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Fire rips through San Francisco Lower Pacific Heights church

A fire burned a San Francisco Seventh Day Adventist Church in the Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood on Monday. No one was injured and the official cause is still under investigation, but the church was under construction at the time and had been covered partly by scaffolding....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJun 30, 2026

1 dead, 5 injured after Tesla crashes into Southern California shopping center

One person is dead and another is in critical condition after a white Tesla crashed into a cafe at a Target shopping center at 51 Tierra Rejada Road in Simi Valley Monday. Firefighters responded to the crash around 2:30 p.m. and found six victims, Ventura County Fire Department s...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 30, 2026

Exclusive: Doctor sues Kaiser for alleged racism, discrimination, and retaliation

A former Kaiser Permanente psychiatrist who rose to a leadership position inside one of Northern California’s busiest emergency psychiatric departments has filed a lawsuit alleging racism, discrimination, and illegal treatment of vulnerable psychiatric patients. Dr. Pachida Lo...

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

San Francisco church fire goes to 3 alarms

San Francisco Fire Department Capt. Jonathan Baxter gives an update on the Seventh-Day Adventist Church fire in the city's Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood. No injuries have been reported, but there was some scaffolding on the building with workers present when the fire broke o...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJun 30, 2026

Fire rips through San Francisco church

Flames tore through a church in San Francisco on Monday afternoon as firefighters worked to bring the blaze under control.

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJun 29, 2026

Crews working to put out 2-alarm fire at San Francisco church: SFFD

SFFD crews have responded to a two-alarm fire at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in the Lower Pacific Heights area. Video posted on social media shows smoke coming from the church and fire officials are asking for people to shelter in place if they are in the 2800 Block of Calif...

ABC7 News (KGO-TV, ABC)Jun 29, 2026

Fire breaks out at Seventh-Day Adventist Church near USF

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A fire broke out at a Seventh-Day Adventist Church in San Francisco Monday afternoon. In photos posted by the San Francisco Fire Department, the church, which is located at California and Broderick streets, appeared to be behind scaffolding. The fire was i...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 29, 2026

Gyrocopter crashes in field in San Jose

A gyrocopter crashed on Monday near Reid-Hillview Airport in San Jose with two people onboard, according to police and fire departments.

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJun 29, 2026

Helicopter crash in San Jose injures two

(KRON) -- Two people were injured in a small helicopter crash near Reid-Hillview Airport in San Jose Monday morning, according to officials. The San Jose Fire Department responded at 11:39 a.m. to the crash on the southern side of the airport. Two people were on board at the time...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 29, 2026

Doctor shares safety tips for the Fourth of July holiday

As we get ready for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, that might mean fireworks, barbeques, and spending time with family. But it also can bring a sharp increase in preventable injuries. Dr. Mary Meyer, and emergency physician at Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek, joined us on 'Th...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJun 29, 2026

The ultimate Bay Area July 4 guide: fireworks, parades and more

Celebrating America’s 250th anniversary on this year’s Independence Day has the Bay Area buzzing with festivities, parades and, of course, fireworks. From the North Bay all the way down to the Peninsula, here at the events happening....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJun 29, 2026

Firefighters respond to wildfire burning in Napa County Monday morning

(KRON) -- Firefighters in Napa are responding to a wildfire Monday morning. The blaze, which has been dubbed the Head Fire, was approaching Berryessa Knoxville Road as of 7:57 a.m. The fire has burned 30 acres, according to CalFire. Additional resources have been requested, inclu...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 29, 2026

Castro Valley 'hoarder' house explodes in fire

A residential fire along Queen Street in Castro Valley forced evacuations and left one firefighter with minor injuries. Authorities described the origin of the blaze as a "hoarder house," and neighbors reported hearing several explosions as the flames spread to two adjacent struc...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJun 29, 2026

Historic San Francisco church gutted by fire during renovations

A massive three-alarm fire gutted a historic church in San Francisco’s lower Pacific Heights neighborhood Monday afternoon, prompting evacuations and leaving the 134-year-old structure in ruins. Despite the extensive damage to the San Francisco Central Seventh-day Adventist Ch...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jun 29, 2026

Armed man arrested after allegedly threatening customers in Vallejo business

(BCN) -- Police have arrested a man after he allegedly brandished a gun and made death threats to customers at a business in Vallejo last week, police said. Officers responded on Wednesday to a business in the 1600 block of Lewis Brown Drive around 10 p.m. where witnesses told th...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 29, 2026

Fire contained at The Mill café in San Francisco's Alamo Square

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Firefighters are responding Monday morning to a fire at The Mill café in the Alamo Square neighborhood, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. Crews contained the fire to The Mill, located at 736 Divisadero St., during their response, SFFD said at...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 29, 2026

Six displaced, firefighter injured during 'hoarding' house fire in Castro Valley

(BCN) -- A fire that began in the home of a hoarder in Castro Valley reached three-alarm status on Sunday, spreading to other structures, injuring one firefighter and displacing six people, the Alameda County Fire Department said. Just before 4 p.m. on Sunday, firefighters with t...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 29, 2026

S.F. police arrest 20 at 300-person SoMa block party during Pride

San Francisco police officers arrested 20 people late Saturday night in SoMa after breaking up an unauthorized “Stud Alley” block party with hundreds of participants S.F. police arrest 20 at 300-person SoMa block party during Pride...

Mission Local (SF neighborhood/civic news)Jun 29, 2026

1 dead, 1 seriously hurt in downtown San Jose shooting

(KRON) -- Two people were shot in downtown San Jose on Sunday night, the San Jose Police Department announced on social media. The shooting happened around 9:12 p.m. on N Market Street and W Santa Clara Street. One victim died at the scene, police said. The second victim is in th...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 29, 2026

East Bay residents purchase 'Safe and Sane' fireworks as July 4 nears

DUBLIN, Calif. (KRON) -- Fireworks stands have officially opened in Dublin ahead of the Fourth of July, though the city is reminding residents of strict rules for their use. Alameda County is also increasing enforcement, warning that illegal fireworks could lead to hundreds of do...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 29, 2026

2 injured in stabbing at SF's Civic Center on Sunday

(KRON) -- Two people were injured after a stabbing Sunday evening in San Francisco's Civic Center, the San Francisco Police Department said. Around 6:11 p.m., officers responded to the area of 7th and Market streets where they spotted two victims suffering from stab wounds. The v...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 29, 2026

Police investigating deadly double shooting in San Jose

San Jose police are investigating a deadly double shooting Sunday night. SJPD says it happened around 9:12 p.m. in the area of North Market and West Santa Clara Streets. One victim died at the scene. A second victim was transported to a local hospital with life-threatenin...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jun 28, 2026

2 arrested after double stabbing in San Francisco

Two people were arrested following a double stabbing in San Francisco Sunday, police said. Police said officers responded to the 7th and Market streets regarding a stabbing at around 6:11 p.m. There, they found two victims suffering from stab wounds, according to authorities. ...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jun 28, 2026

Bicyclist killed after being hit by car

FREMONT, Calif. (KRON) -- A bicyclist was killed Saturday afternoon after being hit by a car on Auto Mall Parkway. Officers with the Fremont Police Department responded to the area of Auto Mall Parkway and Grimmer Boulevard around 4:30 p.m. regarding a major injury collision. Pol...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 28, 2026

Firefighters battle large fire at a home in Castro Valley

Firefighters are battling a large fire at a home in Castro Valley. The fire was reported just before 4:15 p.m. at a home on Queen Street. According to authorities, the flames also threatened other homes nearby, prompting a three-alarm response. This is a developing story. D...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jun 28, 2026