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Millbrae man faces life in prison after child sex assault convictions

(KRON) -- A Millbrae man faces life in prison after being convicted Wednesday of repeatedly sexually assaulting an 11-year-old family member, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. A jury found 45-year-old Di Li guilty of all 20 felony charges, including 17...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 17, 2026

Local

California gas prices jump to over $6 a gallon on average

The average price for a gallon of gas in California jumped 19 cents in the past week to $6.08. In San Francisco, the average gallon costs $6.23. In Oakland, it’s up to $6.13. In San Jose, the average is now $6.07. The national average is up more than $1 a gallon compared to a yea...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 17, 2026

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Making youth sports more accessible

Increasing costs are keeping some families away from enrolling their kids youth sports. An expert joins us to talk about potential solutions.

KTVU FOX 2 NewsSep 17, 2026

safety

‘We want answers': Family of Nvidia researcher continues to question suicide ruling

The family of a 32-year-old Nvidia researcher who died in July is calling on Palo Alto police to continue to dig into the circumstances of his death, which authorities have ruled a suicide. Irfan Al-Hussaini was found unresponsive in his Palo Alto home on July 22 and died about a...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 17, 2026

safety

Smoke from underground electrical lines prompts downtown SF street closures

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Smoke seen coming from under a manhole cover near the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco Thursday morning was determined to be due to heated electrical lines within an underground vault, according to fire officials. The response has temporarily shut down ar...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 17, 2026

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‘Godfather of AI' warns Congress has ‘maybe a year' left to regulate AI

Geoffrey Hinton, a Nobel laureate known as the “ Godfather of AI ,” issued an ominous warning to lawmakers: Congress may only have one year left to implement safeguards on artificial intelligence before it loses control of it. “Maybe a year, but not much more than a year,” Hinton...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Sep 17, 2026

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OpenAI flags concerning new AI behavior and vows to track it more closely

OpenAI has disclosed six reports of "unexpected or concerning" behavior in AI models, including an unreleased research model inserting "jailbreak-like instructions" into its own notes to disregard its normal constraints and telling itself to be "freed from the roles and identitie...

ABC7 News (KGO-TV, ABC)Sep 17, 2026

safety

1 dead, 2 seriously injured after fishing boat hits rocks under Golden Gate Bridge

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- One person has died and two others were seriously injured after their fishing boat struck rocks under the Golden Gate Bridge Thursday morning, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Multiple agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard and fire depa...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 17, 2026

government

Half Moon Bay to end Flock camera contract

(KRON) -- The wave of Flock camera removals is hitting the San Mateo County coastside. The City Council of Half Moon Bay is getting rid of the automated license plate reader cameras over privacy concerns. Half Moon Bay’s 16 Flock cameras, which went online in 2025, will soon stop...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 17, 2026