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Illegal dumping has long plagued neighborhoods across Oakland, but city officials showcased a new addition to their cleanup efforts aimed at tackling the problem head-on....
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The Army on Friday announced it's temporarily grounding all Apache helicopter flights following the fatal crash near Fort Hood, Texas, earlier this week....
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The district attorney's office said it can’t rule out whether the suspect acted in self-defense, or in defense of others. Suspect arrested for fatal Sunnydale shooting released, citing ‘insufficient evidence’...
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The situation in the Strait of Hormuz remains largely unchanged, with few ships getting in or out. The disruption is having a major impact on the U.S. economy....
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(KRON) -- A male river otter found in the road overnight suffered head trauma after an alleged hit-and-run incident in Vacaville, according to the Solano Wildlife Rescue and Education Center. The Solano Wildlife Rescue and Education Center told KRON4 that the animal will be in th...
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An investigation is underway in northern lower Michigan after six people were found dead in three locations.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrote a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seeking more information about the administration's "calamitous" response to cyclosporiasis....
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Catherine Breed, 33, is nearly midway through her journey to swim around 900 miles, from the California-Oregon border to Mexico. The long-distance swimmer is believed to be the first to attempt swimming the entirety of the California coast, an attempt she began on July 1 and is e...
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A powerful magnitude 7.7 quake has struck off the coast of Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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San Francisco YIMBY leader describes ‘slowly festering irritation’ with Mayor Daniel Lurie. YIMBY leaders give Mayor Lurie a B- on housing. Mayor Mamdani gets an A-....
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(KRON) -- It was 25 years ago when Tony Stefani, a San Francisco Fire Rescue Squad Captain, received news that forever changed his life. Doctors had detected a rare form of cancer, starting in his pelvis. At 49 years old, his entire kidney would need to be removed. Friday, he sto...
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Overdose deaths in the city fell to their lowest level on record — 34 deaths in July, the lowest since the city began tracking the number in 2020. Those 34 deaths represent a decrease of more than 20% compared to last year, when there 52. For 2026 as a whole there have been close...
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(KRON) -- A former employee of the Pleasant Hill Tourism Improvement District faces multiple felony charges tied to an embezzlement and bribery scheme following a year-long criminal investigation, according to the Pleasant Hill Police Department. PHPD said a contracted company re...
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From Deadpool to Queen Amidala, Disney fans are dressed to impress. Here's a look at some of the best costumes at Disney's ultimate fan event.
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A young great blue heron was rescued from Lake Merced by the San Francisco Police Department's Special Marine Unit on Thursday, after its legs became untangled in a fishing line. SFPD's Special Marine Unit was able to get to the great blue heron and hand i...
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OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- The 16th annual Oakland Pride returns Sunday, with approximately 30,000 people expected to gather in the streets of downtown Oakland. Featuring the theme “Pride, Power and People,” this year's event marks its first as an official program of the Oakland L...
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'INNOVATION CAMPUS': An Oakland building that once housed a supercomputer facility is now the proposed site for a new tech project — though advocates reject the notion that it's a data center....
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(KRON) -- A man was arrested Wednesday in connection to a series of burglaries in Lafayette earlier this week. The Lafayette Police Department identified the suspect and sent detectives to a home on Alhambra Way in Martinez to serve a warrant. The suspect saw the police and took ...
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Selena Gomez and her mother are being sued for allegedly defrauding investors.
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(KRON) -- One of the restaurants in San Jose's bustling Eataly Silicon Valley food facility has been shut down due to vermin. Terra Restaurant and Bar on Eataly's third floor had its health permit suspended for vermin contamination on Friday, KRON4.com has confirmed. The County o...
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The U.S. Army temporarily halted all Apache helicopter training missions Friday after a fatal crash in Texas earlier this week killed two soldiers.
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Waymo announced that the California Public Utilities Commission approved expanding its autonomous vehicle rideshare services across the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles and two other major metropolitan areas....
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Popular tomato soups kits sold at select Walmart stores in 29 states are being recalled after routine testing found a presumptive positive result for listeria....
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Most ads you see on social media aren't vetted -- so you never know who is behind that advertisement, and if that product is real.
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The Terra restaurant on the third floor of Eataly closed due to vermin contamination, according to the County of Santa Clara Environmental Health on Friday. Authorities said an inspection was conducted in the entire Eataly food facility after the department received a public comp...
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Former Cambridge University professor Jason Arday was found dead on Friday, according to the university, amid plagiarism allegations.
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“Maybe it was only 20 percent, but 20 percent in a city like this is more than enough, far more than enough to swing a race” A second act for Saikat Chakrabarti backers? A left-leaning YIMBY Democratic club....
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D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event runs from Friday to Sunday at the Anaheim Convention Center in California.
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A person has been arrested in connection with vandalism at The World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced Friday....
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The judge in Alex Murdaugh’s murder retrial decided Friday to move the case out of a rural South Carolina county but stopped short of ruling on the defense's request to dismiss the case altogether....
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OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- The City of Oakland has acquired a new specialty truck to combat illegal dumping across the area, tackling what officials describe as a serious health crisis. Since the truck began operation on Monday, public works crews have removed 17 tons of garbage f...
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Christy Knowings, who starred in Nickelodeon's sketch comedy show "All That," died this week in California at the age of 46.
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GM Mike Dunleavy and owner Joe Lacob are targeting the February trade deadline as the next chance for the team to make a splash.
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Rising incidents of vandalism and law enforcement misuse connected to license plate readers are sparking alarm over how widespread the Flock cameras have become nationwide....
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A Half Moon Bay teacher and coach was arrested on allegations that he sexually abused a former student who was a minor at the time, authorities said.
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San Francisco (KRON) -- The San Francisco Giants have been chosen to host the 2028 MLB All-Star game. By the time the game is played, it will have been 21 years since the last time the Giants hosted the Midsummer Classic. A lot has changed since then. In 2007, George W. Bush was ...
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7th graders tackled a knife-wielding student who attacked a teacher at Jonesville Middle School in Lee County, Virginia, the sheriff said.
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(KRON) -- A Half Moon Bay man who is a coach and teacher with the Cabrillo Unified School District was arrested Thursday on allegations of child sex crimes involving a former student, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. Paul A. Farnsworth, 61, was arrested on susp...
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Beer and braids: the unlikely pairing that recently put parents in a room, offering dads a space to learn and lean on one another as students head back to school....
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The fire began on Aug. 7 in Humboldt County.
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Korean-born artist GaHee Park opens her first U.S. museum show, "Behind the Curtain," at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Review: GaHee Park looks behind the curtain at new Yerba Buena art show...
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While city law caps donations to candidates, those same office-seekers can receive unlimited amounts of cash through separate committees. S.F. ethics commission votes to end politicians’ campaign finance loophole...
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Police said investigators believe the manager set the blaze at the store.
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Frustrations over rising utility bills boiled over at a CPUC meeting Thursday, where consumer advocates urged regulators to reject PG&E's latest spending requests. Advocates and utility customers argued that Californians are already struggling with some of the highest energy bill...
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An Oakland soul food institution is closing its doors after more than 20 years in business.
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A South Bay pastor made his college football comeback at the age of 47. Justin Buzzard, 47, joined the San Jose City College football team, the Jaguars. Buzzard was inspired to try after seeing a social media video of a man in his 60s playing football in the East Coast. He reache...
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Waymo has received approval to expand its service across what appears to be the entire San Francisco Bay Area. On Friday, the autonomous taxi company said its application to expand service had been approved by the California Public Utilities Commission. Fr...
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From the original El Taquito to El Taquito Dos in Hayward, the family has kept the tradition alive. For many customers, a visit is about more than a meal, it’s about memories of growing up, and now sharing those memories with the next generation. Oralia Padilla and Jorge Espinosa...
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The Home of Chicken and Waffles in Oakland is closing at the end of August.
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(KRON) -- The City of Alameda will hold a special meeting later this month to discuss plans for the Oakland Roots Soccer Club to transform its training facility into a temporary stadium. The meeting, which was first reported in The Oakland Roots Blog, is set to take place Aug. 24...
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Three art pieces, two at McLaren Park and one at Balboa Park, will come to the Excelsior area as part of Big Art Loop. Excelsior Buzz: incoming big arts at the parks, end of summer night market, and new Guatemalan restaurant...
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A lifeguard is recovering after a great white shark pulled him underwater near a popular family beach destination in Maine over the weekend, local officials said....
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The East Bay SPCA nonprofit shelter shared that all 16 abandoned puppies found in a Livermore Walmart parking lot back in July have been adopted. On July 8, local advocates who help with rescuing lost and missing animals were alerted to a large group of puppies in a brushy area o...
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Redwood City police announced a startling discovery following a liquor store fire last fall, where two people were found dead inside: A manager was found with a locked chain around one of his wrists next to the body of another employee following the aftermath of the blaze, which ...
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One of Bay Area residents’ most popular destination spots is prepping for a very unwanted visitor; Tropical Storm Lala is bearing down on the Hawaiian Islands. As the weather changes, preparations have been getting more intense. While many local travelers said they’re not changin...
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A memorial service was held on Friday for the young man shot and killed during a party near Morgan Hill in July. Desiderio Romero V, 18, was remembered by family and friends during a service held at the Santa Teresa Catholic Church in San Jose. “At the end, you pray to God and gi...
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Edie Elkan, founder of 'Bedside Harp,' has spent the last 25 years bringing the sound of hope to hospital patients.
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Former boxer Prichard Colón has died at age 33, 11 years after sustaining life-altering blows to the head during the only defeat of his professional career....
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(KRON) -- One of the two men who were found deceased in a large fire that gutted a Redwood City liquor store in 2025 is believed to have started the blaze, according to an investigative update released Thursday by police. The fire fully engulfed Avenue Liquors on Roosevelt Avenue...
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McKenna West, a surrogate who was told to terminate a pregnancy because the baby has hypoplastic left heart syndrome, gave birth in Texas.
