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This is how many pounds of illegal narcotics and explosives CHP K-9s sniffed out last year
(KRON) — According to the California Highway Patrol, its narcotics-detection K-9 teams performed nearly 1,700 enforcement searches in 2025 that were tied to drug trafficking and illegal firearms and explosives. CHP said the K-9-led searches netted more “than 21,170 pounds of ille...
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OPD seeks teen who vanished more than a week ago
(KRON) -- The Oakland Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a 14-year-old girl who disappeared more than a week ago. She is considered at risk due to her age. OPD said Evelynn Valdez was last seen around 1:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 2, in the 900 block of 7...
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Seismic retrofit on Lafayette Reservoir tower gets underway
LAFAYETTE, Calif. (KRON) -- The Lafayette Reservoir tower in the East Bay is undergoing significant modifications as crews began work on Friday to shorten the structure. The project is part of a seismic retrofit aimed at strengthening the tower and enhancing its earthquake resili...
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'Casino Royale' actress Joanna Pettet dies at 83
Actress Joanna Pettet, a familiar face in film, television and theater, has died at the age of 83.
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EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli denies sexual assault allegations as civil trial begins
Former Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli spoke with ABC7 Eyewitness News as jury selection began in his civil trial over allegations of sexual assault and misconduct from seven women over a period spanning two decades....
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'Surgie' the humanoid robot makes history with world-first live animal surgeries
Humanoid robots have performed two surgeries in pigs for the first time, a new development researchers say may be a potential gamechanger for hospitals in the future....
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San Jose man who tried to profit from his own road rage sentenced
(KRON) -- A San Jose man was sentenced Friday to serve 60 days in jail for trying to profit from his own road rage crash and submitting a bogus claim to his auto insurance company, prosecutors said. Ken Pham Tran, 53, told Progressive Insurance Co. that the damage to his white Je...
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Woman accused of slapping driver in McDonald's drive-thru for taking too long
A New York woman is facing a harassment charge after police say she became impatient in a McDonald's drive-thru and allegedly slapped the driver of the vehicle in front of her....
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Woman-owned skate shop Double Down looks for a new home
The shop closed last month after three years at 14th and Valencia streets. Owner Diana Musa said she's looking for a new home. Woman-owned skate shop Double Down looks for a new home...
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This small NorCal town is scrambling to avoid lawlessness
A town in the Sacramento Valley is stuck in a legal battle to secure police services.
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Fake homeless encampments spring up in SF's Financial District
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Over the past day or two, passersby in San Francisco's Financial District may have noticed rows of tents popping up in areas where homeless encampments aren't usually found. On Friday afternoon, rows of tents could be seen on two sides of the intersection ...
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Chinatown leader agreed to pay hush money to harassment accuser, court docs show
Donald Luu, former president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, claims his accuser violated a settlement deal by going public.
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Cyclosporiasis update: 31 states now investigating diarrheal illness
The CDC is investigating a growing number of cyclosporiasis cases now reported across at least 31 states. Here's the latest.
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SFPD arrests 76, seizes 85 grams of narcotics during drug operation
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Officers with the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) arrested 76 suspects and seized 85 grams of narcotics during a one-day operation around the Tenderloin, Mission and Southern Districts on Wednesday. The Drug Market Agency Coordination Center (DMACC)...
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'General Hospital' celebrates major milestone, Maurice Benard and cast reflect on show's success
"It's kinda surreal for me!" Maurice Benard, Laura Wright, Lynn Herring, Kristina Wagner and the cast of "General Hospital" celebrate a major milestone. Watch weekdays on ABC and stream on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+....
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Bay Area's 11-year-old 'Moana' star Amaya Masoli speaks on culture, representation
Bay Area native 11-year-old Amaya Masoli, who's starring as young Moana in Disney's live-action remake, sat down with ABC7 Eyewitness News, shared her excitement for the film, now out in theaters, and how she brought her own Samoan culture into the experience....
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Alaska woman hospitalized after being attacked by bear outside home
A woman was rushed to a hospital Thursday after she was attacked by a bear on the deck of her Alaskan house just as she was getting out with her dogs, investigators said....
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Donald Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process
It's the latest instance of the Republican president trying to exert White House influence over how U.S. elections are conducted.
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US marshals arrest Fairfield graduation shooting suspect in Texas
The suspect, a 17-year-old boy, allegedly fled from California to Texas.
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Judge grants DOJ's request to toss remaining Jan. 6 convictions of Proud Boys
A federal judge on Friday agreed to toss the convictions of four Proud Boys who attacked the Capitol in 2021, fulfilling a Justice Department request to clear some of the last remaining cases in the wake of President Donald Trump’s mass pardons of Jan. 6 rioters. U.S. District...
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'Heat is not to be played with': Meteorologists warn week ahead in US will have dangerous temps
Most of America's Lower 48 states are about to swelter under an unusually large, strong and long-lasting heat dome.
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Soccer Analyst Alex Lobban breaks down World Cup matches
Alex Lobban joins KTVU to discuss what's to come in the World Cup quarter-finals and Team USA headlines.
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Logan Webb apologizes for social media comments, vows to quit X: ‘My last hurrah’
The Giants ace deleted his account after replying to a reporter and fans who criticized the team.
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Arrests made in Alameda beach 'takeover' shooting that injured 2
A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a double shooting at an Alameda beach "takeover" last month, and his girlfriend has been charged as an accessory....
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Bay Area burglary suspect took crime-scene selfies, police say
Two men were arrested on suspicion of a $100K burglary. One allegedly took selfies.
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Suspect in 4th of July Vallejo hit and run arrested
(KRON) -- A suspect has been arrested in a July 4th hit-and-run that left a woman with significant injuries, the Vallejo Police Department announced Friday. Vallejo PD responded at 10:40 p.m. last Saturday on numerous reports of a vehicle-pedestrian crash in a parking lot in the ...
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Motorcyclist dies after falling from SF freeway ramp
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A motorcyclist was killed overnight Friday after falling from an elevated freeway ramp in San Francisco, according to the California Highway Patrol. The motorcyclist was spotted at 11:56 p.m. Thursday by a CHP officer traveling on northbound Interstate 280...
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Former San Carlos mayor allegedly admitted to embezzling from 'all of his clients'
Investors and property owners across the Bay Area allege he stole millions.
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How OpenAI, Anthropic IPOs may impact Bay Area housing market
Some upcoming initial public offerings are likely to raise Bay Area home prices. According to home tracker Redfin, current employees of OpenAI and Anthropic could buy nearly one-third of all the homes in San Francisco with the giant artificial intelligence companies likely to ...
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Fight during San Francisco Giants' game ends in arrests
Four people were arrested following a fight at Oracle Park during a San Francisco Giants game on Thursday, according to police. A video posted on social media shows the fight breaking out at Oracle Park just as the Giants game against the Rockies was ending. Police said off...
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Five abandoned tigers rescued by Oakland Zoo
(KRON) -- Five tigers that were abandoned at a private Northern California facility were rescued by the Oakland Zoo's big cat experts, including one that will make Oakland her forever home, zoo officials said. The tigers were rescued from a shuttered private roadside facility kno...
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Palo Alto police investigating hateful graffiti found in park bathrooms, parking garages
The police department said investigators are uncertain whether all the cases of vandalism are connected or if they were committed by the same person.
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Mission Buzz: A handful of Mission businesses receive an economic boost from the city
Also, there are business closures on Valencia and Mission streets. The MCCLA will host its next community meeting next week. Mission Buzz: A handful of Mission businesses receive an economic boost from the city...
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Excelsior Buzz: Jerry Day returns to the Excelsior Aug. 1
But first, join a neighborhood cleanup near Jerry Garcia Street, as part of Mayor Daniel Lurie's volunteer initiative. Excelsior Buzz: Jerry Day returns to the Excelsior Aug. 1...
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Teen suspect in deadly Fairfield graduation shooting arrested in Texas, police say
A 17-year-old who had fled to Texas was arrested Friday morning in the Dallas area more than a month after an 18-year-old was shot and killed at a Fairfield graduation....
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Bay Area teen caught in CA DMV recall forcing 11,000 Californians into unexplained retests
A Burlingame teenager is among 11,000 California drivers who received notices from the CA Department of Motor Vehicles requiring them to retake a test because of what the agency described as an "irregularity" in test results....
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Here's how many Americans say they are now taking GLP-1 drugs
As GLP-1 drugs become more widely available, they are reshaping how Americans approach weight management and chronic disease prevention. The trend points to a sustained shift in public health, carried forward by a growing canal of treatment options that more adults are able to na...
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'Moana' comes to life: Inside the making of Disney's film with Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Lagaʻaia
A new live-action adaptation of "Moana" is now in theaters and On The Red Carpet is celebrating with a special episode filmed on location in Hawaii.
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Fairfield high school graduation shooting: 17-year-old arrested in fatal attack
The Fairfield Police Department announced the boy was arrested by officers and authorities from the United States Marshals Service in the Texas following an “extensive homicide investigation" into the June 3 shooting....
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It’s bulking season for the Warriors
The league is getting bigger, and Golden State has built a healthy amount of frontcourt depth this offseason.
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Bernal neighbors welcome Supervisor Fielder at first town hall since her return
Fielder said she's proposing amendments for the Mission District to a legislation that cuts inclusionary rates across the city. Bernal neighbors welcome Supervisor Fielder at first town hall since her return...
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NASA chief confirms agency has unexplained UFO imagery: 'We don't know what it is'
NASA chief Jared Isaacson has confirmed that the space agency has taken images of objects that remain unknown, which could be classified as UFOs.
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Possible dry thunderstorms in Bay Area pose wildfire risk
LIVERMORE, Calif. (KRON) -- A weather pattern that brings a risk of lightning with little to no precipitation is moving toward the Bay Area over the weekend and into next week, according to the National Weather Service. While the likelihood of dry thunderstorms for portions of th...
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Moana live action: Lin-Manuel Miranda breaks down the music, meaning, and magic behind the Disney film
Lin-Manuel Miranda breaks down Disney's new live action "Moana," in an interview with entertainment reporter Joelle Garguilo.
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OpenAI's no. 2 exec, Fidji Simo, steps down for health reasons
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Fidji Simo, the number 2 executive at OpenAI, has stepped away from her full-time role at the company for health reasons. Simo shared the news in a post Thursday on X, formerly Twitter, announcing she would instead transition to a part-time advisory role. ...
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‘Same Stuff, Different Day': Oakland musical inspired by Bay Area life
Oakland’s art scene is taking center stage in a new original musical that is equal parts comedy, concert and love letter to the Bay Area. Velena Jones shows us how “Same Stuff, Different Day” combines local talent with a story about the challenges many families face, and the c...
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Taylor Swift paid NYC $160,000 to cover costs for MSG wedding, Mayor Mamdani says
Taylor Swift paid the City of New York $160,000 to cover the cost of resources used during her wedding at Madison Square Garden, Mayor Mamdani said Friday....
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Passenger partially sucked out of plane after ‘window dislodged in-flight’
A passenger on board a flight from Greece to Germany was reportedly partially sucked out of a window when it broke mid-flight.
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Man arrested for selling meth, gun possession
AMERICAN CANYON, Calif. (KRON) -- Police arrested a 42-year-old man for possession of meth with intent to distribute and illegal firearm possession. Wednesday evening, officers with the American Canyon Police Department (ACPD) stopped a Ford F-150 for vehicle code violations near...
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Push for publicly funded supermarkets hits snag in San Francisco
A vote on a San Francisco supervisor’s plan to convert neighborhood corner stores into publicly subsidized markets has been placed on hold. Supervisor Bilal Mahmoud announced the idea late last month and is now accusing Mayor Daniel Lurie of interfering with the Board of Super...
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Meta's new AI image generator no longer available after backlash
On Friday, Meta announced its new AI image generator, which allowed people to generate artificial intelligence content by taking publicly posted Instagram photos, was no longer available. That feature, called Musa Image, was launched on Tuesday. It allowed users to pull “part ...
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Nadine Menendez ordered to surrender to prison Friday amid ongoing breast cancer treatments
U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein rejected the request following a telephone conference Thursday afternoon, ordering that Menendez surrender to the Bureau of Prisons as originally scheduled....
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Who will the Giants draft? Here are the top options at pick No. 4
If UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky and Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey are off the board, UC Santa Barbara pitcher Jackson Flora could be the best player available....
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A closer look: Office spaces filling up in the Bay Area
After a long downturn started during the pandemic lockdown, Bay Area office spaces are getting filled up thanks largely to tech companies. Latest data shows office vacancies are dropping all over the Bay Area as companies — from artificial intelligence startups to large chip c...
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Missing South Carolina girl's remains may never be fully recovered: 'Simply not possible'
Authorities say it is unlikely they will ever recover all of the remains of 4-year-old Javeayah Harris after investigators determined her parents allegedly used corrosive chemicals and other tools to destroy evidence following her death....
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Investigation underway after inmate found dead in West County Detention Facility
(KRON) -- An investigation is underway after a person in custody was found dead in the West County Detention Facility on Friday morning. The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office, which is handling the investigation, said it will provide more details later on Friday. Friday's deat...
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Watch: Lake Tahoe man sprays repellent at charging bear outside his cabin
A Lake Tahoe man got quite the surprise on July 4 after he encountered a bear outside his cabin.
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Mare Island studio collective honors Vallejo through art
Mare Island Art Studios is a working space for 20 artists, a gallery space and a space for community to gather.