A preliminary 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Salinas Thursday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake hit at 7:49 a.m. and was located 11.5 miles south-southeast of Tres Pinos, 14.3 miles north-northeast of Soledad and 17.1 miles south-southeast of Hollister,...
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Concord Night Market returns Friday, July 10 to the heart of Downtown Concord at Todos Santos Plaza. Event is from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, will feature live music, performances, and local food vendors.
Wowed by her first visit, I had to return for a second time. Review: Cantoo Latin Asian Rotisserie offers tasty fusion
James Beere, who became Oakland's interim Police Chief last December, has secured confirmation to lead the department permanently.
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee on Thursday named interim chief James Beere as the city's new police chief – a move cheered by both civil rights attorneys and the police union, who noted he's a longtime Oaklander who understands the city and how to free the department from the longest federal police ov...
PINOLE, Calif. (KRON) -- The search for a missing fisherman near Pinole who was last seen preparing to launch his canoe into the San Pablo Bay was suspended late Wednesday night, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Tito C. Montances, 70, was reported missing by his family on Tuesday after he left ...
(KRON) -- Oakland Interim Chief James Beere has been announced as the City of Oakland's permanent Chief of Police. Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee announced the appointment on Thursday, calling it the result of a "comprehensive recruitment process led by the Police Commission and retired Chief Daniel H...
Utah prosecutors plan to play audio clips in open court Thursday of law enforcement officials interviewing the roommate of the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Two World Trade Center, the last office tower in the complex, broke ground Thursday, 25 years after the 9/11 attacks on the twin towers in New York City.
Bonnie Tyler died "unexpectedly" in a hospital in Portugal where she was being treated for an illness, her family said Thursday
Our warming trend continues today with highs at or above average in most cities for the first time this month. Morning clouds will clear faster for sunshine compared to yesterday.
New York-based home repairs contractor Handyma'am weaves skilled handiwork with community building.
Veteran journalist Katie Couric is opening up about a recent health scare
El Niño is officially on the rise. Ocean temperatures along the equatorial Pacific are running 1.2°C above average, and forecasters say warming is expected to continue into winter.
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Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee on Thursday will name interim chief James Beere as the city's new police chief, according to two sources.
(KRON) -- A 53-year-old man accused of a commercial burglary in American Canyon this week took selfies of himself committing the crime, according to authorities. The burglary was reported to the American Canyon Police Department by a business in the 1100 block of Green Island Road on Monday. Vehi...
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a missing 70-year-old canoer last seen near San Pablo Bay.
Coast Guard suspends search for missing canoer near San Pablo bay.
(KRON) -- The California Highway Patrol activated a Silver Alert Thursday in Alameda County for a missing 21-year-old autistic woman from Oregon who may be in the Oakland area. Emalee Anna Bennett-Hofmann is described by authorities as 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 300 pounds. She has brown h...
California scientists explain.
Famous former residents are only part of the story behind this irreplaceable cliffside apartment building
A former employee of Elon Musk’s AI company opens up about the grueling work environment — and why he still misses it.
For women who train as surgeons, infertility is a known occupational risk. A fight over who pays for it is coming to a head at UC hospitals.
No matter how many games Buster Posey’s team loses in 2026, the franchise won’t have the chance to secure a top-nine selection in 2027.
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Shark expert Chris Lowe, a professor of marine biology and director of the Shark Lab at Cal State, Long Beach, explains how to stay safe as sharks migrate toward the California coast during El Niño.
(BCN) -- A San Francisco jury has convicted a 45-year-old man of sexually assaulting two unconscious teenagers in 2017 after he groomed them while he was leading a Potrero Hill church youth group, prosecutors said. Marvin Sotorizo was found guilty of two counts of oral copulation of an unconsciou...
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Expect even more sunshine Thursday in the Bay Area with temperatures climbing noticeably from what was already a warmer day yesterday. Daytime highs will lift into the 80s and even low 90s inland, with 60s and 70s along the bayshore. This sets us up for even warmer weather...
Changes to state and local laws have made housing projects easier to move from conception to construction, bypassing the commission entirely Things are getting boring at the Planning Commission. Is it state law? Or just no money to build?
The Secret Service urged President Donald Trump to fly out of Turkey on the old Air Force One instead of the newly retrofitted Qatari-gifted plane out of an abundance of caution
Global music superstar Bonnie Tyler, famous for her hits "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding Out for a Hero," has died. She was 75.
There’s also an American angle to the French-born British player who grew up five minutes from the All England Club and has reached the semifinals as a wild card at Wimbledon. Arthur Fery honed his game by playing three years of college tennis for Stanford University, where he was a two-time A...
A preliminary 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Salinas Thursday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake hit at 7:49 a.m. and was located 11.5 miles south-southeast of Tres Pinos, 14.3 miles north-northeast of Soledad and 17.1 miles south-southeast of Hollister,...
James Beere will shed his interim tag and serve as Oakland’s permanent chief of police, Mayor Barbara Lee announced Thursday. “Public safety and justice are strongest when they advance together, and today’s appointment is about more than selecting a Police Chief — it is about renewing our comm...
San Francisco International Airport may soon offer an entirely private luxury terminal experience for travelers willing to pay a premium price. SFO officials announced plans to begin accepting bids this September from private operators to construct and manage a brand-new private terminal.
On Wednesday evening, the Locust Street Festival in downtown became the first event to utilize Walnut Creek's new entertainment zone initiative so restaurants and bars can sell alcohol outside for people to enjoy outdoors within the designated festival area.
San Francisco International Airport may soon offer an entirely private luxury terminal experience for travelers willing to pay a premium price. SFO officials announced plans to begin accepting bids this September from private operators to construct and manage a brand-new private terminal.
Concerns are growing over how raw sugar destined for the C&H Sugar refinery is being stored at a private terminal during an ongoing labor dispute, prompting calls for investigation by local officials and criticism from union leaders.
A late-night technical issue is causing some long delays at SFO airport's international terminal Wednesday night. Travelers we spoke with said there is confusion about how long the system problems will persist as travelers have to be checked in manually.
It's unclear how long the renewed U.S. strikes on Iran will last after it took weeks of difficult diplomacy to get an initial interim ceasefire. This also brings up some important questions as to what the cost will be for the American people as well as for the president.
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