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Suspect faces murder charge in June assault of elderly man, say Antioch police

(KRON) -- A 23-year-old suspect faces a murder charge in the fatal June assault of an elderly man at an outdoor phone vendor stand, the Antioch Police Department announced Tuesday. APD said Camari Coleman was arrested by members of its Investigations Bureau in Brentwood on Tuesda...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 22, 2026

Sunol 'Little Fire' triggers evacuation orders

The 'Little Fire' in Sunol, south of Pleasanton has rapidly exploded in size Tuesday afternoon. CAL FIRE and the Alameda County Fire Department are responding. There are evacuation orders and warnings currently in place....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJul 22, 2026

Photos: Truck crashes into Napa Valley vineyard after driving off road

(KRON) -- Cal Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit said emergency crews responded on Tuesday to a vehicle crash into a Napa Valley vineyard. One person was taken to a nearby hospital after veering off the roadway, according to Cal Fire. The extent of injuries was unknown. No other injuries...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 22, 2026

San Francisco approves harsher punishments for illegal fireworks

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The city of San Francisco has approved new penalties for those who use fireworks, which are already banned, following a significant surge in related incidents. The San Francisco Fire Department responded to nearly 600 fireworks calls this Fourth of July, p...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 21, 2026

Santa Rosa alerts residents of movie shoot portraying immigration agents

(KRON) -- Santa Rosa officials are warning residents about the downtown filming of a movie scene later this week that portrays immigrant agents and activities. Officials said the scene will be shot on Thursday evening but did not provide an exact location. "Some scenes may look r...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 21, 2026

Crime spree ends with two arrested in SF

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Police in San Francisco have arrested two men following an armed robbery in the city's Visitacion Valley neighborhood. Officers responded just before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to reports of an armed robbery on Melra Court. The victims told police they were appro...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 21, 2026

Fire burns near Sunol Ridge

(KRON) --A brush fire is burning near Sunol Ridge in Alameda County. The fire is visible on the ALERT California Wildfire camera network, from the Sunol Ridge camera. According to the WatchDuty, a site that tracks real-time public safety alerts, the fire has spread to 50 acres. K...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 21, 2026

'Little Fire' explodes to 700 acres, forces evacuation orders in East Bay

(KRON) -- The Little Fire burning in Sunol has exploded to 700 acres and has forced evacuation orders. The fire is also sending smoke and ash throughout parts of the East Bay on Tuesday afternoon. The evacuation orders have been issued for Zones ALC-072, PLS-080, PLS-081, PLS-082...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 21, 2026

Sausalito city manager charged with prowling, apologizes for yacht incident

(KRON) -- Sausalito City Manager Elaine Forbes remained in jail on Tuesday, three days after she was arrested at the Sausalito Yacht Harbor. The widely-known public official did not bail out because of "her own desire and the wishes of her family and legal counsel," a Forbes fami...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 21, 2026

Bay Area hit-and-run suspect arrested in Israel

(KRON) -- A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a deadly hit-and-run nearly nine years after police say he fled the country. It happened on November 11, 2017 in South San Francisco near the 200-block of El Camino Real. Police say when they arrived on scene, they fo...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 21, 2026

Corvette stolen from Antioch home amid spike in local car thefts

ANTIOCH, Calif. (KRON) -- A Corvette was stolen from a home on Doolittle Way in Antioch around 4 a.m. Sunday, prompting growing concern about car thefts in the neighborhood. The theft was captured on surveillance video and is currently under investigation by the Antioch Police De...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 21, 2026

Person stabbed to death in parking lot, no word on arrest

(KRON) -- Fairfield police are investigating a deadly stabbing that occurred in the parking lot of a business located on the 800 block of East Travis Boulevard. At around 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday, July 21, Fairfield police received multiple calls regarding an altercation in a parkin...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 21, 2026

Man may face charges after accidentally shooting himself in Pacifica

(BCN) -- Officers in Pacifica are pushing to have charges filed against a man who accidentally shot and injured himself in his own vehicle over the weekend, according to police. On Sunday just after 6:30 p.m., first responders arrived at a parking lot at Linda Mar Beach on a repo...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 21, 2026

Police arrest intruder found hiding in bathroom

(BCN) -- A San Jose man was arrested over the weekend after he entered a Palo Alto home and locked himself inside the bathroom while the homeowner was investigating outside the residence, police alleged. Officers responded at 2:36 a.m. Sunday to a home in the 3500 block of Julie ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 21, 2026

Vegetation fire burns 105 acres near Highway 152

A vegetation fire that sparked near Highway 152 and Pacheco Pass on Tuesday evening has burned approximately 105 acres, authorities said. The blaze was reported at about 5:05 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 152 and Lovers Lane, according to the Santa Clara County Fire Depar...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 21, 2026

Police nab suspected Belmont and San Mateo package thieves

(KRON) -- Two alleged package thieves who are accused of targeting homes in Belmont and San Mateo were arrested on Monday. The suspects were identified as Ernie Suazo, 31, of San Jose, and Jessica Navarro, 48, of Redwood City, according to the San Mateo Police Department. Just af...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 21, 2026

Man killed in Monday night shooting marks Vallejo's 6th homicide this year

A man was shot and killed Monday night on Lainey Court, marking Vallejo’s sixth homicide of 2026, authorities said. Vallejo Police Department patrol officers responded to a report of a shooting on the 100 block of Lainey Court at about 11:14 p.m. on July 20. Officers found a man ...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 21, 2026

San Jose man charged with murder after woman’s death

(KRON) -- A 22-year-old man is set to be arraigned Tuesday on a murder charge after a woman died inside a San Jose home last week. Police said the suspect, Marco Jimenez, and the victim “were known to each other.” San Jose Police Department officers responded July 15 at 12:59 a.m...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 21, 2026

Vallejo police increase patrols, seek regional help after sudden crime surge

The Vallejo Police Department is deploying more officers and increasing high-visibility patrols in response to a sudden surge in crime between July 18 and July 20, according to a statement from the city. To help address the immediate public safety concerns, Police Chief Jason Ta ...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 21, 2026

Livermore police arrest 2 in separate road rage, marijuana incidents

Livermore police arrested two men in separate incidents on July 16, including a driver accused of pointing a loaded gun during a road rage confrontation and another man found with more than 80 pounds of marijuana. In the first incident, officers responded to reports of a road rag...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 21, 2026

2 arrested in connection to violent San Jose chain snatchings

(KRON) -- Two suspects have been arrested in connection to a series of violent chain snatching robberies in San Jose earlier this month. According to the San Jose Police Department, the first of the incidents occurred on July 6 at around 8:46 p.m. SJPD officers responded to a rep...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 21, 2026

Palo Alto home burglary suspect caught locked in bathroom

(KRON) -- Two Palo Alto residents, a man and woman in their 50s, were stirred in the night when a person rang their doorbell at 2 a.m. Sunday. When the man went out to investigate, police said 46-year-old Oscar Dario Banegas slipped inside and locked himself in the bathroom. Secu...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 21, 2026

Crews battle brush fire in Sunol area

Firefighters on Tuesday were battling a brush fire burning in the Sunol area. The blaze broke out in the area of Little Valley Road and Hubbard Lane, according to Cal Fire. Firefighters from Cal Fire, Alameda County and Livermore-Pleasanton were responding to the scene, Cal Fire ...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 21, 2026

1 dead after stabbing in parking lot of Fairfield business

One person died after being stabbed during an altercation in the parking lot of a Fairfield business late Tuesday morning, according to police. Police said they received multiple calls at about 10:50 a.m. about an altercation in the parking lot of a business along the 800 block o...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 21, 2026

Vallejo armed carjacking suspect killed in police shootout Monday identified

VALLEJO, Calif. (KRON) -- A Vallejo man who was killed in a shootout with Vallejo Police Department officers on Monday afternoon has been identified. Authorities said Rommel Delfin Querol, 44, was found driving a car that had been reported stolen at 12:19 p.m. in an armed carjack...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 21, 2026

22-year-old man arrested for allegedly killing woman in East San Jose

A 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of killing a woman in East San Jose last week, police said Tuesday. Marco Jimenez, a San Jose resident, has since been booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail for murder in the killing of the unidentified woman, who police say he knew....

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 21, 2026

Child actor Kaylee Hottle killed in car crash

Kaylee Hottle, the child actor most well known for her role in two “Godzilla” movies, died in a car accident Tuesday in Frederick, Maryland. She was 18 years old. “It is with profound sadness that we share the heartbreaking news that one of our TSD seniors, Kaylee Hottle, tragica...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 21, 2026

SFMTA to address Fourth of July traffic, transit chaos

San Francisco transit agencies are reviewing transportation problems that followed the city’s Fourth of July fireworks celebration. An estimated 100,000 people traveled to the waterfront to watch fireworks over the Golden Gate Bridge. Many used public transit after city officials...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 21, 2026

Police investigate Vallejo shooting that injured one person

Vallejo police are investigating a late-night shooting that left one person injured on Monday. The shooting happened shortly before midnight outside a home on Lainey Court, just off Jack London Drive. Police have not released many details about the shooting. Video from the scene ...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 21, 2026

Pan Am's Clipper Endeavor found 74 years after plane crash that killed 52 people

An aviation search team has found the wreckage of a plane that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean more than seven decades ago, the Discovery Channel announced in a TODAY exclusive. The team, whose efforts are chronicled in an upcoming episode of Discovery Channel’s “Expedition Unknown...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 21, 2026