More than 100,000 people crowded San Francisco’s waterfront Saturday for the Fourth of July fireworks show, but getting home proved to be a grueling ordeal as transit systems and city streets were pushed far beyond capacity. Riders reported that typical 30-minute trips stretched into waits of ...
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(KRON) -- Two teenagers were detained after causing "trouble" in a Waymo on Monday afternoon, the San Mateo Police Department announced in a social media post. Waymo reported that two 15-year-olds were drinking and "shooting" from inside the self-driving SUV. Waymo notified SMPD, and the vehicle ...
SEATTLE (AP) — The United States’ hopes for a deep World Cup run at home ended when Charles De Ketelaere scored twice and assisted on another goal, helping Belgium expose the Americans’ defensive liabilities in a 4-1 win Monday night that earned a quarterfinal berth. While the U.S. was boosted by...
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Team USA fell 3-1 to Belgium in the Round of 16 match, ending America's run in this year's World Cup.
Video of traffic gridlock, pedestrian crowds, bus lines, stalled Waymo driverless taxis, and one rider whose Waymo drove over an illegal firework as it burned on the street have prompted questions from the public about how San Francisco handled the planning and implementation of crowd control aft...
Video of traffic gridlock, pedestrian crowds, bus lines, stalled Waymo driverless taxis, and one rider whose Waymo drove over an illegal firework as it burned on the street have prompted questions from the public about how San Francisco handled the planning and implementation of crowd control aft...
An EBT card and identification card left at the scene of a violent hit-and-run helped investigators identify a man accused of intentionally driving into a crowd after a brawl broke out following Oakland First Fridays celebrations, authorities said.
The Oakland City Council is set to decide Tuesday whether to block off three streets at International Boulevard to curb sex buyers, commonly known as "johns."
Brittany Clark was attacked and killed by an alligator while swimming at the Little Big Econ State Forest in Florida.
The marine layer will deepen and expand again tonight, pushing across the bay and locally inland -- where it will linger until mid-morning tomorrow.
Attempted murder charges were dismissed on Monday for a Southern California doctor who was accused of driving his family off a cliff at Devil's Slide near Pacifica in 2023.
World Cup fans had high energy at San Pedro Square watching Spain win over Portugal 1-0 in their match earlier Monday afternoon, and prepping for the U.S. to take on Belgium at 5 p.m.
All passengers and crew were reported safe after a Delta Air Lines passenger plane made an emergency landing Monday afternoon at Fresno Yosemite International Airport.
Fog obscured the pyrotechnics, but nothing could hide the gridlock that stranded Waymos and delayed buses for hours.
(KRON) -- Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's husband is facing potential criminal charges, again, following a crash in Yountville, authorities said. The Napa County Sheriff's Office said Paul Pelosi crashed his brown convertible into a parked Tesla in broad daylight July 3. A witness said the convertib...
The Oakland City Council is poised to decide Tuesday whether to block cars on International Boulevard from turning onto 9th, 10th and 11th avenues in hopes of deterring sex buyers, or johns.
Stephen Zunes, professor of Middle Eastern studies at the University of San Francisco, on what to expect at the upcoming NATO summit where President Trump will be in attendance and the wars in Iran and Ukraine are likely to be top of mind.
Nolan Wells, 18, was last seen on Fourth of July near Horn Island as the U.S. Coast Guard and United Cajun Navy searched.
The Blue Light is using Kalshi to backstop its World Cup promotion.
(KRON) -- Striker Folarin Balogun will lead the line against Belgium for the United States in the World Cup Round of 16 Monday night. The forward, who is the Americans' leading goalscorer at the 2026 World Cup, was shown a red card in the USA's last game, a gritty 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegov...
Volunteers gathered 15,626 signatures for a measure that would reopen the Great Highway on weekdays and leave the park open on weekends. Great Highway measure to reopen coastal road set to qualify for November ballot
(KRON) -- Bay Area Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna has joined the chorus of voices calling for Graham Platner to drop out of the Maine Senate race. Platner, who won last month's Democratic primary in the state, has been dogged by previous allegations of troubling behavior. On Monday, new allegations su...
A former campus police officer testified Monday that he found an apparent "sniper pad" on a rooftop near where Charlie Kirk was assassinated, as prosecutors sought to convince a state judge they have enough evidence to put a Utah man on trial for murder.
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Flaring violence between criminal street gangs this summer triggered police to launch a surveillance operation that resulted in several arrests, the San Francisco Police Department said. "Over the past month there have been multiple Bay Area homicides that were possibly re...
More than three years after a radiologist was accused of intentionally driving his family off of Devil's Slide, a judge dismissed the criminal charges against him, according to our partners at the Bay Area News Group.
Mexico’s World Cup run ended with a 3-2 loss to England as fans packed San Francisco’s Mission District to watch a dramatic Round of 16 match turn emotional.
The team conducted an extensive search of the remote wilderness near Pine Flat Lake.
Newly released video shows the damage to a parked Tesla following an alleged hit-and-run crash involving Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in Yountville.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is stepping out of the recording booth and into the Hawaiian sun for the live-action 'Moana.'
During this 2024 incident, the DA’s office said that the pastor picked the victim up and dragged her down the hallway of his home before strangling her.
A man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a father of four who was killed while driving in East Oakland last month.
An all-new "Star Wars" adventure awaits! ✨ "Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi" premieres Aug. 5 exclusively on Disney+ and Hulu. Catch up with Lah Kara and Margrave Juro's fellowship of Jedi-in-training in this eight-episode limited anime series.
A new Stanford study found average home insurance premiums have surged 84% in the past five years, with the biggest impacts in high-risk fire zones. Researchers say more homeowners are being pushed into the state's costly FAIR Plan as insurers pull back coverage.
Video shows the damages to a Tesla that Paul Pelosi allegedly struck in a hit-and-run in Yountville.
Go Knights! Disney's "Dragon Striker" Season 2 is slated to premiere in early 2027 and the first look was revealed at Anime Expo! ⚽🐉⚽
Mayor Lurie's efforts to increase mayoral power got $500K from the Emerson Collective, Laurene Powell Jobs' group, among others. Mayor Lurie’s charter-reform effort gets $1.5M boost from tech execs, philanthropist
The chaos at Newport Beach in Southern California included fireworks, blocked roads, fights and the looting of a grocery store. Police said people launched fireworks into crowds and directly at police officers.
(KRON) -- A hiker killed by an alligator in Florida last month has been identified as a California woman. Brittany Clark, 31, was out hiking with her best friend and boyfriend in the Little Big Econ State Forest on June 28 when they stopped for a swim in the Econlockhatchee River. Clark was swimm...
Travis Kelce is used to catching passes, but it’s a throw from his bride that may have one woman feeling lucky. Ashley Smith, sister of Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs teammate Trey Smith, said on Instagram that she caught Taylor Swift’s bouquet after the “Opalite” singer and Kelce got married. The...
(KRON) -- A man who bought $1,800 worth of fireworks was busted by police in Morgan Hill before he had a chance to ignite any over Fourth of July weekend, police said. A patrol officer noticed a "suspicious" car when it was parked behind a business, according to the Morgan Hill Police Department....
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