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Bay Area fire updates: Ledson Fire sparks evacuation order in Sonoma County

Here’s a look at the latest fire activity reported in the Bay Area. Ledson Fire burns about 13 acres in Santa Rosa Cal Fire crews on Monday afternoon responded to the so-called Ledson Fire in Santa Rosa. The blaze burned at least 13 acres along Sonomay Highway (Highway 1...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 13, 2026

Driver crashes into business in Novato

A driver crashed through a wall at a business in Novato Monday morning, according to police. Photos from the scene showed a sedan almost entirely inside HopMonk Tavern Novato, located at 224 Vintage Way. No injuries were reported. A cause for the crash wasn’t immediatel...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 13, 2026

Muggy Monday as dry thunderstorm potential lingers in Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A muggy feel and mid-level clouds continue Monday in the Bay Area. A slight chance of thunderstorm development ups fire danger for the start of the week. We are right at the edge of this monsoonal moisture that much of the West is currently in the heart of...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 13, 2026

Red Cross faces blood shortage, asks for donors

The American Red Cross has announced an emergency blood shortage Monday and is asking for donors to donate blood, platelets, or plasma as soon as possible. According to the organization, there has been a steep decline in blood donations since the end of May this year, creating...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 13, 2026

Fairfield police to address arrest in deadly graduation shooting

Fairfield police on Monday are expected to provide more information about an arrest made in last month’s deadly shooting following a graduation ceremony. A 17-year-old boy was arrested in Texas Tuesday for allegedly killing 18-year-old Jamario Baker shortly after his graduatio...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 13, 2026

Juvenile hurt after crashing into vehicle in San Mateo

A juvenile e-biker was hurt after crashing into a vehicle in San Mateo Saturday, according to police. Police said the crash occurred at around 2:42 p.m. in the area of E. Polar Avenue and N. San Mateo Drive. Authorities said the juvenile rider of the e-bike suffered minor i...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 12, 2026

Missing elderly woman got in a Lyft, sheriff's office says

The California Highway Patrol issued a Silver Alert for a missing 77-year-old woman last seen in Oakland Friday. Officials say she is believed to have entered a Lyft near Highland Hospital....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJul 12, 2026

Shooting in Civic Center leaves 1 with life-threatening injuries

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A shooting that took place in the Civic Center neighborhood of San Francisco left one man with life-threatening injuries, police said. Officers with the San Francisco Police Department responded to the area of Fern Street and Van Ness Avenue around 1:11 a....

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 12, 2026

Warm, Cloudy, Muggy with Low Risk of Dry Thunderstorms and Elevated Fire Danger

Happy Sunday Everyone! Warmer, muggy weather is in store today as monsoonal moisture moves into the Bay Area through Monday. While the chance of thunderstorms remains low, any storms that do develop could produce dry lightning with little rainfall, increasing the risk of wildfire...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJul 12, 2026

Never-before-seen art by the late Oakland actor Angus Cloud

The public was invited to view never-before-seen art by the late actor Angus Cloud Saturday. Cloud was raised in Oakland and died there in 2023 from an accidental overdose. He rose to stardom for his role as Fezco on the hit HBO show Euphoria. Action Packed Kids, or APK, pr...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 12, 2026

Police investigate shooting that left man hurt in San Jose

San Jose police said they are investigating a shooting that sent a man to the hospital on Sunday. Police said they received a call just before noon regarding a shooting in the 2400 block of Amaryl Drive. At the scene, officers found a man with at least one gunshot wound, autho...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 12, 2026

Redwood City man charged in connection with 2 home invasion sexual assault cases

A 30-year-old Redwood City man has been charged in connection with two home invasion sexual assault cases in Redwood City and San Carlos after investigators from two law enforcement agencies linked him to both crimes. The Redwood City Police Department said officers responded ...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 12, 2026

3 arrested after police recover guns, drugs in Oakland

Oakland police arrested three people and recovered multiple firearms, narcotics and cash during an investigation targeting violent crime, authorities said. The Oakland Police Department said Ceasefire officers identified a person on Wednesday with an outstanding felony warrant...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 12, 2026

SF shooting leaves man with serious injuries, suspect at large

A man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following a shooting early Sunday in San Francisco, police said. Officers responded to a report of a shooting near Fern Street and Van Ness Avenue at about 1:11 a.m. They found a man suffering from a gunshot wound and provi...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 12, 2026

Fire danger escalates now through Monday

The tropical monsoon has arrived, with dry lightning threats, coastal flooding and a building inland heatwave impacting the region simultaneously. Highs today ranged from 64 in Pacifica to 94 in Fairfield. • The Storm Threat: Monsoonal moisture is advancing rapidly northward in...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJul 12, 2026

Fire danger esclates now through Monday

The tropical monsoon has arrived, with dry lightning threats, coastal flooding and a building inland heatwave impacting the region simultaneously. Highs today ranged from 64 in Pacifica to 94 in Fairfield. • The Storm Threat: Monsoonal moisture is advancing rapidly northward in...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJul 12, 2026

Fremont police investigating FBI sting operation cash scam

(KRON) -- The Fremont Police Department said a fraud investigation is underway after an elderly victim reported being scammed out of several thousand dollars in an apparent package-drop scam. FPD said they were alerted of the scheme on July 2. "A subject claimed to be from the FB...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 12, 2026

Glider rescued at Fort Funston Beach, SFFD says

(KRON) -- The San Francisco Fire Department said paramedics and rescue crews responded to a glider incident at Fort Funston Beach on Saturday. In a social media post just before 4:10 p.m., SFFD said the person was rescued from the beach at the Fort Funston and Sloat Avenue entran...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 12, 2026

Santa Rosa man arrested for threatening PG&E worker with shot gun

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KRON) -- A neighbor, disgruntled by the noise coming from the utility work a PG&E worker was doing nearby, took his shotgun outside and pointed it at the worker on Friday evening, according to police. Officers with the Santa Rosa Police Department responded to...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 11, 2026

Hang glider taken to the hospital after crash along San Francisco coast

A hang glider was taken to the hospital following a crash along the San Francisco coast on Saturday, according to the fire department. Fire crews say the person was rescued from the beach near the entrance to Fort Funston. They say the hang glider was taken to a trauma cent...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 11, 2026

Rio Vista woman dies in Contra Costa County jail less than 12 hours after arrest

(FOX40.COM) — A Rio Vista woman was found dead in a Contra Costa County jail less than 12 hours after her arrest, prompting an investigation. The woman, identified by the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office as 59-year-old Robi Lynn Perley, was taken into custody Thursday by the ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 11, 2026

2 killed, 3 wounded in shooting at Toronto festival

Two people were killed and three others were wounded in a shooting Saturday at a festival celebrating Latino culture in Toronto, police said. All five victims were shot, with two pronounced dead at the scene following the gunfire in the area of St. Claire Avenue and Arlington...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 11, 2026

Warmer, muggier weekend

Strengthening high pressure over the West will bring a summertime warm-up and increase fire weather concerns. Low clouds will linger along the coast, while monsoonal moisture spreads subtropical high clouds across the Bay Area. For today, expect highs in the 60s along the coast, ...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJul 11, 2026

San Jose police shut down illegal nightclub

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- Police with the San Jose Police Department (SJPD) shut down an illegal underground night club, officials announced Friday. Police said they had been receiving call about a "problem building in an industrial area" in the 1600 block of Rogers Avenue, incl...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 11, 2026

Napa man arrested after firing a handgun at a South San Francisco hotel

A Napa man was arrested after reports of gunfire at the Park Pointe Hotel in June, the South San Francisco police said on Saturday. Police said they received multiple calls of shots being fired at around 3:40 a.m. on June 28 at the hotel parking lot on 245 S. Airport Blvd., a...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 11, 2026

Warm weather continues with heat, fire, thunderstorm concerns

(KRON) -- Warmer temperatures will continue into next week, with moderate heat risk returning to parts of the Bay Area early in the week. A Coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect, with up to 1.7 feet of inundation above ground level possible in low-lying areas near shorelines a...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 11, 2026

PG&E agrees to $22 million penalty deal over 2022 Mosquito fire

Under a deal struck with state regulators, PG&E would pay $22 million in penalties for the Mosquito Fire in Placer County, without admitting any liability. The fire, which stands as the last in a string of major wildfires involving PG&E equipment, broke out near the Oxbow Rese...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 11, 2026

Vallejo man arrested in hit-and-run that critically injured a pedestrian

A 20-year-old Vallejo man was arrested after he allegedly fled the scene of a vehicle-pedestrian collision that left a woman critically injured in a downtown parking lot over the Fourth of July weekend, police said. Police said officers responded about 10:40 p.m. July 4 to the...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 11, 2026

Deadly High School Graduation Shooting: 17-yr-old arrested in Texas

- A 17-year-old suspect has been arrested in Texas in connection with a deadly shooting that killed a recent high school graduate and injured three others outside a Solano County graduation ceremony, police announced Friday....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJul 11, 2026

2 arrested in Alameda beach takeover shooting

A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a double shooting at an Alameda beach "takeover" last month, and his girlfriend has been charged as an accessory....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJul 11, 2026

Redwood City man charged in back-to-back home burglary sexual assaults

(KRON) -- A 30-year-old Redwood City man suspected in two residential burglaries and sexual assaults this past May and June along the Peninsula was arrested by investigators this week, police announced on Friday. The Redwood City Police Department said officers responded on July ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 11, 2026