(KRON) -- A convicted arsonist has pleaded not guilty to allegedly setting a fire at a Menlo Park coffee shop last week, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. The suspect, according to prosecutors, returned to the scene as firefighters doused the blaze and...
A 7-year-old North Texas boy has been nominated for a rare police commendation after his quick thinking and bravery saved his unresponsive 1-year-old brother from a backyard swimming pool, authorities said....
Three people died when a BMW went off state Route 9 near Saratoga on Monday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.
"No family should have to endure a tragedy like this," Gov. Gavin Newsom said.
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Two tourists visiting San Francisco were rescued by helicopter Monday afternoon after becoming stranded off trail near the Golden Gate Bridge, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. Emergency crews responded at 4 p.m. after multiple 911 callers re...
Investigators said a woman shot two others before turning the gun on herself.
An 18-year-old suspect has been arrested after a shooting at a library in Northern California left two people dead, Chico police said Tuesday, adding that his motivation "appears to be founded in a desire to commit a Columbine High School massacre type of shooting."...
San Francisco police arrested a 24-year-old man who allegedly drove on the grass at busy Dolores Park last weekend and later evaded police during attempted traffic stops, the department announced Tuesday. Justice Ray reportedly drove through the park at some point on Saturday ...
(KRON) -- Two men and a teenage boy were killed Monday night after their car went off Highway 9 near Saratoga, according to the California Highway Patrol. Crash investigators said a 21-year-old Yuba City man was driving eastbound in a 2024 BMW M3 with two passengers, a 27-year-ol...
A shooting at a library in Northern California left two people dead and an 18-year-old suspect has been arrested, police said Tuesday.
(BCN) -- Bay Area lawmakers are asking federal officials for $32.2 million in emergency funding to battle a dangerous grapevine pest introduced into the region by Costco sales to consumers. Northern California, the heart of the U.S. wine industry, is threatened by an insect known...
3 killed in Highway 9 crash near Sara...
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What started out five years ago, as a local North Bay app to monitor wildfires in real time, is now a national non-profit that now has a second life-saving specialty: nationwide, localized flooding....
(KRON) -- Police in Concord said Monday they are investigating an uptick in burglaries involving homes and vehicles, along with attempted car thefts throughout the city. In a community alert, the Concord Police Department advised that current favorite targets of thieves include L...
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The future of Pacifica Pier is back on the agenda Tuesday as county officials consider extending the pier’s emergency status while the fate of the damaged structure remains in question. The director of emergency services for San Mateo County originally declared a local emergen...
Three people were killed after a car crashed off Highway 9 and down a steep embankment near Saratoga in the Santa Cruz Mountains, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP’s San Jose office said officers responded to a report of a crash on State Route 9 west of Redwood G...
A shooting at a library in Northern California left two people dead and an 18-year-old suspect has been arrested, police said Tuesday. Police responded to a 911 call soon after 5 p.m. Monday. Chico police Chief Billy Aldridge said gunshots and screams could be heard on that call...
Three men are dead after a car plunged off a cliff near Highway 9 in Saratoga Monday night, fire officials said.
(KRON) -- Survivors of a deadly crash in Oakland spoke out Monday night after learning the teenage suspect has been released from custody. The incident left three people dead and five others seriously injured. A month later, KRON4 spoke with a woman who is still recovering. "Thir...
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Dash camera video shows the moments leading up to a 210 Freeway crash involving a jackknifed semi-truck in Irwindale, CA.
UC Berkeley scholar who overcame inca...
San Jose Police are investigating after a bronze statue, worth half a million dollars, was stolen over the weekend. The statue sat in the Vietnamese Heritage Garden and represented partnership and gratitude for the U.S....
Millions of honeybees escaped into a rural Texas neighborhood after a semitrailer carrying about 400 hives tipped over, officials said.
(KRON) -- Two teenagers from San Jose were among five people arrested in Livermore for breaking into cars, police said. The incident happened at 2:30 a.m. on June 18, when multiple Livermore residents called 911. Residents told emergency dispatchers that several masked burglars w...
(KRON) -- Every World Cup generates sensations of one kind or another. Some, like a stunning Lionel Messi hat-trick are more or less expected. Others, like Scotland fans drinking Boston bars dry, or Norway fans "Viking rowing" across Times Square, are rather unexpected. Others ar...
UC Berkeley researchers are using a technique called dowel-laminated timber or DLT to salvage wood from forest fires to fabricate mass timber panels
According to officials, these drones offer a barrier of protection to deputies.
Oakland police are congregated on international Boulevard near 73rd and 78th avenues. The road is closed in that area. One officer is seen wearing some type of bandage. An ambulance came and left. The original call that came in was for a vehicle fire and an officer injury....
An Antioch nonprofit is asking for the public’s help in locating laptops stolen from its learning center. RR Transitional Housing said nearly $20,000 worth of Chromebooks were stolen on Thursday or Friday and a police report has been filed. Sandro Trujillo, who co-founded t...
(KRON) -- A “major medical emergency” has shut down the Walnut Creek BART station Monday morning, according to transit officials. The closure was announced at 10:37 a.m. There is currently no service on the Antioch line between Lafayette and Pleasant Hill. No further details of t...
Emergency crews are responding Monday to a brush fire in Palo Alto. The blaze is reported in the area of Arastradero Road and Caballo Lane, just northwest of Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club. Authorities report the fire has burned several acres with a slow rate of spread...
A San Francisco, or SF, passenger recounted being stuck inside a self-driving Waymo car through a construction zone and being followed by police.
San Jose police say they have recovered part of a half-million-dollar statue after thieves stole a 1,500-pound bronze soldier along with flags and an urn from the Vietnamese Heritage Garden in San Jose....
San Jose firefighters navigated the darkened hallways of a long-abandoned psychiatric hospital Saturday evening to execute an unusual rescue operation....
Police officers from Oakland to San Jose have been working overtime shifts, even before the World Cup started, stationed in hotel parking lots to provide extra security for the traveling Australian and Paraguay teams practicing in the Bay Area and playing soccer at Levi’s Stadium...
BART has closed its Walnut Creek station on Monday morning due to a major medical emergency. Officials have not released details about what triggered the closure about 10:45 a.m. BART service has stopped on the yellow line, between Lafayette and Pleasant Hill in the Antioch...
Authorities recovered a stolen memorial monument that was stolen from the Vietnamese Heritage Garden in San Jose Sunday afternoon. Police said some suspects stole the memorial monument from the garden located in Kelley Park on Roberts Avenue. With the help of a neighborhood...
A man injured in an electric scooter crash in San Jose has died, marking the city’s 22nd traffic-related fatality of 2026, police said. The crash occurred at about 4:56 p.m. June 9 near Commercial Street and Oakland Road, San Jose police noted. According to a preliminary in...
San Jose firefighters navigated the darkened hallways of a long-abandoned psychiatric hospital Saturday evening to execute an unusual rescue operation....
(BCN/KRON) -- Police in San Jose recovered a stolen statue on Sunday, according to the department. The statue depicted a Vietnamese soldier standing beside an American soldier and was installed in 2024. At about 1:40 p.m., officers responded to a report of a stolen memorial statu...
The statues were first erected to honor the Vietnamese community of San Jose, and to celebrate the connection between the two countries post-war.
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KRON) -- Officers with the Santa Rosa Police Department recovered two guns during two separate traffic stops over the weekend. The first stop happened Saturday evening just before 9 p.m. Officers said they saw a truck driving recklessly, speeding and weaving i...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- Two people were injured Saturday night after a shooting took place in San Jose. San Jose police received a call from a driver reporting their male passenger was suffering from at least one gunshot wound. The call came in just before 10:40 p.m. Police re...
The body of singer Oliver Tree was back in California this weekend after he was listed as a passenger on a helicopter that crashed above Rio de Janeiro one week ago. His social media accounts on Sunday afternoon announced the return of his body after the June 14 collision of t...
(BCN)-- A man injured in an electric scooter crash in San Jose has died, marking the city's 22nd traffic-related fatality of 2026, police said. The crash occurred at about 4:56 p.m. June 9 near Commercial Street and Oakland Road, San Jose police noted. According to a preliminary ...
A driver was taken to the hospital after an SUV crashed into a home in San Jose Sunday afternoon, according to the fire department. San Jose Fire said they received a call at 3:30 p.m. regarding a SUV that crashed into a home at 90 North Buena Vista Avenue. Authorities said...
The alleged kidnapping attempt happened in broad daylight on Friday.
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San Jose police said they are investigating a shooting that left two people hurt Saturday night. Police said they received a call at around 10:38 p.m. in the area of Great Oaks Parkway and Lexington Avenue regarding a person who had been shot. The caller told communications ...
A founder of Ubisoft, the global gaming company behind Assassin's Creed, has been killed in a plane crash in western France.
(BCN) -- A decommissioned riverboat in Vallejo caught fire late Friday night, according to the Vallejo Fire Department. The fire was burning in the boat's third story. It was reported just before midnight Saturday morning and was extinguished in about an hour. The "Grand Romance"...
Witnesses described the suspect as resembling a "Justin Bieber look-alike."
The suspect allegedly claimed he had dynamite in his backpack and said he intended to set the RV on fire.
(KRON) -- An investigation is underway after a masked man wielding a hammer walked into a Petaluma jewelry store last Monday, shattered the glass display and fled with an unknown amount of jewelry, according to police. No injuries were reported to employees. The Petaluma Police D...
(KRON) -- The Hayward Police Department is hoping to generate substantial leads following an attempted kidnapping Friday afternoon. The victim was not injured in the incident, according to police. HPD said officers were flagged down by the victim at 3:15 p.m. near Jackson Street ...
A man was arrested following an hours-long standoff in Santa Rosa, according to police. Police said that, around 11 p.m., officers responded to a man who had climbed onto the roof of an RV on Santa Rosa Avenue and refused to come down. They say the man claimed he had a gun ...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KRON) -- A pedestrian was hit by a car and killed Saturday morning while walking on Highway 101 just south of Whipple Road. The California Highway Patrol responded to the crash around 4:42 a.m. Officers said a preliminary investigation determined that the pe...
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