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Spot fires burn more than 300 acres in Marin County

Multiple spot fires ended up burning approximately 340 acres in Marin County on Sunday, the Marin County Fire said. The fire department said at around 4:40 p.m. crews responded to reports of a vegetation fire near Chileno Valley Road, around four miles south of Tomales Road, in t...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 20, 2026

SF firefighters work to extinguish 1-alarm structure fire

(KRON) -- San Francisco firefighters are on the scene of a one-alarm fire in a three-story single-family unit at Laidley Street and Noa Street Sunday morning. "Firefighters have kept this fire from spreading to adjoining buildings. This is isolated to one structure," officials sa...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 20, 2026

Body found in Guadalupe River Trail area in San Jose

A body was found in the Guadalupe River Trail area in San Jose early Sunday morning, according to the police department. Police said at around 1:15 a.m., officers responded to a report of suspicious circumstance in the area of the Guadalupe River Trail near the intersection of Co...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 20, 2026

Federal ICE agent shoots man in Austin after pursuit, police say

One person was shot by a federal Immigration Enforcement Officer in Austin on Sunday, according to the Austin Police Department. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said this shooting comes after an increase in detentions by ICE in Austin. “It is awful that this horror has come to our doors...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 20, 2026

Baby born in San Francisco traffic after family pulls over for 911 help

A healthy baby girl made an unexpected roadside arrival Friday afternoon after her family got stuck in heavy traffic on the way to the hospital, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. The unexpected delivery began at approximately 4:40 p.m., when crews received a report ...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 20, 2026

SFPD investigating Saturday hit-and-run pedestrian collision

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Police Department is asking the public for information following a hit-and-run collision Saturday that severely injured a pedestrian. SFPD said officers responded at 8:18 p.m. to Mission and Park streets and located the injured victim. Po...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 20, 2026

6 injured in SF multi-vehicle crash: fire officials

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Six people were injured following a multi-vehicle collision Saturday near Park Presidio Boulevard and California Street in the city's Inner Richmond neighborhood, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. There were no life-threatening injuries. SFFD...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 20, 2026

Man dies after crashing into Fremont building: police

(KRON) -- The Fremont Police Department said it is investigating the city’s ninth fatal traffic collision of the year after an 88-year-old man crashed his vehicle into a building Saturday. No bystanders were injured, according to police. FPD said officers responded at approximate...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 20, 2026

Alameda County health authorities alert of possible measles exposure

State and Bay Area health officials warned of a possible measles exposure Friday after a person infected with the disease traveled by train from the Midwest through California. Alameda County and California Department of Public health officials say an Amtrak passenger, infected w...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 19, 2026

Person with an axe arrested on Cupertino college campus

A person was arrested on the De Anza College campus in Cupertino, the De Anza Community College District Police Department said on Friday. Police said officers on patrol noticed a person acting suspiciously on campus and made contact. Authorities said a records check revealed the...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 19, 2026

Man dies after crashing into building in Fremont

A man died after crashing into a building in Fremont on Saturday, according to the police department. Police said officers responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash at around 12:12 p.m. in the area of Niles Boulevard and Cinematic Common. At the scene, authorities said they...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 19, 2026

More possible victims of man posing as 49ers player come forward, FBI says

The FBI says the number of women who say they were tricked online by a man posing as a 49ers player has grown to 61. Investigators are working to verify that the newly identified women are, in fact, victims of Daejon Love and Taylor Chan. Love and Chan are charged with several cr...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 19, 2026

LA Metro bus crash: Arraignment postponed for suspect

Bailee Rios faces murder and DUI charges after allegedly driving an SUV into oncoming traffic and slamming into a Metro bus, killing two passengers and injuring six others....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsSep 19, 2026

Fire at Monterey County's Moss Landing power plant escalates health concerns

A fire that broke out Friday morning at the Moss Landing power plant prompted a shelter-in-place order that has since been lifted. This is the same battery storage facility that burned for several days in January 2025. Neighbors are now concerned about the health and environmenta...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsSep 18, 2026

3 juveniles arrested after shelter-in-place lifted near Healdsburg High School

(KRON) -- Three juveniles were arrested after a shelter-in-place order was lifted at Healdsburg High School and Fitch Mountain Campus following reports of a possible person with a weapon off campus Friday, officials said. The Healdsburg Police Department said no injuries were rep...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 18, 2026

Police investigate deadly shooting in Oakland

A man died following a shooting in Oakland on Friday, according to the police department. Police said the incident occurred shortly before 6 p.m. in the 1500 block of Magnolia Street. Authorities said they found a man with an apparent gunshot wound, who died at the scene. The pol...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 18, 2026

Laws ban surprise medical bills. But you might still get one if you call 911

One woman’s medical emergency might open your eyes to a costly “gap” in health coverage. “I probably would have died if the ambulance did not show up,” said Sophia, who asked NBC Bay Area not to use her last name. She was walking with a friend last year when she suddenly felt sic...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 18, 2026

Homeless man missing from Alameda Point fire found safe

(KRON) -- A homeless man who was declared missing following a devastating fire in a disused building on the former Alameda Naval Air Station Thursday has been safely located. The fire broke out early Thursday morning in a vacant multi-story building on Rainbow Court, about a bloc...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 18, 2026

Flaming batteries burning at Moss Landing Power Plant

MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KRON) -- A new fire ignited at the Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey County Friday morning and officials ordered nearby residents to "go indoors immediately." Firefighters with North County Fire Protection District are on scene, and flames are burning lit...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 18, 2026

Altamont Pass Road reopens after major crash involving Tesla

(KRON) -- A major damage crash shut down both lanes of Altamont Pass Road in unincorporated Alameda County Friday morning, the California Highway Patrol Dublin area office reported. Lanes in both directions were shut down between Greenville Road and Carroll Road starting at appro...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 18, 2026

Video: Mountain lion roaming San Francisco captured

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco Animal Care & Control officials captured a mountain lion Friday morning that was roaming the city's Outer Sunset neighborhood. San Francisco city officials issued a mountain lion alert on Friday morning. The big cat was spotted near 44th Aven...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 18, 2026

DUI hit-and-run driver left imprint of license plate: CHP

(KRON) -- An alleged DUI hit-and-run driver who authorities said crashed into another car in the South Bay was located and arrested after officers noticed their license plate number was imprinted on the victim’s bumper. The collision occurred Sept. 12 around 11:10 p.m. The Califo...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 18, 2026

At South of Market police meeting, everyone wants more cops

Southern Station, historically understaffed, could get seven new officers before its boundaries expand Oct. 1 — maybe At South of Market police meeting, everyone wants more cops...

Mission Local (SF neighborhood/civic news)Sep 18, 2026

Floriston Fire near Truckee still has stretch of I-80 closed

A stretch of westbound Interstate 80 remains closed at the Nevada state line as crews fight the Floriston Fire. The wildfire northeast of Truckee has burned 640 acres and is 8% contained as evacuation orders and warnings remain in effect....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsSep 18, 2026

Pedestrian killed in Hayward crash Thursday

(KRON) -- A 73-year-old woman was killed Thursday in Hayward after she was struck by a vehicle, according to police. The collision occurred just before 11 a.m. near the intersection of Kelly Street and Bayview Avenue. Responding Hayward Police Department officers found the victim...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 18, 2026

Moss Landing Power Plant fire started in batteries not removed after 2025 fire

A fire that sparked Friday at the Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey County ignited in batteries that had not yet been removed after a larger fire at the same facility in January 2025. The county issued shelter-in-place orders within a third of a mile of the Vistra battery ener...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 18, 2026

Abandoned Pleasanton puppy finds forever home

(KRON) -- A good Samaritan found an abandoned puppy during a heat wave in Pleasanton. In scorching heat, the puppy sought shade under a parked car in the Sterling Greens neighborhood "after being left behind," the Pleasanton Police Department wrote. "Thankfully, an observant resi...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 18, 2026

Brentwood community mourns Liberty High School students killed in crash

The Liberty High School community in Brentwood gathered on Thursday to remember two students killed in a crash over the weekend. Caden Kyle and Dominic Ferrari were killed in a crash near Deer Valley and Balfour roads just after midnight Sunday A third Liberty High School student...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 17, 2026

Crane collapse damages at least 2 homes in New Jersey

Police say a private contractor was performing work at a home when the ground beneath a crane gave way, causing the crane to overturn and collapse onto two homes....

ABC7 News (KGO-TV, ABC)Sep 17, 2026

Vigil held for Brentwood student-athletes killed in crash

BRENTWOOD, Calif. (KRON) -- Hundreds of Brentwood community members gathered together Thursday evening to mourn and honor the lives of two high school student-athletes who were killed last weekend in a car crash. Caden Kyle and Dominic Ferrari, 17, were in their senior year at Li...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 17, 2026