(KRON) -- Alameda County prosecutors filed murder charges this week against a man who allegedly shot a father of four in Oakland. Leonard Evans, 43, is accused of fatally shooting the victim around 11:30 a.m. on June 14. Police officers found the homicide victim inside a Tesla on the 1300 block o...
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SAN MATEO, Calif. (KRON) -- Waymo is always watching, two teenagers on summer break found out this week. Two 15-year-old passengers were riding in a driverless autonomous car around San Mateo Monday afternoon. The teens drank alcohol inside the Waymo taxi and shot Orbeez beads with a toy gun towa...
The U.S. Air Force used its largest aircraft to help the DEA transport the drugs.
(KRON) -- Evacuations have been issued in a Novato neighborhood due to a nearby brush fire Tuesday afternoon. Residents of Albion Court, Silvio Lane, Briarwood Court and Sequoia Glen are being told to leave immediately by the Novato Police Department. As of around 4:30 p.m., forward progress on t...
Thousands of California-licensed drivers who already passed their tests are receiving letters from the DMV stating their licenses are about to be cancelled.
Two 15-year-olds on a Waymo joyride were intercepted by police and detained for underaged drinking and shooting Orbeez gel blasters from their driverless vehicle, after the autonomous company called the police to stop them.
An investigator says the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk strolled Utah Valley University in shorts and a T-shirt and bought a meal at Chick-fil-A on the morning of the conservative activist's assassination.
Officers with the University of California Berkeley Police Department conducted a search of campus buildings on Tuesday in what was called a "critical alert."
Waymo called San Mateo, California police on teens for drinking and shooting toy guns from a driverless vehicle.
(KRON) -- A legendary Berkeley High School coach recently passed away. The school district announced Tuesday the passing of Gene Nakamura. Nakamura graduated from Berkeley High School in 1962 and was the longtime coach of his alma mater's girls' basketball team, winning two CIF state championship...
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(KRON) -- The all clear has been given after the Haas School of Business on the UC Berkeley campus was locked down earlier on Tuesday. Campus police at UC Berkeley conducted a search at the Haas School of Business and surrounding buildings earlier. The UC Berkeley Police Department told anyone in...
The vehicle stopped and called the police on two children violating its policies.
A man was fatally shot while walking his dog Tuesday morning in the Oakland hills, authorities said.
The first earthquake, measured at 3.6-magnitude, was centered in the small community of Angwin, just north of St. Helena.
(KRON) -- Alameda County prosecutors filed murder charges this week against a man who allegedly shot a father of four in Oakland. Leonard Evans, 43, is accused of fatally shooting the victim around 11:30 a.m. on June 14. Police officers found the homicide victim inside a Tesla on the 1300 block o...
The disease was found in an asymptomatic blood donor during a routine screening.
A beloved and legendary Bay Area coach who touched the lives of generations of students, has died, triggering heartfelt tributes to a man described as an inspiring teacher, a powerful mentor and an icon.
U.S. forces are carrying out "powerful" airstrikes against Iran in response to earlier Iranian attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said.
Nearly half the states are opposing the Trump administration's latest tariff proposal. The pushback comes after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the president's tariffs earlier this year.
In the wake of the report, a number of Democrats across the country called for Platner to get out of the race.
(KRON) -- A significant earthquake shook parts of the North Bay and was felt around Napa and St. Helena. The initial quake had a preliminary magnitude of 3.6, according to the United States Geological Survey. It was epicentered about 17 miles east-northeast of Santa Rosa and 19.6 miles north of S...
President Donald Trump, during the first day of the NATO Summit in Ankara on Tuesday, said he will consider allowing Turkey to buy American F-35 fighter jets.
President Donald Trump's executive order last year creating the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization set a July 4, 2026, termination date for that temporary organization.
(KRON) -- Crews are responding to a five-acre fire in South San Jose on Tuesday afternoon, according to Cal Fire SCU. Firefighters were dispatched to the 20200 block of Almaden Road, east of Alamitos Creek. Cal Fire said structures were being threatened due to the fire. An image of the fire can b...
The family of a UC Berkeley professor slain in 2025 is facing a tricky legal battle.
Despite a crushing loss to Belgium on Monday, the U.S. men’s national team made progress under coach Mauricio Pochettino.
2 children were found living with dead animals in a squalid Philadelphia, Pennsylvania home.
Total Soccer Show podcast co-host, Joe Lowery joins Fox Local San Francisco to discuss the USMNT's exit from the FIFA World Cup. He and James Torrez also talk about the exiting Argentina vs. Egypt match.
The oldest standing church in New York State has witnessed the rise of colonial New York, the American Revolution and the history of the nation.
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Three people were arrested and a massive amount of narcotics seized on Sunday when the San Francisco Police Department responded to a possible vehicle burglary. SFPD officers from Central Station were dispatched to the area of Mason and Pine streets at around 3:23 a.m. Whi...
A man was shot and killed in the Oakland hills Tuesday morning.
Aides to McConnell have declined to release any information about his condition, fueling speculation about his prognosis.
Brittany Armstrong was charged with involuntary manslaughter after illegal fireworks started a fire that killed Cashmere Elijah Parker in Dunn, North Carolina.
(KRON) -- A Marina District-founded taqueria is opening its third location in San Francisco. Bonita Taqueria y Rotisserie opens Wednesday, July 8 in Noe Valley, the business announced in a news release. Bonita Taqueria is located at 4063 24th St. and is the business's third location in San Franci...
Advocates campaigning against a planned ICE facility in South County are expressing disappointment after two nearby cities decided not to throw their support behind a lawsuit challenging the project.
Oakland police are investigating a reported kidnapping after a woman was struck with a gun and forced into a car near the city's Laurel District last Friday.
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Trailing 2-0 against Egypt with 11 minutes of regulation time to play on Tuesday, the defending champions rallied for an improbable 3-2 victory.
(KRON) -- Police in Oakland are searching for a woman who was kidnapped on the night of Friday, July 3, in the Laurel neighborhood, authorities said Tuesday. The suspect, who is also wanted, struck the victim with a firearm before forcing her into a dark-colored car, according to the Oakland Poli...
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