Catherine Laga'aia shares what it means to play Moana for a new generation

The movie stars 19-year-old Samoan Australian actress Catherine Laga'aia, who is making her feature film debut.
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The movie stars 19-year-old Samoan Australian actress Catherine Laga'aia, who is making her feature film debut.
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Defending champs Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo will defend their titles at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest on Saturday.

The Small Ships Parade serves as the lead-up to Saturday's "Sail4th 250" event, which is expected to draw large crowds to the city's waterfront.

Pope Leo VIX was awarded the National Constitution Center's 38th Liberty Medal during a ceremony Friday in Philadelphia.

(KRON) -- The San Jose watch party for Sunday's Round of 16 World Cup clash between Mexico and England will no longer be taking place at San Pedro Square. Tuesday's match, which saw Mexico defeat Ecuador by 2-0 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, drew tens of thousands of fans to San Pedro Squa...

Trying to figure out what to do for 4th of July weekend? Here is a list of some of the events going on around the Bay Area:

The movie stars 19-year-old Samoan Australian actress Catherine Laga'aia, who is making her feature film debut.

The Ruby Princess cruise ship was docked for disinfection at San Francisco's Pier 27 Thursday morning after a norovirus outbreak affected dozens of passengers and crew.

We are looking at a warmer afternoon for our Friday. For Fourth of July fireworks on Saturday do expect clouds along the coast and around the Bay shoreline with clear skies inland.

Laga'aia is bringing the iconic original soundtrack famously written by Broadway legend Lin-Manuel Miranda to new life in this new film adaptation.

Although the 4th of July is a holiday, here are some of the stores and restaurants that will be keeping their doors open.

KTVU hopped aboard the Hotel California yacht to deliver the holiday weekend weather and travel forecast.

The city of San Jose and the mayor announced on Friday morning that they are relocating watch parties at the wildly popular San Pedro Square Market to a venue about a mile away.

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The city of San Jose and the mayor announced on Friday morning that they are relocating watch parties at the wildly popular San Pedro Square Market to a venue about a mile away.

Thanks to DNA, relatives of an American Revolutionary War soldier now know the name of their long-lost cousin who died in 1780 at the Battle of Camden.

(KRON) -- The 2026 FIFA World Cup has come and gone from the Bay Area, although the tournament itself still has another two weeks. Six matches were played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, which was temporarily rechristened as "San Francisco Bay Area Stadium" in accordance with FIFA sponsorship r...

San Francisco is preparing for its major July 4th fireworks display on Saturday night, an event expected to draw massive crowds as pyrotechnics are launched directly from the Golden Gate Bridge for only the third time in history.
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Bay Area residents are poised to be treated to a spectacular fireworks show set off near the Golden Gate Bridge on July 4, but with San Francisco's typical summer weather pattern, the perennial question is: Will the fog cloud the pyrotechnics?

(BCN) -- The National Weather Service forecast for the greater San Francisco Bay Area for Friday calls for mostly cloudy skies except inland, where it will be mostly sunny and clear. Daytime highs will be mostly in the low 60s to low 70s on the coast, in the high 60s to low 80s around the [...]

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More than 120 passengers and crew members on a Princess Cruises ship that docked in San Francisco on Thursday were infected with a stomach virus while on their voyage, federal health officials said. The Ruby Princess was on a 20-day round trip journey from San Francisco to Canada and Alaska wh...

Fire departments and law enforcement agencies across the Bay Area are urging people not to use illegal fireworks during Saturday’s Fourth of July celebrations. With hot, dry conditions across the region, the Alameda County Fire Department is adding four fire engines and 20 additional firefight...

San Jose is moving its official World Cup watch parties to SAP Center and Discovery Meadow for Sunday’s match between Mexico and England at 5 p.m. San Pedro Square has drawn tens of thousands of fans for World Cup matches so far, with crowds regularly filling the area. City officials expect...

A San Francisco jury found 7 protestors guilty of misdemeanors for their April 15, 2024 protest that shut down the Golden Gate Bridge, but the judge declared a mistrial on the most serious felony count of conspiracy. The jury revealed that 10 jurors voted for a guilty verdict, and 2 voted for a n...

The cities of Fremont and Oakland work to curb illegal fireworks during the July 4th holiday weekend.

One person is dead after a vehicle they were in overturned multiple times on southbound Highway 101 just south of the San Francisco International Airport on-ramp on Thursday night, officials say.

This year on July 4th, for the third time in history, an organized fireworks display will be held at San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge. This only happned in twice before in 1987 and 2012 for the bridge's 50th and 75th annivesary. Expect crowds to be massive and public transportation, ride...

San Jose officials are reevaluating how to proceed with several upcoming World Cup watch parties at San Pedro Square following an intense street celebration that required police intervention earlier this week.

(KRON) -- A man died after a rollover crash involving two vehicles on southbound Highway 101 near the San Francisco International Airport on-ramp Wednesday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol Redwood City area office. CHP Redwood City said officers received reports of the crash at...

(KRON) -- A 55-year-old Santa Rosa man faces multiple charges after Petaluma police said officers located brass knuckles, an illegal M-150 firecracker and Oxycodone during a search Monday. Police said patrol officers contacted the suspect, identified as Dan Flynn, and found him to be out of compl...
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