An FBI agent who investigated former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao for alleged corruption was back on the stand Tuesday in Oakland federal court. FBI Special Agent Katherine Barclay faced a fifth day of testimony as defense attorneys challenged not only her words but also the foundation of the prosecu...
schools
(KRON) -- Elementary school students were skating on an ice rink in Palo Alto for a party organized by their school's PTA, when a mystery adult skater slid out of control. An 8-year-old boy's finger was sliced off by the man's hockey skate blade at Winter Lodge, leaving his hand ...
safety
(KRON) -- The San Jose Police Department is investigating a collision involving a motorcyclist that killed a pedestrian last Friday. The incident marks San Jose's 42nd fatal collision and 42nd traffic-related death of the year, as well as the city's 20th pedestrian death. SJPD re...
safety
Research has consistently shown that firefighters are adversely affected by many types of cancers, including female firefighters and breast cancer. San Francisco Fire Lt. Maiko Bristow and Judy Lynch of the San Francisco Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation spoke to The Four...
safety
CONCORD, Calif. (KRON) -- Some Concord restaurants are asking customers not to abandon them after a weekend crash shut down their indoor dining rooms. Concord police say shortly after 2 p.m. on Saturday, a driver crashed his vehicle through the front window of Chicken Time and Ka...
schools
An arts school cherished by the Oakland community closed its doors indefinitely.
government
Voters in several Bay Area counties will be deciding on the Regional Transit Measure to provide additional funding to BART, Muni, AC Transit, VTA, Caltrain, and other agencies. Jarrett Walker, an international consultant and author of the book "Human Transit" spoke to The Four on...
schools
A North Bay neighborhood turned into an island with high-tide flooding Tuesday, blocking off Golden Hind Passage Road in Corte Madera near The Cove School....
safety
Election officials in Santa Clara, Contra Costa and Solano counties are pushing back against Justice Department demands involving suspected noncitizen voters. A federal appeals court dismissed the DOJ's emergency appeal as the legal fight continues ahead of Election Day....
Local
Flooding continued in some communities across the Bay Area as high tides caused road closures and stranded vehicles for the second day Tuesday.
News
The city of Santa Clara has begun seeking a development partner for the first phase of a long-planned effort to create a downtown destination, releasing a request for proposals for nearly five acres of city-owned land near Santa Clara University. City officials say the project is...
News
The PAWS Act would limit breeding permits to show dogs, shorten shelter holds, and let the city spay or neuter impounded dogs.
News
Dozens of Oakland residents attended a town hall meeting to voice their concerns over possible data centers being built or leased in their neighborhoods....
