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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...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 10, 2026

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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...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 10, 2026

safety

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...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 10, 2026

business

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...

Mission Local (SF neighborhood/civic news)Jul 10, 2026

parks

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 ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 10, 2026

safety

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)...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 10, 2026

News

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...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 10, 2026

safety

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 ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 10, 2026

Local

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...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 10, 2026

Local

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 ...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 10, 2026

safety

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...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 10, 2026

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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...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 10, 2026

government

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...

Mission Local (SF neighborhood/civic news)Jul 10, 2026

News

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...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJul 10, 2026

News

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.

The San Francisco StandardJul 10, 2026

safety

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...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 10, 2026

business

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. ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 10, 2026

Local

‘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...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 10, 2026

safety

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...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 10, 2026

government

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...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 10, 2026

News

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 ...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 10, 2026

Local

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...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 10, 2026

News

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...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 10, 2026