Skip to content
The San Francisco

The San Francisco

All News

safety

$50K reward offered in unsolved murder of aspiring Berkeley rapper 10 years ago

(KRON) -- Police in Berkeley are still looking for information on the unsolved murder of an aspiring rapper who died 10 years ago. Alex Goodwin Jr. was just 22 years old when he was killed on Aug. 19, 2016. Officers with the Berkeley Police Department responded just before midnig...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 19, 2026

News

CHP increasing enforcement on East Bay roads Thursday

(KRON) -- Drivers and motorcyclists traveling through Contra Costa County could see an increased CHP presence starting Thursday, as officers conduct a motorcycle safety enforcement operation. Contra Costa CHP said additional officers will be deployed on August 20 along I-80 and o...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 19, 2026

safety

Child hit by Mustang in Santa Rosa crosswalk

(KRON) -- A 9-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was struck by a Ford Mustang while crossing a street near a Santa Rosa elementary school Tuesday night, according to police. The boy was inside a marked crosswalk as he began to walk across Yulupa Avenue by Village Elementa...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 19, 2026

safety

SFPD arrests driver one month after fatal pedestrian crash

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A San Francisco driver who authorities said struck and killed a pedestrian in the city’s South of Market neighborhood last month was arrested Monday amid the crash investigation, police said. Isaac Bowler, 50, was arrested in the 1900 block of Evans Avenue...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 19, 2026

safety

Sausalito shooting suspects arrested

(KRON) -- Sausalito Police officers responded to a report of an altercation in the 2900 block of Bridgeway. According to the reporting party, a confrontation occurred involving other individuals, during which a firearm was brought out. A shot was fired but, nobody was injured. Th...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 19, 2026

News

New research finds most drivers think speeding is normal

(KRON) -- According to a new study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (AAAFTS), three in 10 drivers agree with the statement, “No one actually drives the speed limit.” While most drivers agreed that posted speed limits are appropriate, many also considered driving 10 mph ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 19, 2026

News

UCSF cannabis study finds unexpected heart rhythm results

Researchers followed more than 100 regular cannabis users for two weeks and found they had fewer premature heartbeats on days they used marijuana compared to the days they didn't....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 19, 2026

business

Ice Cube returns to Bay Area for major concert

Legendary entertainer and business entrepreneur, Ice Cube appeared on 'Mornings on 2' to talk about his big concert at SAP Center in San Jose. He will take the stage with Snoop Dogg, E-40 and Too $hort....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 19, 2026

schools

Survey finds back-to-school spending pressures on parents

Dr. Erica Rashure: financial therapist, educator and Chief Financial Wellness Advisor at Beyond Finance, appeared on 'Mornings on 2' to discuss a survey detailing the pressures on parents to pay for their child's back-to-school costs....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 19, 2026

safety

Piedmont auto burglaries under investigation

(KRON) -- Piedmont police officers are investigating multiple auto burglaries that occurred during the early morning hours of August 16. According to officials, preliminary information showed a similar suspect vehicle may have been associated with several of the incidents. At app...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 19, 2026

safety

Child, adult killed in suspicious Richmond house fire

One adult and a child were killed in a suspicious house fire in Richmond, and another child and adult are in critical condition after another fire at a nearby house....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 19, 2026

safety

Pedestrian severely injured in vehicle collision Tuesday

(BCN) -- A pedestrian was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon following a vehicle collision in Concord, according to police. Around 3:40 p.m., officers learned about a traffic collision at the intersection of Clayton Road and Talisman Way. They arrived and found the pedestrian with se...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 19, 2026

parks

Six Flags dolphin death prompts concern

(BCN) -- A bottlenose dolphin that spent more than four decades at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo was euthanized last month after years in captivity, prompting an animal rights group to renew calls for the park's remaining dolphins to be moved to seaside sanctuaries. Chel...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 19, 2026

Local

SF roadway to close for Pokemon World Championship

(BCN) -- A San Francisco roadway will close starting Wednesday morning to allow crews to prepare for the Pokemon World Championship next week. Howard Street in front of the Moscone Center will close to vehicles starting at 6 a.m. for the tourney, which will take place Aug. 28-30,...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 19, 2026

safety

National Guard troops have minimal impact on crime in DC, analysis finds

President Donald Trump’s deployment of thousands of National Guard troops to Washington, part of his crime-reduction strategy in Democratic-run cities, has become a daily fixture across the capital. But a Reuters review of court documents shows how those troops only play a small ...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 19, 2026

safety

Man arrested for unprovoked assault on elderly man, sheriff says

(KRON) -- A 27-year-old man was arrested Saturday in Guerneville after allegedly punching an elderly man in the face and then kicking him after he fell to the ground. The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said the attack happened without any apparent reason. Sheriff’s deputies respo...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 19, 2026

safety

20-year-old motorcyclist dies in American Canyon crash

(KRON) -- Police in American Canyon said they are investigating a fatal collision that killed a 20-year-old motorcyclist on Sunday afternoon. The collision occurred around 12:45 p.m. in the southbound lanes of Highway 29 at Kimberly Drive, just north of McDonald’s. The preliminar...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 19, 2026

safety

Adult and child killed in Richmond fire

It was the second fire to happen on the same street last night. Richmond Firefighters say the circumstances surrounding the fires are suspicious and have launched an arson investigation....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 19, 2026

News

Memorial

On Washington Boulevard. Photo by Mike Santiago. Memorial

Mission Local (SF neighborhood/civic news)Aug 19, 2026

safety

Two people die in fire at Richmond home

RICHMOND, Calif. (KRON) -- Firefighters in Richmond responded overnight to a residential fire in Richmond’s City Central neighborhood. The scene remains active Wednesday morning, where a police officer told KRON4 that two people have died. The fire broke out in the 200 block of 1...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 19, 2026

Local

Hot Wednesday on tap in Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Wednesday is our hottest day in the Bay Area forecast. Highs will land well into the 90s for most inland areas but stay consistently cool closer to the water with 70s by the bay and 60s at the coast. Fog will remain all day long right at the coast, while n...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 19, 2026

Local

OpenAI workers ditched their boss’ politics for Anthropic’s

OpenAI workers not only revealed a schism within one of San Francisco’s frontier AI labs, they also aligned with the politics of their direct competitor Anthropic, where workers and executives are walking in lockstep. OpenAI workers ditched their boss’ politics for Anthropic’s...

Mission Local (SF neighborhood/civic news)Aug 19, 2026

News

Trump announces temporary pause on new Canada tariffs

President Donald Trump said he is pausing the new 50% tariffs on Canadian goods set to go into effect, citing a deal between the between the U.S. and Canada....

ABC7 News (KGO-TV, ABC)Aug 19, 2026