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East Palo Alto street closed due to police activity

(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 ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 11, 2026

Big Sur's Timber Fire burns 1,700 acres

The Timber Fire has exploded in size since it was first reported Sunday morning. According to Cal Fire, it has scorched more than 1,700 acres in the Big Sur area and is only 5% contained as of Monday....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 11, 2026

Suisun City cyberattack forces closure of City Hall, 911 re-routing

A malware attack has compromised Suisun City's computer network, forcing the closure of City Hall and the re-routing of 911 calls to the Solano County sheriff's dispatch center. Emergency response is not affected, but residents may have to go online for some city business, offici...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 11, 2026

El Cerrito Plaza BART station closes after dead body found

(KRON) -- Police activity shut down BART’s El Cerrito Plaza station Monday afternoon, according to transit officials. Bay Area Rapid Transit said police were responding to a medical emergency inside the station. BART's information line confirmed that the medical emergency was a d...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 10, 2026

Driver sought after fatal pedestrian hit-and-run crash in Oakland

(KRON) -- Police in Oakland are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian late Saturday night near the Eastmont Town Center. The fatal crash occurred just after 11:45 p.m. in the 2500 block of 73rd Avenue, according to the Oakland Police Department. Investigators...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 10, 2026

Lauren Boebert's 21-year-old son is arrested on child sexual exploitation charges

The son of Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., was arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, authorities said Monday. Tyler Boebert, 21, was taken into custody Sunday and later released on $10,000 bond, the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado said in a statement. ...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 10, 2026

SF police used excessive force in wrongful 2024 arrest, watchdog agency finds

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A public watchdog agency has determined that the San Francisco Police Department used excessive force in a violent 2024 wrongful arrest incident. The San Francisco Department of Police Accountability released findings Monday determining two SFPD officers u...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 10, 2026

Man shot, killed in Oakland Saturday

(KRON) -- Homicide detectives in Oakland are investigating the death of a man who was found shot Saturday afternoon in the Fitchburg neighborhood east of the Coliseum. The Oakland Police Department responded at 3:30 p.m. to the 800 block of 75th Avenue on the report of an unrespo...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 10, 2026

North Bay man tased after attacking officer: police

(KRON) -- A 21-year-old Penngrove man was arrested early Friday after allegedly attacking a police officer and being tased, according to the Petaluma Police Department. The incident began around 2 a.m. on Old Redwood Highway near Twin Oaks Tavern in Penngrove. A motorist reported...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 10, 2026

El Cerrito Plaza BART station closed after person found dead

El Cerrito Plaza BART station is closed as police are responding to a medical emergency inside the station. According to BART, a deceased person was found on the concourse level. Officials said there are no initial indications of foul play, and the Contra Costa County Coroner’s O...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 10, 2026

2 cats killed in SF apartment fire overnight Monday

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Tenants of a five-story apartment complex in San Francisco’s Lower Nob Hill area were evacuated overnight Monday after a fire broke out. Two cats were killed in the fire, according to officials. The apartment fire in the 900 block of Geary Street was start...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 10, 2026

Man fatally shot in East Oakland

Oakland police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Saturday afternoon in East Oakland. Officers responded at about 3:30 p.m. to the 800 block of 75th Avenue after receiving a report of an unresponsive person in the street. When officers arrived, they found an adult m...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 10, 2026

2 cats die in fire caused by cigarettes in SF's Lower Nob Hill

Two cats died in an early Monday morning fire caused by discarded cigarettes in San Francisco’s Lower Nob Hill neighborhood, fire officials said. The fire was reported at 12:16 a.m. in the 900 block of Geary Street at a five-story, multi-residential complex. Crews had the fire co...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 10, 2026

More evacuation orders issued for Timber Fire in Monterey County

More residents in the Loma Vista area of Big Sur, in Monterey County, were told to evacuate Monday afternoon as the Timber Fire burning to the east reached about 1,300 acres. Residents in evacuation zone MRY-F025–which is east of state Highway 1, from Mule Canyon Creek to south o...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 10, 2026

11 vehicles crash in chain reaction following fatal motorcycle wreck in Hercules

(BCN)-- A motorcyclist riding on Interstate Highway 80 in the city of Hercules, in Contra Costa County, was killed Saturday night after colliding with an SUV. The collision in the westbound lanes created a chain reaction that first involved two vehicles that struck the rider sepa...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 9, 2026

Driver hits pole, 2 pedestrians in San Francisco

The driver of a pickup truck struck a light pole in San Francisco on Sunday, while also hitting two people walking either on the street or sidewalk, police said....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 9, 2026

2 pedestrians injured after SF driver crashes into light pole: police

(KRON) -- Two pedestrians were injured after a vehicle crashed into a light pole Sunday afternoon, according to the San Francisco Police Department. The crash happened around 12:24 p.m. on O'Farrell and Cyril Magnin streets in Union Square. Police called the crash a "solo vehicle...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 9, 2026

San Francisco Firebells spark excitement after first week of inaugural season

(KRON)-- The Women's Pro Baseball League is wrapping up the first week of its inaugural season. The new league is made up of four teams, each representing a different city: New York, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. While all the first season games are being played in Spri...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 9, 2026

City of Suisun declares state of emergency after emergency services system hacked

(KRON)-- The Suisun City Council has declared a state of emergency after malicious software hacked into its IT systems, compromising citywide emergency support systems, according to the city. The state of emergency was announced at the Special meeting held at 11 a.m. on August 8....

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 9, 2026

Timber Fire burns over 300 acres in Monterey County, prompts evacuation warning

A fire burning south of Loma Vista in Monterey County has prompted an evacuation warning Sunday, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said it issued an evacuation warning related to the fire, named Timber Fire, for areas of Big Sur near Partingt...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 9, 2026

1 injured after bus collision on State Highway 12

(BCN)-- Drivers in Napa County were asked to avoid eastbound Jameson Canyon Road at South Kelly Road Sunday morning after two buses were involved in a collision. The crash happened at about 8 a.m. on the stretch that is also state Highway 12. The public was asked to avoid the eas...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 9, 2026

1 pet dead after structure fire on SF's Cordova Street

(BCN)-- The San Francisco Fire Department responded to 47 Cordova St. after reports of fire on the second floor of a two-story, single-family residential home, Sunday morning. According to SFFD's social media post, around 2:57 a.m., multiple occupants have self-evacuated, with tw...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 9, 2026

Today Is The Hottest Day, A Cooling Trend Begins Tomorrow

(KRON)-- Today brings widespread Moderate Heat Risk across inland parts of the Bay Area, with areas of major Heat Risk in the hottest locations. Near-critical fire weather conditions are expected in higher terrain today due to hot, dry conditions. Minor coastal flooding is possib...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 9, 2026

Half-acre fire shuts down Monterey County's Jacks Peak Park

Jacks Peak Park in Monterey County was closed to hikers, picnickers and horseback riders on Sunday after a fire broke out on Saturday. The fire was kept to about half an acre by Cal Fire crews and firefighters from the Monterey County Regional Fire Protection District, Carmel Hig...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 9, 2026

Suspect arrested in fatal stabbing of 68-year-old Martinez man

Martinez police arrested a 36-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing 68-year-old Todd Stewart outside his home, after investigators used license plate recognition technology and tips from the community to track down the suspect....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 9, 2026

Suisun City Council declares state of emergency after cyberattack

The Suisun City Council declared a state of emergency Saturday after a cyberattack that shut down computer systems including 911 public safety operations. “Malicious software infected and compromised” the East Bay community’s information technology systems beginning about 5:45 a....

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 8, 2026

Man arrested in connection with deadly stabbing in Martinez

On Friday, an arrest was made in connection with a deadly stabbing in a Martinez neighborhood. Police say 36-year-old Marcos Iriarte-Valdez was arrested Friday night just before 6:30 p.m in Martinez. He’s facing murder charges in the death of 68-year-old Todd Stewart. Martinez po...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 8, 2026