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Livermore police seek public’s help after bicyclist seriously injured

(KRON) -- The Livermore Police Department is asking the public for information or video to help detectives learn how a 64-year-old male bicyclist was seriously injured last weekend on Isabel Avenue. LPD said they were notified by a motorist at 9:54 p.m. Saturday that the man was ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 21, 2026

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FBI seizes Swalwell's electronics

Federal agents have seized electronic devices belonging to former East Bay Congressman Eric Swalwell.

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 21, 2026

schools

Richmond Buzz: a school building for lease, and a dumpling restaurant on vacation

“Richmond Buzz” is a recurring column on changes, tidbits and other news from the Richmond. Check out our Richmond web page for more. Got news? Send tips to nicholas.david@missionlocal.com. Terribly sad news for […] Richmond Buzz: a school building for lease, and a dumpling resta...

Mission Local (SF neighborhood/civic news)Aug 21, 2026

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Trump wants to make peace with North Korea

President Donald Trump is hoping to improve relations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with the U.S. scaling back some military exercises with South Korea. However, North Korea has shown no signs of changing its stance....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 21, 2026

safety

East Bay teen killed in suspected drunk driving crash

The crash killed 19-year-old Jerrod Chapman-Marshall of Livermore, just one week before his 20th birthday. His friend was behind the wheel, accused of driving drunk....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 21, 2026

business

President Trump threatens countries who help Iran

President Trump threatened countries who help Iran with "economic D-day." Trump says any country that provides any type of lifeline to Iran will face consequences. Iran's foreign minister claims this is a diversion from America's own economic crisis of soaring debt and interest r...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 21, 2026

safety

2nd child dies in Richmond house fire allegedly set by relative

Two children, a 2-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother have now died in a Richmond house fire police say was intentionally set by their uncle. Family tells KTVU the boy's mother and the suspect's father also died....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 21, 2026

schools

Novato Unified facing serious budget cuts

The Novato Unified School District is facing a $6.5 million budget reduction target this school year and is facing drastic budget cuts.

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 21, 2026

News

Coastal farmworkers feel the squeeze: ‘The money coming in just isn't enough'

Working full-time picking strawberries and watering trees for minimum wage wasn’t enough to put food on his family’s table, so Pescadero farmworker Margarito Gomez said he decided to grow his own. “The word minimum says it all,” said Gomez, a husband and father of four who moved ...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 20, 2026

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Many upset after community murals on East San Jose building painted over

Many were upset after two murals outside of a building sold about a year ago in East San Jose were painted over by the building’s new owner. A social media post by nonprofit ConXión says Martha’s Kitchen painted over two community murals on the outside of the building ConXión sol...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 20, 2026

safety

Proposed indoor shooting range in Walnut Creek sparks debate

A proposal to transform a vacant commercial building into a nine-lane shooting range in Walnut Creek has drawn mixed reaction for people living nearby. The proposal from Elite Armory would transform a former carpet store on North Main Street into a nine-lane indoor shooting range...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 20, 2026

government

Aisha Wahab wins special election to succeed Eric Swalwell in Congress

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmaker Aisha Wahab secured victory Thursday in a special election to serve the rest of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s House term, which ends in January. Swalwell, a Democrat who was running for California governor, ended his campaign and resign...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 20, 2026

safety

Berkeley church vandal bends organ pipes, causes $20K in damages: PD

(KRON) -- A suspect faces multiple charges after a church in Berkeley was found to be vandalized last weekend with an estimated $20,000 worth of damages, including dented organ pipes and a piano smashed with a planter pot, according to the Berkeley Police Department. BPD said a g...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 20, 2026

parks

VIDEO: Llama spotted wandering Bay Area open space

(KRON) -- A llama apparently decided to take itself on a little outdoor adventure in the Bay Area. Video shared with KRON4 shows the llama roaming the trails of El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve in San Mateo County earlier this summer. The llama appeared to be making i...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 20, 2026

safety

Runaway bull lassoed in San Mateo County

(KRON) -- A bull ran on the loose for hours in San Mateo County until a good Samaritan helped deputies lasso it before dawn Wednesday. Sheriff's deputies were first alerted about the runaway bull on Tuesday evening, and they spotted it on Highway 35. "After hours of attempts to c...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 20, 2026

News

Trump appears on former fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen's radio show after bitter split

President Donald Trump appeared Thursday on his former fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen’s radio show, holding a stunning public reunion with the man who once called him a “Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain” and testified against him both in court and before Congress. For Cohen, who ser...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 20, 2026

business

The Excelsior’s Central Drug store building has sold

New owners, who have run a plumbing business for 15 years, say they haven’t decided what to do with the vacant former pharmacy. The Excelsior’s Central Drug store building has sold...

Mission Local (SF neighborhood/civic news)Aug 20, 2026

government

Meet the District 10 candidates: How would you vote on the RV ban?

It's been over one year since Mayor Daniel Lurie restricted parking for RVs to two hours. How would the District 10 candidates have voted? Meet the District 10 candidates: How would you vote on the RV ban?...

Mission Local (SF neighborhood/civic news)Aug 20, 2026

safety

4 arrested in the East Bay after attempted robbery in San Mateo County

Four people were arrested in the East Bay in connection with an attempted robbery in San Mateo County Thursday, according to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said at around 3:50 p.m., San Mateo police broadcasted a BOLO (Be On the Lookout) for a silver Au...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 20, 2026

parks

16 puppies rescued from East Bay Walmart parking lot adopted

(KRON) -- Sixteen puppies that were abandoned and later rescued in an East Bay Walmart store's parking lot last month have found forever homes. The Border Collie-mix puppies were just nine weeks old when a good Samaritan found them running around the parking lot in Livermore on J...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 20, 2026

Local

Band's car broken into in Oakland before Bay Area tour stop

(KRON) -- A band faced a major setback ahead of its tour stop in the Bay Area. Elizabeth and the Catapult had its car broken into in Oakland on Sunday night, the artist's Instagram page announced. The New York-based band said it lost nearly everything they brought with them on to...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 20, 2026

government

Front yard chessboard brings 12-year-old Ukrainian immigrant peace, community

Like many talented young chess players, 12-year-old Max Tsebrii started playing at an early age. “I started playing chess at five,” Max said. In other words, chess has been a constant throughout most of his life. One of the few constants, as it turns out. When Max first learned t...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 20, 2026

government

Are people really calling Walnut Creek 'The Nut?'

(KRON) -- Forget "The Creek." Is Walnut Creek becoming "The Nut?" A new nickname for the East Bay city appears to be catching on, and it has now gotten the attention of Walnut Creek Mayor Kevin Wilk. During Tuesday's City Council meeting, Wilk said he's been noticing more people ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 20, 2026

safety

Person hospitalized after stabbing at Oakland's Castlemont High School

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- A heavy police presence continues Thursday afternoon at Castlemont High School in Oakland after one person was stabbed. Oakland Fire Department medical personnel responded at 10:25 a.m. to the East Oakland school located at 8601 MacArthur Blvd. for a rep...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 20, 2026

Local

Major construction projects in the Bay Area to impact weekend traffic

Major construction projects are set for both sides of the Bay over the weekend; one will close all westbound lanes of the Carquinez Bridge and the other will limit lanes on one of the busiest stretches of Highway 101 in San Francisco. Starting Friday at 11 p.m., Caltrans will clo...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 20, 2026

News

Oakland sees 20K fewer speeders per day since enforcement camera launch

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- More than 190,000 fines have been handed out to drivers since Oakland turned on its speed enforcement cameras this year, the Oakland Department of Transportation said Thursday. Over half of those citations were mailed to registered vehicle owners with an...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 20, 2026