Google announced Saturday it has begun updating Google Maps to reflect the federal government’s official renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America. Under the update, users inside the United States will see the body of water labeled as Lake America, while users in Canada will continue to see Lake O...
safety
(KRON) -- The California Highway Patrol has issued an Ebony Alert in Alameda County for a 12-year-old boy who went missing Wednesday. Kierre White was last seen near 25th Street and San Pablo Avenue in Oakland around 12:30 p.m., according to CHP. Kierre is believed to be travelin...
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San Francisco's AI surge is driving massive office demand, but local nonprofits are getting priced out. Dev/Mission - which has trained low-income youth and placed nearly 400 grads into tech roles - faces a rent jump to $20,000 a month....
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On-the-ground coverage in Texas and from bar to bar in San Francisco Wings edge Valkyries in OT thriller — winner takes all in S.F. on Friday
parks
Immigration and a secondhand Susan Rice insult sparked the sharpest exchanges, but polls still show a lopsided race.
News
Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday, media witnesses said, after the lethal injection was halted for hours as courts considered a last-minute appeal. Authorities appeared to give Pike two doses of pentobar...
News
Tennessee was not able to carry out the planned execution of a woman convicted in the 1995 killing of a classmate, according to media witnesses.
Local
The suspects are all from Vallejo.
safety
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Police Department said a 72-year-old man was quickly arrested after allegedly stabbing a victim outside their workplace Wednesday and fleeing the scene in a vehicle. SFPD said officers responded at 2:48 p.m. to the 200 block of 11th Stree...
business
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Californios, located in San Francisco, is the world's only three-star Michelin Mexican restaurant. Val Cantu serves as head chef and co-owner of Californios, where dishes combine traditional Mexican culinary techniques with California inspiration. “What we...
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West Coast Wrap covers news from around the western U.S., including California, Arizona and Washington.
schools
BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) -- Cornell University in New York is under a national spotlight after a former student’s account of alleged gang rape involving members of a fraternity went public. New York state prosecutors have reopened an investigation into the 2024 case at the Ivy Lea...
government
Community members have called for Daly City Councilmember Pamela DiGiovanni to resign, citing allegations of harassment, intimidation and assault, as well as concerns about her compliance with a 2025 censure....
