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Coastside park with sweeping ocean views, beach access gets opening date

(KRON) -- A once-private coastal stretch of San Mateo County is opening to the public starting next week following years of delays. Don Horsley County Park, which encompasses Tunitas Creek Beach, will open its gates Monday, Aug. 17. The new 58-acre park is situated along Highway ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 13, 2026

safety

Gun, meth pipes, Vicodin, stolen ID cards seized in Santa Rosa traffic stop

(KRON) -- What began as a routine traffic stop in Santa Rosa early Thursday morning turned into a significant seizure of drugs, paraphernalia, stolen IDs and a firearm. The Santa Rosa Police Department said an officer pulled a vehicle over for an expired registration in the area ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 13, 2026

safety

Fire in taco truck knocked down near Napa golf course: video

(KRON) -- Firefighters in Napa knocked down a fire in a taco truck near a golf course Wednesday afternoon. According to Cal Fire, firefighters from Station 27 at Greenwood Ranch were assisted by the American Canyon Fire Protection District in extinguishing the blaze. The red and ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 13, 2026

Local

Quake strikes San Leandro; shaking felt throughout Bay Area

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 struck near San Leandro on Thursday morning, and while there were no immediate reports of damage, people all over the Bay Area reported feeling the shaking....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 13, 2026

Local

4.1-magnitude quake in San Leandro

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 struck near San Leandro on Thursday morning, and while there were no immediate reports of damage, people all over the Bay Area reported feeling the shaking....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 13, 2026

Local

Earthquake strikes Bay Area

The quake centered in Oakland was felt in San Francisco and around the Bay Area.

The San Francisco StandardAug 13, 2026

Local

Earthquake near San Leandro felt across Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A sizeable jolt was felt around the Bay Area Thursday morning as an earthquake rocked the San Leandro area. The quake was a preliminary magnitude 4.1, according to the United States Geological Survey. However, the agency later downgraded it, first to a 3.9...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 13, 2026

safety

Woman killed in San Francisco e-scooter crash identified

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A woman who was killed last week in a crash while riding an electric scooter in San Francisco’s Union Square has been identified as 32-year-old Yebin Kim. On Friday, Aug. 7, around 8:18 a.m., Kim was riding on Market Street between Fourth and Fifth streets...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 13, 2026

business

Napa's trendy Rydable's: history on wheels

You can see Napa from a lot of different perspectives—but these founders wanted to make the experience more personal. We’re taking a ride with a mother-and-daughter team who built their business around showing people their city. Karen Kaiser and Nancie Cameron, share their story...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 13, 2026

News

Napa Valley Rydables: new way to see Napa's history

A mother and daughter are putting a family spin on Napa sightseeing. Their Rydables tours combine a ride through downtown with stories about the city’s history and landmarks. Karen Kaiser and Nancie Cameron, share their story....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 13, 2026

schools

Gas prices hit record highs

The latest inflation numbers show prices are still rising, while gas prices are reaching record highs for this late in the calendar year. Gustavo Flores-Macías, dean of the School of Public Policy at University of Maryland, gives insight....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 13, 2026

News

Ticks that cause Lyme and other diseases have migrated south. Are doctors ready?

Angela Newman of Biltmore Forest, North Carolina, remembers the “bizarre” symptoms she began experiencing almost a decade ago. Blurry vision, a stiff neck, hypersensitive skin, numbness and weakness that would come and go. She saw a variety of medical specialists, undergoing an M...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 13, 2026

News

Trump challenges birthright citizenship

Civil rights groups are asking a judge to block Trump’s new birthright citizenship order. Alejandra Vargas, partner at Duane Morris LLP, gives insight....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 13, 2026

safety

117 cited in one-day sweep for dangerous drivers in Santa Cruz Mountains

(KRON) -- A traffic enforcement operation focused on dangerous driving on Santa Cruz Mountain highways was conducted Saturday by the California Highway Patrol and San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. The effort resulted in 117 citations and one arrest, authorities said. The joint s...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 13, 2026

safety

Multiple families displaced after residential fire in Suisun City

A fire that burned through homes in Suisun City on Thursday displaced several families with children, according to Mayor Alma Hernandez. Suisun City Fire Department crews arrived early Thursday morning at the 600 block of School Street on the west side of the city, where multiple...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 13, 2026

safety

1 dead after car drives off cliff in Santa Cruz, lands in ocean

One person died and another was injured after they drove off a cliff in Santa Cruz and landed in the ocean early Thursday morning, according to officials. The crash happened at about 12:50 a.m. off West Cliff Drive near the Steamer Lane surfing spot, officials said. One person wa...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 13, 2026

safety

Big Sur Timber Fire grows; Highway 1 closed

The Big Sur Timber Fire has grown to 4,000 acres affecting the summer tourist season and ahead of Monterey Car Week. Highway 1 is still closed in the Big Sur area....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 13, 2026

Local

Rest in peace, Bip City

Car break-ins, long a symbol of dysfunction in San Francisco, have fallen precipitously in recent years. Surveillance technology is partly to thank.

The San Francisco StandardAug 13, 2026

safety

Body cam: Oakland police kill man with makeshift spears

Oakland police released new body-camera and surveillance video on Wednesday documenting a fatal police shooting of a man armed with two homemade spears – the third officer-involved shooting this year....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 13, 2026

Local

Cloudy, cool Thursday in Bay Area

(BCN) -- The National Weather Service forecast for the greater San Francisco Bay Area for Thursday calls for slight chances of showers and thunderstorms near the coast, cloudy skies around the bay, and patchy smoke in some areas inland. Daytime highs will be mostly in the low to ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 13, 2026

business

Oakland's Home of Chicken and Waffles to close after more than 20 years

A beloved Oakland institution is closing its doors after more than two decades. Home of Chicken and Waffles near Jack London Square will serve its final meals later this month. The restaurant opened in 2004 and is known for its fried chicken, golden waffles and Southern comfort f...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 13, 2026

schools

San Jose State students get unlimited Bay Area transit with Clipper BayPass

Getting to campus, internships and jobs is about to become more affordable for San Jose State University students, with unlimited transit rides across the Bay Area beginning Saturday. Students began signing up Thursday for the Clipper BayPass, which gives them access to VTA, BART...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 13, 2026

News

People We Meet: Angel Contreras wants to build race cars

Angel Contreras has wanted to design a car for as long as he can remember — not just any car, but one built for racing. People We Meet: Angel Contreras wants to build race cars...

Mission Local (SF neighborhood/civic news)Aug 13, 2026

Local

BART says cracks on new fleet gearboxes ‘not a safety concern'

Cracks have been found on the gearboxes of dozens of BART’s Fleet of the Future train cars – sometimes after only one year in service – according to a new analysis ordered by state regulators and obtained by NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit under the state’s Public Records Act. ...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 13, 2026

News

Martinez man faces life without parole in burglary-murder case

A Martinez man is facing life in prison without parole after being charged in the murder of another resident, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. Marcos Eduardo Iriarte-Valdez, 36, is charged with the murder of Todd Stewart, 68, stemming from a burg...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 13, 2026

Local

Allowing cars back on SF's Great Highway could cost more than $10M, controller says

The San Francisco Office of the Controller wrote in an analysis this week that Proposition G, a ballot measure to let cars back on the Great Highway, would cost the city millions of dollars if it passes in November. Making the road suitable for cars would “significantly increase ...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 13, 2026