FOSTER CITY, Calif. (KRON) -- Police arrested a Foster City man in connection with a condominium fire last Sunday that destroyed 51 units and displaced dozens of residents. Investigators identified the suspect as Keith Tompkins and said the fire was sparked by a propane grill. Th...
An arrest has been made in connection with a fire that destroyed a Foster City condominium complex and displaced more than 150 residents, authorities said....
In 2019, 23-year-old Miles Hall was suffering from mental illness when he was shot and killed by police in Walnut Creek. Officers said he ran towards them with a metal pole gardening tool. “We had already known Miles had schizophrenia . He had a delusion and thought this garden t...
Two children took their mother's car out, sideswiped another vehicle before crashing into and seriously injuring a woman walking her dog, according to police and witnesses....
A shocking dashcam video released by the Tennessee Highway Patrol shows the moment a patrol cruiser was blindsided during a traffic stop, sending it crashing into another vehicle....
(KRON) -- The City of Walnut Creek is reporting a water main break that is impacting traffic Thursday afternoon. The city's alert system sent a notice to residents around 2:15 p.m. that said to avoid N Main Street between Sun Valley Drive and Treat/Geary Road. If you're familiar ...
Police arrested a 23-year-old U-Haul employee after a workplace argument over a drink turned deadly.
(BCN) -- A woman who died in a Vallejo traffic collision last week was identified Thursday by the Solano County Coroner's Office. Dreana Walker, a 26-year-old woman, was identified as the pedestrian who died in the collision in North Vallejo. On July 30 at 1:12 p.m., Vallejo poli...
An arrest has been made in connection with a fire that destroyed a Foster City condominium complex and displaced more than 150 residents, authorities said....
(BCN) -- Three people who died in a head-on collision on state Route 113 east of Vacaville last week was identified Thursday by the Solano County Coroner's Office. Brothers 22-year-old Noe Garcia Flores and 25-year-old Heriberto Garcia Flores, both of Modesto, were identified as ...
(KRON) -- A bicyclist was killed Thursday after being struck by a pickup truck in Fairfield, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision occurred just before noon on the eastbound Interstate 80 Air Base Parkway offramp. Crash investigators believe the bicyclist was ...
Two Oakland boys under the age of 10 stole a parent's car before losing control, hitting another vehicle and a woman walking her dog, who is in critical condition, police say....
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Surveillance video shows the moment a vehicle driven by children struck a woman who was walking her dog in Oakland's Laurel District.
A woman was injured in a crash Thursday morning near 35th and Mangels avenues in Oakland's Laurel District, police said.
Oakland police are investigating a crash in the city's Laurel District on Thursday morning that left a woman injured.
Oakland police are investigating a crash in the city's Laurel District on Thursday morning that left a woman injured.
Oakland police are investigating a collision that occurred on Thursday in the area of 35th and Mangels avenues.
A man has been arrested after allegedly leaving a propane barbecue unattended, which sparked the devastating 6-alarm Foster City fire that injured firefighters and left more than 50 families displaced on Sunday, according to police....
(KRON) -- A 35-year-old man who authorities said went on a month-long armed robbery crime spree targeting South Bay convenience stores, smoke shops and motels was recently arrested, the San Jose Police Department announced Thursday. Campbell resident Andrew Fiddler was identified...
(KRON) -- An arrest has been made in a devastating fire that gutted a Foster City condominium complex, displacing dozens of residents. The Foster City Police Department has arrested a man identified as Keith Tompkins in connection to the blaze, which fire officials said was spark...
A man arrested on suspicion of starting the massive Gann Fire in Calaveras County said the wildfire began accidentally while he was collecting scrap metal to earn extra money for his wife....
(KRON) -- A 14-year-old boy was arrested in San Lorenzo on Tuesday after allegedly stealing a car and fleeing from Alameda County Sheriff’s Office deputies. Authorities said this was not the young teenager's first time stealing a car. Deputies responded just after 7 a.m. to a rep...
(KRON) -- A crash on the eastbound lanes of I-580 connecting to I-680 southbound has blocked all lanes, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP is advising drivers to use alternate routes. As of 9:48 a.m., the CHP is reporting a severe traffic alert. The connector ram...
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A man injured in an assault that occurred in San Francisco's Tenderloin last month has died in the hospital. The San Francisco Police Department initially responded just before 4 p.m. on July 24 to the 200 block of Jones Street regarding an aggravated assa...
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Thursday in the Bay Area brings another hot day inland with daytime highs in the 90s but also nice and cool towards the coast in the 60s with a cool sea breeze. On Friday, even warmer weather builds in with highs as warm as the triple digits come the weeke...
NYPD's Financial Crimes Task Force is warning seniors about a scam involving gold bars that they're currently investigating.
"There's significant damage," SFFD Capt. Jonathan Baxter told SFGATE.
Six people displaced by a devastating fire that severely damaged a multi-unit building in San Francisco's Valley neighborhood are now coping with an additional tragedy: thieves broke into the property to loot what was left....
A 54-year-old woman who served nearly a decade in prison for killing her husband has pleaded guilty to killing her second spouse, a Cal Fire captain, last year....
The San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department has determined the cause of the six-alarm Foster City condominium fire that displaced more than 150 people from a structure that is still in danger of collapsing....
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- More than 18 people were rescued by firefighters from a burning multi-story apartment building in San Francisco’s Fillmore neighborhood early Thursday morning, according to San Francisco Fire Chief Dean Crispen. The fire broke out just before 2 a.m. in the...
A pedestrian is in critical condition following a crash in Oakland involving a car occupied by two kids who took a car belonging to their parents, Oakland police said. The collision was reported 9:30 a.m. Thursday in the area of 35th and Mangels avenues, near Interstate 580, in t...
A Foster City resident was arrested in connection with a six-alarm blaze that ripped through a condominium complex and left four firefighters injured last weekend, police said Thursday. Keith Tompkins was arrested for unlawfully causing a fire resulting in injury to firefighters;...
A 14-year-old boy who allegedly stole a vehicle in Alameda County was arrested earlier this week after deputies used license plate reader technology and a GPS tracking device to locate the car, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies responded shortly after 7 a.m. Tues...
A pedestrian was killed early Thursday morning after being struck by a vehicle on southbound Highway 85 in San Jose, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported shortly after 1:30 a.m. near the Camden Avenue off-ramp. Patrol officers temporarily stopped all...
19 residents were displaced and 18 people were rescued after a two-alarm apartment fire tore through San Francisco’s Western Addition early Thursday morning, fire officials said. The fire was reported at about 1:56 a.m. in the 800 block of Fillmore Street. The San Francisco Fire ...
A propane barbecue on a first-floor exterior deck caused the massive fire that devastated a Foster City residential complex on Sunday, fire officials confirmed. Officials have fenced off and red-tagged the entire structure due to severe damage....
Six people displaced by a devastating fire that severely damaged a multi-unit building in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley neighborhood are now coping with an additional tragedy: thieves broke into the property to loot what was left....
Authorities are issuing a warning to Peninsula residents to check their bank accounts following back-to-back thefts at the San Bruno Post Office, including a robbery that left an employee injured....
(KRON) -- A propane barbecue on the deck of a first-floor unit caused the fire that destroyed a Foster City condominium building and displaced dozens of residents, fire officials said Wednesday. Officials determined the grill sparked Sunday’s blaze, which heavily damaged the buil...
No big changes in the Thursday forecast. Fog will resurface near the coast and bay during the morning. The clouds will clear back to near the shoreline later in the day. Highs should range from the mid 60s to the low 90s. Wildfire smoke, in the Pacific Northwest, could create a b...
(KRON/BCN) -- The City of Pittsburg is reporting they were a victim of a phishing scam, costing it $913,839.81. It happened in February this year. City officials say an unauthorized payment was sent to a fraudulent account that acted like a known city vendor. Local police helped ...
A Las Vegas police officer was killed on Tuesday during an ambush while investigating reports of an armed person at a business.
Some guests were burgled during their Airbnb stay; others couldn't make it to their destinations because of wildfires. One even discovered someone living in the Airbnb they had booked. All turned to 7 On Your Side for help with the vacation tech giant....
SF Sheriff's office conducted a sting operation targeting would-be child sex predators, and arrested seven.
(KRON) -- A suspect faces multiple charges, including assault with a deadly weapon and attempted homicide, following a neck stabbing at a house party last month, the Fremont Police Department said. FPD said officers responded on July 25 at a residence on Thornton Avenue, where th...
Officials said Wednesday that firefighters had established containment lines around all three fires near Spokane, but resources remained stretched thin....
(KRON) -- Containment for the Woodside Fire along the Sonoma County coast climbed to 80 percent on Wednesday, according to Cal Fire officials. The fire originally sparked just before 1:45 p.m. on July 30 in a heavily wooded area near Timber Cove and Highway 1. It was initially re...
(KRON) -- The Fremont Police Department said an investigation is underway after a burglary suspect targeted a Village Common residence on July 25. No injuries were reported. FPD said the homeowner reported they had returned from work to discover that the suspect had entered the h...
The New Mexico AG has sued the DOJ to force the release of unredacted Epstein files he says are necessary to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's alleged crimes in his state....
An Oakland mother and her boyfriend are facing child abuse charges after the woman's 5-year-old son passed out after dinner and was later found to have fentanyl and cocaine in his system, authorities said....
(KRON) -- Smoke plumes billowing out of raging wildfires in the Pacific Northwest are forecast to drift into the San Francisco Bay over the next 48 hours. Bay Area Air District officials extended an air quality advisory due through Thursday. "Smoke from wildfires in the Pacific N...
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of those responsible for last month's mass shooting in Morgan Hill that left one teenager dead and several others injured....
(KRON) -- Authorities are searching for a suspect who brazenly assaulted a USPS worker at an East Bay post office last week. A reward of up to $150,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the attacker. On July 27 around 3 p.m., a San Leandro p...
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A recent undercover sex predator sting conducted in San Francisco revealed the magnitude of dangers children encounter when they use social media and online video gaming platforms, authorities said. Sheriff Paul Miyamoto told reporters at a news conference...
Police said anyone who sent mail through the post office or dropped mail into collection boxes serviced by the San Bruno office – including boxes located in South San Francisco – "may have been affected" by the burglary....
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Bay Area Air District has extended an air quality advisory through Thursday as smoke from wildfires in the Pacific Northwest drifts into the Bay Area. Residents may notice hazy skies and the smell of smoke, while air quality could reach unhealthy level...
(KRON) -- A woman has died weeks after being struck by a car in San Jose, authorities announced Wednesday. The collision occurred on July 18 around 10:25 p.m. in the area of North Leigh Avenue and Patio Drive. San Jose Police Department investigators said a man driving a silver 2...
Duane “Keffe D" Davis is heading to trial for his alleged role in arranging the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed rap legend Tupac Shakur. Davis is the only suspect ever formally charged in connection with the crime....
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