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Suspected drunk driver crashes into Vallejo home

VALLEJO, Calif. (KRON) -- A 34-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and hit-and-run after crashing his car into a Vallejo townhome just before 2:30 a.m. Sunday. The vehicle slammed through the front door of the residence on Sacramento Street befor...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 1, 2026

business

Oakland's Home of Chicken and Waffles closing its doors after 22 years

It's the final day for a soul food institution in Oakland. Home of Chicken and Waffles served up its final pieces of fried chicken on Monday. The restaurant has been open on 4th Street in Jack London Square since 2004....

ABC7 News (KGO-TV, ABC)Sep 1, 2026

News

Oakland neighborhood protects 'Kevin the Peacock'

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- In Oakland, there’s an entire neighborhood that watches over a wild peacock. His daily routine has become a bit of a predictable ritual, right up to sunset. In this Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland, you’ll find peacock crossing signs because of Kevin. I...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Sep 1, 2026

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Lake Tahoe swim instructor recounts rare river otter attack, receiving 38 stitches

WARNING: The video may be graphic for some. Lynnette Bellin, a swim instructor who teaches self rescue lessons, said she was on her weekly swim in the lake when the otter encounter occurred. "It was teeth and claws and I was pushing it away," Bellin said, describing what she says...

ABC7 News (KGO-TV, ABC)Sep 1, 2026

business

Landmark restaurant in Oakland's Jack London Square area closes.

The customers, former co-workers, and family came to say good-bye to Derreck Johnson and his landmark Home of Chicken and Waffles restaurant, a Black-owned business known as a late-night food and drink stop for decades, serving celebrities and politicians as well as Oakland resid...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsSep 1, 2026

government

Back in a flash: SF Camerawork to reopen weeks after shuttering

Artist Hal Fischer, 75, has taken over the nonprofit's board, and completely turned it over. He says it's the third time he's rescued SF Camerawork. Back in a flash: SF Camerawork to reopen weeks after shuttering...

Mission Local (SF neighborhood/civic news)Sep 1, 2026

parks

2 men killed during Tomales Bay canoeing trip; 1 identified

Two people died while canoeing on Tomales Bay in Marin County over the weekend. Authorities say the men left their campsite to go canoeing just before midnight on Saturday, but never returned. One of the victims was identified Monday as Casey Flynn Melia, 36, of San Francisco....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 31, 2026

safety

2 dead, 1 missing after catastrophic Grand Canyon flash floods

Two men have died and at least one person remains missing following catastrophic flash flooding in the Grand Canyon, emergency officials in Arizona confirmed, while questions linger over why an early warning system failed during the surge. The situation showed significant improve...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 31, 2026

safety

Retail theft crackdown leads to arrests at REI and local grocery stores

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco’s District Attorney has charged 15 people with a variety of shoplifting related offenses ranging from grand theft to petty theft. Authorities say Erick Rock, Johanna Daniels and Dennis Kelley have ripped off the REI in San Francisco multiple ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 31, 2026

News

Jury convicts Duane Davis of murder in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur

Nearly three decades after hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur was gunned down in Las Vegas, a jury has convicted Duane Davis of first-degree murder, bringing a long-awaited sense of closure to the musician’s oldest friends. Shakur was shot in a drive-by near the Las Vegas Strip in Septemb...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 31, 2026