents and reduced everything one woman owned to ashes....
When a fast-moving fire tore through a Foster City condominium complex earlier this month, it displaced more than 100 residents and reduced everything one woman owned to ashes....
(KRON) -- The Fremont Police Department said officers responded to Bay Street on Aug. 1 to a report of a man with a large knife who was walking near vehicles. According to police, the suspect broke into a vehicle using burglary tools, and when officers arrived, they "located him ...
The fire is burning near several well-known hotels and restaurants along Highway 1, including Ventana, Post Ranch Inn and Nepenthe, but CAL FIRE says there has been no damage to buildings so far....
A malware attack on Suisun City’s computer network has forced the closure of City Hall for at least a week and prompted a local state of emergency, with officials warning that full recovery of the city’s systems could take months. The cyberattack, which was discovered Friday, has...
(KRON) -- The Timber Fire in Big Sur spread from 2,000 acres to nearly 3,000 within the past 24 hours as firefighters attempt to protect iconic landmarks and local gems. Evacuation orders expanded again Tuesday afternoon, forcing the evacuations of popular parks and beaches along...
A judge denied diversion on Monday for the teen driver in last year's crash.
(KRON) -- A police drone recorded sneaky tactics used by a burglary crew to target victims around San Francisco, officials said. Investigators said the drone recorded the group switching out their car's license plate and donning disguises while committing crimes. (Drone video rel...
A San Francisco police watchdog group says officers used excessive force in an incident two years ago after entering a wrong license plate number.
A South Florida woman on the FBI's list of “Most Wanted Fraudsters" for her alleged role in a $32 million scheme tied to COVID-19 funds was arrested in Jamaica and brought back to the United States....
Christiana Porter was slammed into a wall by San Francisco Police. Now, she seems set to receive a settlement from the city. Woman slammed into wall by SFPD set to receive $825K settlement from S.F....
The crash occurred on Aug. 4 on Highway 18 by the Big Bear Dam.
(KRON) -- Three people suspected of burglarizing mailboxes in San Bruno Monday night were arrested after being tracked down in Oakland, police said. The thefts come less than two weeks after four tubs of mail were stolen from the San Bruno Post Office. On Monday at 11:23 p.m., th...
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- An air quality advisory has been issued for the Bay Area due to smoke from the Timber Fire near Big Sur. The advisory is in effect for Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the Bay Area Air District. "Smoke from the Timber Fire may impact portions of the Sou...
Climber Jacob Whisenant, 30, has died in a climbing accident at California’s Sierra Nevada last week.
A San Mateo County jury found Cesar Morales, Kyle Harrison and Morales’ parents liable in the wrongful death case stemming from the November 2022 crash that killed Greg Ammen and Grace Spiridon . The jury awarded $33 million in economic and non-economic damages on Tuesday to the ...
Miles Elliot is being remembered as a devoted public servant after the California pilot was killed in a helicopter crash while battling a massive wildfire in Utah. He is survived by his wife and 9-year-old son....
Chrysler is recalling nearly 50,000 vehicles over a seat belt defect that could increase the risk of injury in a crash.
A wildfire burning in the rugged mountains above California’s iconic Big Sur coastline is bringing another disruption to a community that has endured years of fires, landslides and closures along Highway 1....
An SFPD report found that two officers used unnecessary force and violated policy during the 2024 arrest of Matthew Ludwig after they entered his license plate information incorrectly, causing them to think his car was stolen. They smashed his car window, dragged him from the veh...
A Peninsula family is expressing growing frustration with law enforcement after their stolen vehicle was spotted in Oakland just hours after it was taken, but a dayslong delay in police response may have cost them the opportunity to recover it. Ring camera video captured early la...
A massive search-and-rescue operation is underway across western Colombia this Tuesday. Soldiers, emergency crews and volunteers are working side by side, clearing rubble by hand and using search dogs to find people who may still be trapped. Jose Restrepo, head of R+D, Nabih Yous...
Tourist destinations, including the famed Esalen wellness retreat, are closed while the Timber Fire rages.
(KRON) -- A man who authorities said caused tens of thousands of dollars of damage to San Jose courthouses on Sunday was arrested for felony vandalism, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded at 8:15 p.m. after receiving a report of a man who was ...
A friend of Earth, Wind & Fire drummer John Paris and his wife launched an online fundraiser after the 58-year-old musician suffered a medical emergency last week, prompting the cancelation of a San Francisco concert at Chase Center....
A climber known for setting speed records in Yosemite National Park has died in a climbing accident in California. Jake Whisenant, 30, of Mammoth Lakes, California, died Aug. 3, according to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Coroner Unit. The sheriff’s office website lists the c...
SUISUN CITY, Calif. (KRON) -- Suisun City is under a state of emergency after a cybersecurity attack compromised public safety operations. The City Council has called for an emergency meeting Tuesday morning to discuss the city’s response to a demand received from the “person or ...
Christiana Porter suffered a concussion and separated right shoulder when a San Francisco police officer violently arrested her in 2024.
As Oakland nears the end of more than 20 years of federal oversight over its police department, the city is hiring for a brand-new position: constitutional policing administrator....
The Bay Area Air District issued an air quality advisory until Wednesday as wildfire smoke from Monterey County is expected to drift into the South Bay and East Bay. On Sunday, the Timber Fire started southeast of the unincorporated area of Loma Vista in Monterey County before sp...
A man remains hospitalized more than a year after suffering catastrophic health complications that his attorneys allege were caused by contaminated raw oysters....
Tyler Boebert, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert's oldest son, has been arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, according to the Garfield County Sheriff's Office....
The Timber Fire in Monterey County has grown to 2,000 acres while remaining 5% contained, Cal Fire said Tuesday morning. All state parks in the Big Sur area are closed because of the massive blaze, Cal Fire said around 6:30 a.m. Firefighters earlier said the flames were continuou...
An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, shortly after takeoff Monday, when the crew reported a bird strike that led to an engine issue. Air traffic control audio captured the urgency of the moment, as the pilot declared “mayday, mayd...
A Bay Area man whose guitars were stolen from a storage unit while he was moving was stunned to find some of the instruments being resold online just weeks after the burglary....
(KRON) -- One victim's police report led to Alameda Police Department detectives uncovering 900 more victims of identity theft, APD announced Monday. The first victim was notified by a credit bureau of fraudulent activity. "The victim began closely monitoring their credit reports...
(BCN) -- Mountain View firefighters stopped a fire from spreading into businesses at a Grant Road shopping center Monday morning. Crews responded to the 1300 block of Grant Road after a 911 call at about 9:30 a.m. reported flames coming from an exterior structure attached to a bu...
(KRON) -- The East Palo Alto Police Department said its officers are "conducting police activity" Monday evening on East Bayshore Road near Euclid Avenue and Lincoln Street. EPAPD officials reassured residents, "this is not an active shooter situation." The incident began around ...
Chan campaign denounces property damage as Wiener makes moves in the Richmond San Francisco police arrest man for allegedly vandalizing anti-Connie Chan taxi...
