An Oakland family’s car was destroyed over the Fourth of July weekend after illegal fireworks sparked a blaze that brought down power lines, highlighting a chaotic holiday that prompted more than 800 emergency calls across the city. The fire broke out near 96th Avenue and Plymouth Street. A re...
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SEATTLE (AP) — Images told the story of the United States' World Cup downfall. Christian Pulisic sprawled on the field in agony after hurting an ankle. Matt Freese holding his hands on his head after his gaffe gifted a goal. Chris Richards crumpling to the ground, his face pressed on the grass. M...
Team USA’s World Cup journey ended with a 4-1 Round of 16 loss to Belgium as hundreds of fans gathered at San Pedro Square in San Jose, where early optimism gave way to heartbreak.
First responders are urging extra caution at local shores as the National Weather Service issued a beach hazards statement effective Tuesday at 5 a.m. through Friday at 5 p.m. due to a dangerous combination of sneaker waves and strong rip currents. The challenging conditions, fueled by persistent...
With thick fog almost certain in the summer in San Francisco, some are sounding off on whether it's even worth it to have 4th of July fireworks in the City by the Bay.
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A well-known candidate for San Francisco supervisor is facing an allegation of sexual assault. A former political organizer is accusing Manny Yekutiel, the owner Manny’s Café, of assaulting him at a social gathering. KRON4 spoke with the alleged victim -- and has reaction ...
(KRON) -- San Francisco city officials are searching for answers following a public transit failure that brought the city to a standstill on July 4. Despite assurances of "carefully made plans," public transit experienced widespread delays, cancellations and gridlock, leaving many commuters and c...
(BCN) -- Alameda County prosecutors have charged a man with attempted murder stemming from a vehicle versus pedestrians collision near Oakland's First Friday festivities this spring, the District Attorney's Office announced Monday. On May 2, Dameon Denzel Clay, 26, allegedly drove onto the sidewa...
(KRON) -- Two teenagers were detained after causing "trouble" in a Waymo on Monday afternoon, the San Mateo Police Department announced in a social media post. Waymo reported that two 15-year-olds were drinking and "shooting" from inside the self-driving SUV. Waymo notified SMPD, and the vehicle ...
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Team USA fell 3-1 to Belgium in the Round of 16 match, ending America's run in this year's World Cup.
Video of traffic gridlock, pedestrian crowds, bus lines, stalled Waymo driverless taxis, and one rider whose Waymo drove over an illegal firework as it burned on the street have prompted questions from the public about how San Francisco handled the planning and implementation of crowd control aft...
Video of traffic gridlock, pedestrian crowds, bus lines, stalled Waymo driverless taxis, and one rider whose Waymo drove over an illegal firework as it burned on the street have prompted questions from the public about how San Francisco handled the planning and implementation of crowd control aft...
An EBT card and identification card left at the scene of a violent hit-and-run helped investigators identify a man accused of intentionally driving into a crowd after a brawl broke out following Oakland First Fridays celebrations, authorities said.
The Oakland City Council is set to decide Tuesday whether to block off three streets at International Boulevard to curb sex buyers, commonly known as "johns."
Brittany Clark was attacked and killed by an alligator while swimming at the Little Big Econ State Forest in Florida.
The marine layer will deepen and expand again tonight, pushing across the bay and locally inland -- where it will linger until mid-morning tomorrow.
A tanker traveling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz caught on fire early Tuesday morning after being struck by a projectile, the British military said. The attack was the latest targeting a vessel moving through the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, through which a fifth of all oi...
Attempted murder charges were dismissed on Monday for a Southern California doctor who was accused of driving his family off a cliff at Devil's Slide near Pacifica in 2023.
World Cup fans had high energy at San Pedro Square watching Spain win over Portugal 1-0 in their match earlier Monday afternoon, and prepping for the U.S. to take on Belgium at 5 p.m.
All passengers and crew were reported safe after a Delta Air Lines passenger plane made an emergency landing Monday afternoon at Fresno Yosemite International Airport.
Fog obscured the pyrotechnics, but nothing could hide the gridlock that stranded Waymos and delayed buses for hours.
(KRON) -- Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's husband is facing potential criminal charges, again, following a crash in Yountville, authorities said. The Napa County Sheriff's Office said Paul Pelosi crashed his brown convertible into a parked Tesla in broad daylight July 3. A witness said the convertib...
The Oakland City Council is poised to decide Tuesday whether to block cars on International Boulevard from turning onto 9th, 10th and 11th avenues in hopes of deterring sex buyers, or johns.
An Oakland family’s car was destroyed over the Fourth of July weekend after illegal fireworks sparked a blaze that brought down power lines, highlighting a chaotic holiday that prompted more than 800 emergency calls across the city. The fire broke out near 96th Avenue and Plymouth Street. A re...
Team USA’s World Cup run came to a disappointing end after a 4-1 loss to Belgium in a win-or-go-home Round of 16 match, bringing an abrupt halt to the celebrations at one of the Bay Area’s largest watch parties. Despite the final whistle, flags still flew and jerseys remained on display at San...
Stephen Zunes, professor of Middle Eastern studies at the University of San Francisco, on what to expect at the upcoming NATO summit where President Trump will be in attendance and the wars in Iran and Ukraine are likely to be top of mind.
Nolan Wells, 18, was last seen on Fourth of July near Horn Island as the U.S. Coast Guard and United Cajun Navy searched.
A domestic disturbance escalated into a brief standoff Monday evening when a suspect barricaded himself inside an apartment before being safely taken into police custody. Officers responded to the 200 block of South Fourth Street at about 6:24 p.m. to investigate a reported family disturbance....
The Blue Light is using Kalshi to backstop its World Cup promotion.
(KRON) -- Striker Folarin Balogun will lead the line against Belgium for the United States in the World Cup Round of 16 Monday night. The forward, who is the Americans' leading goalscorer at the 2026 World Cup, was shown a red card in the USA's last game, a gritty 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegov...
Volunteers gathered 15,626 signatures for a measure that would reopen the Great Highway on weekdays and leave the park open on weekends. Great Highway measure to reopen coastal road set to qualify for November ballot
(KRON) -- Bay Area Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna has joined the chorus of voices calling for Graham Platner to drop out of the Maine Senate race. Platner, who won last month's Democratic primary in the state, has been dogged by previous allegations of troubling behavior. On Monday, new allegations su...
A former campus police officer testified Monday that he found an apparent "sniper pad" on a rooftop near where Charlie Kirk was assassinated, as prosecutors sought to convince a state judge they have enough evidence to put a Utah man on trial for murder.
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Flaring violence between criminal street gangs this summer triggered police to launch a surveillance operation that resulted in several arrests, the San Francisco Police Department said. "Over the past month there have been multiple Bay Area homicides that were possibly re...
More than three years after a radiologist was accused of intentionally driving his family off of Devil's Slide, a judge dismissed the criminal charges against him, according to our partners at the Bay Area News Group.
Mexico’s World Cup run ended with a 3-2 loss to England as fans packed San Francisco’s Mission District to watch a dramatic Round of 16 match turn emotional.
The team conducted an extensive search of the remote wilderness near Pine Flat Lake.
Newly released video shows the damage to a parked Tesla following an alleged hit-and-run crash involving Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in Yountville.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is stepping out of the recording booth and into the Hawaiian sun for the live-action 'Moana.'
A Delta Air Lines flight traveling from San Francisco to Los Angeles was diverted to Fresno on Monday after the crew received an indicator warning of a potential engine problem. Delta Flight 2725 landed safely and without incident at Fresno Yosemite International Airport, the airline said in a...
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