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 community that hel...
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(KRON) -- KRON4 Chief Meteorologist Lawrence Karnow shares 4 Fun Things happening in the Bay Area this weekend.
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After nearly a three-year closure, Bay Area sport salmon fishing is back, and North Bay fishermen are celebrating a season already producing impressive catches.
Dry lightning, which produces little to no rainfall, can spark wildfires.
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.
The city’s real estate market is going bonkers as Anthropic employees with equity are poised to become rich -- and jack up SF rents. A $65K job at Anthropic becomes a flashpoint in S.F’s affordability crisis
Overnight temperatures will drop into the 50s across the region. There will be increasing cloud cover throughout the evening, especially at the coast.
(KRON) — A cat reported loose on southbound Highway 101 in Marin County had "quite the dangerous joyride" Wednesday evening, according to Marin Humane. Marin Humane said California Highway Patrol Marin Area officers responded to the incident. One officer conducted a traffic break while another sa...
Thieves in American Canyon made off with more than $100,000 in copper wire, tools and vehicles, but it was a selfie that helped police tie one of the suspects to the crime.
The UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy is launching an initiative to pay a group of Oakland volunteers to come up with recommendations for the city's mayor and city council to tackle the problem of vacant storefronts and lots. Each volunteer, chosen by lottery, can receive $1,350 as well...
Fans watched every minute of World Cup action between Spain and Belgium
Authorities in morgan hill are investigating the sexual assault of a young girl during a ymca day camp. They have now arrested her 25-year-old camp counselor for the crime.
American Canyon police said selfies helped them identify an alleged thief accused of stealing $100K in copper wire, tools, and vehicles.
From music legends to classic film stars, here’s a look at the well-known figures who have died in 2026.
(KRON) -- A 30-year-old Redwood City man suspected in two residential burglaries and sexual assaults this past May and July along the Peninsula was arrested by investigators this week, police announced on Friday. The Redwood City Police Department said officers responded on July 5 to a suspicious...
A 17-year-old boy accused of carrying out a deadly shooting at a graduation ceremony in Fairfield was arrested in Texas.
Lin-Manuel Miranda breaks down Disney's new live action "Moana," in an interview with entertainment reporter Joelle Garguilo.
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.
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.
In the middle of the city of Vallejo sits an outdoor classroom unlike almost any other in the Bay Area: a working urban farm where school children spend their summer days brushing rabbits, feeding goats and learning the basics of animal care.
Tents lining California and Battery streets in San Francisco were part of the set for an untitled Netflix thriller filming under the working title "2034," directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and starring Rachel McAdams and Jeff Daniels, among others.
(KRON) -- A judge sentenced a killer on Friday to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering 13-year-old Sarah Geer in Cloverdale more than four decades ago. James Oliver Unick, 64, of Willows, Calif., was sentenced by Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Laura Passaglia. ...
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.
Apple on Friday accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets as it seeks to build its own hardware for ChatGPT. This is a major rupture in a partnership between the iPhone maker and the artificial intelligence company.
A steel beam recovered from the original World Trade Center stopped in San Francisco on Friday as part of a cross-country tour commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Fire Department said fire crews brought flames under control Friday afternoon at an alleged marijuana grow house. No injuries or damage to nearby structures were reported. The incident happened on the 400 block of Lakeshore Drive in the city's Lakeshore n...
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.
(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 illegal narcotics — i...
(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 75th Avenue. At th...
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 resilience. The tower w...
Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk are trying to sow doubt about the case.
Actress Joanna Pettet, a familiar face in film, television and theater, has died at the age of 83.
Apple on Friday accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets as it seeks to build its own hardware for ChatGPT, a major rupture in a partnership between the iPhone maker and the artificial intelligence company. Apple said in the lawsuit filed in a California federal court that the theft of its trade ...
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.
(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 Jeep Wrangler Rubic...
San Francisco Bay Area native 11-year-old Amaya Masoli, who's starring as young Moana in Disney's live-action remake, shared her excitement for the film and how she brought her own Samoan culture into the experience.
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.
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
A town in the Sacramento Valley is stuck in a legal battle to secure police services.
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 of Battery and Ca...
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