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Officials warn of sneaker waves and rip currents for Bay Area coast

The National Weather Service has issued a Beach Hazards Statement for Pacific Coast beaches from Sonoma County to Monterey County through Saturday at 5 p.m. San Francisco firefighters are urging beachgoers to watch for dangerous sneaker waves, strong rip currents and large surf a...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJul 31, 2026

Woodside fire continues to burn, produces air pollution in North Bay

Fire from the 143-acre Woodside Fire along the Sonoma County Coast is polluting the air in the North Bay. A Spare the Air alert has been extended through Saturday. The fire started on Thursday. The cause is under investigation....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJul 31, 2026

El Cerrito Flock cameras to be removed over next few weeks, police say

In El Cerrito, the police department said the company Flock is beginning the process of taking down its license-plate reading cameras. The council voted not to renew the contract for these cameras following public outcry earlier this year. As with many other cities around the cou...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 31, 2026

Vegetation fire in Oakland Hills leaves neighbors on edge

As fire crews across the Bay Area prepare for a hot weekend and elevated fire danger, dozens of firefighters were called to a well-known park in the Oakland Hills to fight a vegetation fire. Flames ripped through dry brushes just off the Sequoia Bay Hiking Trail, sending smoke ri...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 31, 2026

SF police seeking answers in 2010 cold case

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Nearly 16 years after a man was found stabbed to death inside his San Francisco home, police are hoping the public can help them find answers. Philip Dimartino was 36 when he was last seen alive inside of the Badlands Bar on July 30, 2010, San Francisco Po...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 31, 2026

Grass fire in Santa Rosa leads to arrest

A person was arrested following a grass fire in Santa Rosa on Thursday, police said. The fire happened off of Highway 12, east of Fulton Road. Crews managed to put it out quickly. Santa Rosa police say a fire department inspector noticed a man tossing away a lighter near the scen...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 31, 2026

As ICE arrests mount at airports, privacy expert asks: Can SFO rein in the feds?

Amid a proliferation of immigration arrests at airports across the country, a human rights organization calls on SFO to examine their legal authority to restrict federal agencies As ICE arrests mount at airports, privacy expert asks: Can SFO rein in the feds?...

Mission Local (SF neighborhood/civic news)Jul 31, 2026

More than 130K fireworks recalled over explosion risk

A nationwide fireworks recall is warning consumers to stop using a popular firework rocket after officials said it could explode before reaching its intended height....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJul 31, 2026

Members of San Francisco punk band arrested during pop-up show in Long Beach

Members of a punk band from San Francisco were arrested during a pop-up show in Long Beach on Saturday. The band, called Hemorage, was playing out of an U-Haul in a parking lot when they said the police showed up and walked them away in handcuffs. The event was part of the band’s...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 31, 2026

Oakland police swarm community center building

(KRON) -- Oakland police officers swarmed around Parker Community Resource Center Friday morning. Video from the scene shows officers surrounding the community center's building on Ney Avenue in Oakland, and blocking off the area with yellow crime scene tape. Police did not immed...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 31, 2026

CHP investigating fatal solo crash in Sonoma County

(KRON) -- A man was killed Thursday morning after the pickup truck he was driving went off a Sonoma County backroad, according to the California Highway Patrol. Authorities said the driver was traveling southbound on Riebli Road at around 10:05 a.m. before leaving the east side o...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 31, 2026

6 people displaced by fire in San Francisco

(BCN) -- Six people were displaced after a one-alarm fire damaged a multi-unit residential building in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley neighborhood on Friday morning, fire officials said. The fire was reported around 6:55 a.m. in the 300 block of Raymond Avenue. Crews arrived w...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 31, 2026

Vault fire in San Francisco triggers temporary shelter-in-place

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco residents near an underground electrical vault fire in the Upper Haight neighborhood were temporarily told to shelter in place Friday morning, according to officials. Firefighters responded at 5:23 a.m. to the area of Haight and Cole streets ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 31, 2026

3 die in North Bay crash involving 2 pickups: CHP

Three people died early Friday morning in a two-car crash in Solano County involving a red GMC pickup, who witnesses say was driving fast and crossed into opposing traffic, according to the California Highway Patrol....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJul 31, 2026

All lanes of Highway 113 blocked after fatal crash

(KRON) -- One person is dead after a head-on collision on Highway 113 in Solano County. All lanes in both directions are blocked north of Hay Road with no estimated time of reopening. California Highway Patrol reported the accident just after 6:30 a.m. Friday. CHP said a red Chev...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 31, 2026

Woodside Fire is 20% contained, but what does that actually mean?

(KRON) -- The Woodside Fire that ignited Thursday and continues to burn in Sonoma County on Friday was announced as being 20% contained overnight. But what does containment really mean? A fire needs three ingredients to burn: heat, oxygen and fuel. Cal Fire teaches that wildfire ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 31, 2026

Pilot ejects from fighter jet before crash at San Diego Marine base, officials say

A fighter jet crashed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego Friday morning, sparking a small fire on the military base. The F-35B assigned to 3rd Marine Aircraft Group 11 went down around 10 a.m. in what Marine Corps spokesperson Capt. Steven Keenan called a “Class A m...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 31, 2026

Sonoma County Woodside Fire: Containment increases, Spare the Air alert extended

Firefighters made progress overnight on the Woodside Fire along the Sonoma County coast, increasing containment to 30 percent Friday morning as crews continued battling the wildfire near state Highway 1. A Spare the Air alert issued in the Bay Area due to the blaze was extended t...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 31, 2026

3 dead after head-on crash outside Vacaville

Three people died Friday in a head-on crash on a rural highway outside Vacaville, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision happened at about 6:35 a.m. on Highway 113, just north of Hay Road, the CHP said. Citing a preliminary investigation and witness statements,...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 31, 2026

El Cerrito police begin removing Flock cameras

Police in El Cerrito say Flock Safety started taking down its license plate reading cameras on Thursday after the city decided more than a month ago, to cut ties with the company. The cameras have been deactivated since June when the contract expired....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJul 31, 2026

Woodside Fire prompts evacuations

A wildfire burning along the Sonoma County coast prompted evacuations and road closures Thursday as firefighters worked to slow its spread.

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJul 31, 2026

'It's Not Safe:' Immigrants warned about ICE agents at airports across country

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- State Senator Scott Wiener called on immigrants with uncertain immigration status to avoid air travel due to recent ICE arrests across the country and at San Francisco International Airport. ICE operations have taken place at SFO and at several other airpo...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 30, 2026

Authorities warn of dangerous surf following rescue at Santa Cruz beach

The viral rescue at a Santa Cruz beach on Saturday served as a powerful reminder of why experts say people should swim only at beaches with lifeguards on duty. Thursday night, many headed to Seabright Beach in Santa Cruz. They were having bonfires and others were watching the sun...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 30, 2026

Woodside Fire burning near Sonoma County coast, closing Highway 1

A fire in Sonoma County has shut down a portion of Highway 1 Thursday afternoon and forced evacuations at Salt Point State Park. Highway 1 is closed as of 3:24 p.m. between Stewarts Point - Skaggs Springs Road and Timber Cover Road, CAL FIRE said....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJul 30, 2026

'Woodside Fire' jumps to 100 acres in Sonoma County

(KRON) -- A grass fire being called the "Woodside Fire" by authorities has burned through 100 acres in Sonoma County on Thursday afternoon and forced nearby evacuations, according to the Cal Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit. No injuries are reported, and no structures have been damaged...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 30, 2026

Seattle police chief resigns days after food festival shooting

Seattle’s police chief resigned Thursday after days of questions about the release of information following a shooting at a food festival that left three dead, including two bystanders . Mayor Katie Wilson accepted a letter of resignation from Police Chief Shon Barnes, she said i...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 30, 2026

US-Iran strikes return: What Is China’s shadow role?

The United States and Iran each fired barrages of missiles Thursday, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for a quick end to the five-month conflict....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJul 30, 2026

Camp counselor arrested for third time in widening child sex assault case

(KRON) -- A YMCA summer day camp counselor is now accused of sexually assaulting a third 10-year-old girl during a field trip to the Morgan Hill Aquatic Center, according to police. Anthony Joseph Ramon, 25, of Gilroy, was taken into custody on Monday. Ramon was first arrested on...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 30, 2026

Fiery crash snarls Highway 101 traffic in Novato

(KRON) -- A collision and fire on Highway 101 in Novato has blocked northbound and southbound lanes where the roadway intersects with Highway 37 near Novato Boulevard Thursday morning. The wreck happened at 9:20 a.m. "Avoid the area until further notice. South Novato Blvd on/off ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 30, 2026

Drone helps North Bay police find two juvenile shooting suspects

(KRON) -- Two juveniles who allegedly shot at the driver of a passing car in San Rafael Tuesday evening were taken into custody after a drone spotted them running from the scene, police said. The San Rafael Police Department responded to the shooting around 7:49 p.m. in the 500 b...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 30, 2026