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(BCN) -- More than 2,000 Contra Costa County workers voted by more than 90% to authorize a strike if a new contract cannot be agreed upon, their union announced this week. The union workers include those in health services, maintenance, licensed vocational nursing, as well as mor...
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Rescue crews rushed to save the 11 vicitms of a fiery plane crash off the coast of Washington on Thursday. All 11 survived — one is in critical condition, while others have minor cuts or broken bones. The cause of the crash, off Sucia Island in Washington, is being investigated....
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Sergeant Cooper Mauldin of the Fremont Police Department on Friday evening gave an update on what happened at a senior living facility in the city earlier in the day. Mauldin reported that an individual with a firearm and a duffle bag had entered the facility and held two people ...
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(KRON) -- A wild fireworks mishap is going viral from a minor-league baseball game in Richmond, Virginia. It happened during a postgame show for the Richmond Flying Squirrels. The team is the Double A Affiliate for the San Francisco Giants. The video, taken Thursday night, shows ...
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CAPITOLA, Calif. (KRON) -- Rachell Summers was looking forward to celebrating her grandson's first birthday. The devoted 73-year-old grandmother worked at the Art of Santa Cruz gallery in the Capitola Mall. She told one of the gallery's artists that she was planning to buy him a ...
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Lawmakers were in Houston, Texas to hold a hearing on Friday in response to the Lorenzo Salgado Araujo shooting by an ICE agent.
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Nearly 875,000 signatures stand between the Balanced Housing Act and the November 2030 ballot — and the Marina Safeway fight just gave the campaign new momentum....
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President Trump slapped new tariffs on more than 60 countries Friday ranging from 10% to 12.5%, replacing temporary tariffs that were set to expire after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled his initial tariffs purportedly for national security reasons were unjustified and must be revoke...
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A developer wants to tear down the Safeway in San Francisco's Marina District and build a new store with two residential towers on top. It's a proposal that is turning into a lightning rod for debate about affordability and congestion in the neighborhood....
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Aerial video from SkyFox shows multiple police cars and officers in the area of Walnut Avenue between California Street and Fremont Boulevard.
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From superheroes to fantasy creatures, custom cosplay wheelchairs are turning heads at San Diego Comic-Con. Volunteers with Magic Wheelchair make dreams come true, all at no cost to families....
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Police shot and killed an allegedly armed suspect who took two people hostage at a Fremont senior living home.
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Demigods take Hall H! The cast and creators of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" dropped a brand-new teaser and revealed the Season 3 premiere date at San Diego Comic-Con....
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GILROY, Calif. (KRON) -- The Gilroy Garlic Festival returns this weekend for a three-day event in the South Bay. This marks the second consecutive year the festival has been held in person after a hiatus and it is completely sold out. Operated by the nonprofit Gilroy Garlic Festi...
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Nearly 150,000 California voters had their mail-in ballots rejected for the state's June primary, a spike from recent elections even as the state attempts to make voting easier with the goal of boosting participation and counting every ballot....
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A multi-agency task force comprising 70 different law enforcement entities coordinated to identify and rescue survivors, and arrest traffickers.
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(KRON) -- Police activity was reported in Fremont Friday afternoon, in the area of Walnut Avenue between California Street and Fremont Boulevard. The Fremont Police Department said the incident started at 4 p.m. Police are calling it an 'active scene' but are not releasing any ot...
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(KRON) -- Firefighters are battling a grass fire that sparked off of Northbound 680, south of Sunol and Castlewood. The Alameda County Fire Department tells KRON4 the fire started as vehicle fire that spread to nearby vegetation around 3:11 p.m. The fire has closed two lanes on I...
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Two people were hurt following a house fire in Antioch on Friday, according to Contra Costa Fire. The fire broke out at a home on Putnam Street, not far from Park Middle School. Two people were taken to the hospital, one of them by air ambulance, according to authorities. Putnam ...
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The Gilroy Garlic Festival kicked off on Friday and is expected to draw thousands of visitors this weekend. The event raises money for local nonprofits and has raised more than $12 million since 1979....
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Friday afternoon, a car fire appeared to spread to a nearby hillside between Sunol and Pleasanton. Drivers going northbound on 680 approaching Happy Valley Road saw the flames and scorched hillside. While this brush fire only got up to 5 acres and was quickly contained, it sparke...
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(KRON) -- Three people were arrested for a laundry list of charges after a Walmart store in American Canyon called police to report them for theft. According to the American Canyon Police Department, around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, officers stopped a gray Honda Accord as it was lea...
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(KRON) --The 2026 FIFA World Cup has come to a close but San Jose leaders say it's left a lasting spark that benefits sports teams and small businesses alike. More than one million people came out to San Pedro Square to watch soccer matches hosted by the San Jose Earthquakes acro...
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The confrontation between police and Stud Alley partygoers is under scrutiny as the district attorney files charges
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(KRON)-- Didn't get a save-the-date this wedding season? The Presidio Theatre is offering a unique interactive play through the weekend that simulates an East Coast Italian-American wedding, with a twist. Tony n' Tina's Wedding is an off-Broadway comedy performance that originate...
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(KRON) -- Two people were arrested in San Jose, after police say they shot people with paintball guns in two separate incidents. It happened on July 15 between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. One incident happened in the area of South King Road and Ocala Avenue. The other happened near Lundy A...
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The U.S. military said Friday that it fired on another merchant vessel that was trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports.
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An autopsy doctor testified about Celeste Rivas Hernandez's fatal injuries as a judge considers trial for D4vd in a preliminary hearing.
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President Donald Trump is expected to speak Friday night at the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A suspected serial kitten killer who is charged with torturing a baby cat to death in San Francisco was arrested again on Thursday at his Reno, Nevada home. William Ohlson, 33, was released from a San Francisco jail earlier this July because California cou...
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Simone Biles is reportedly back in the hospital after she revealed she “almost died" last month.
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(BCN) -- Gas prices in the Bay Area, along with the rest of California and the nation, keep climbing, according to a weekly fuel report from AAA's regional office in Walnut Creek. Average fuel prices around the Bay Area include $5.76 in San Francisco, $5.58 in Oakland, and $5.57 ...
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(BCN) -- Marin City residents who want to develop a small business are eligible to apply for a free mentorship course and startup grant. The Marin County Microenterprise Support Program, which launched this year, is offering a 12-week course to help small business owners who live...
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(BCN) -- A group advocating for a $30-an-hour minimum wage in Alameda County announced Friday that the signatures it collected to place an initiative on the November ballot have been certified by county officials. The Alameda County Registrar of Voters also confirmed Friday that ...
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A former Mississippi educator is in custody after authorities reported she had sexual relations with a student.
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Pearl Jam guitarist and rock legend Mike McCready has written a graphic novel and rock opera called "Mike McCready's Farewell to Seasons". It'll be available worldwide Oct. 6....
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At first, authorities described the death as "suspicious."
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Get ready, Philadelphia: Grab the LeBron James Sixers merch every fan needs.
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Skydance-owned Paramount on Friday agreed to delay closing its $81 billion buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery well into next year.
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(KRON) -- OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman and his wife Anna donated $5.5 million to round out the $10 million-fundraising goal that will ensure the preservation of Moon Camp, home of the beloved Big Bear Valley bald eagle pair Jackie and Shadow. “We are beyond grateful for the ti...
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San Francisco (KRON) -- Bay Area drivers are running out of time to update certain FasTrak toll tags which are set to expire at the end of the year. In October, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) announced that toll tags manufactured prior to 2019 will need to be up...
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After Bob Myers convinced James to continue his career in Philadelphia, Golden State GM Mike Dunleavy is left with limited options to improve his roster....
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The couple says they left 3-year-old Luca with a pet sitter in Monterey a month ago while they went exploring. Within 10 minutes of dropping him off, they received a call saying he had run away....
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More than 4,300 pounds of canned chicken noodle soup are being recalled after bypassing a required federal inspection before entering the U.S. Find out which cans are affected....
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There are limited options for Golden State to pursue, but the front office could check in on Trey Murphy III or even pursue a reunion with Klay Thompson....
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The lawsuit, which was filed months after the murder of George Floyd, will pay out to thousands of current and former Black employees.
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(KRON) -- A small and beloved dog was reunited with its owner after Menlo Park firefighters rescued the pooch while it was swimming in the San Francisco Bay. Last week, witnesses called 911 reporting that a dog jumped into the water and kept swimming farther away. Firefighters sp...
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Jon Stenvall of 'The Backstage Experience' joins Fox Local San Francisco to preview Discovery's Shark Week and share a story about a man who survived a bull shark attack in Australia....
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Mistah F.A.B. – whose legal name is Stanley Cox – was booked into the Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of possessing fireworks and receiving stolen property....
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A man holding an apparent firearm at an assisted living facility died following a police shooting in Fremont Friday, the police department said. Police said dispatch received multiple calls at around 3:38 p.m. reporting a man with a gun at an assisted living facility on Walnut Av...
