Two 15-year-olds on a Waymo joyride were intercepted by police and detained for underaged drinking and shooting Orbeez gel blasters from their driverless vehicle, after the autonomous company called the police to stop them.
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(KRON) -- Alameda County prosecutors filed murder charges this week against a man who allegedly shot a father of four in Oakland. Leonard Evans, 43, is accused of fatally shooting the victim around 11:30 a.m. on June 14. Police officers found the homicide victim inside a Tesla on the 1300 block o...
The disease was found in an asymptomatic blood donor during a routine screening.
U.S. forces are carrying out "powerful" airstrikes against Iran in response to earlier Iranian attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said.
Nearly half the states are opposing the Trump administration's latest tariff proposal. The pushback comes after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the president's tariffs earlier this year.
In the wake of the report, a number of Democrats across the country called for Platner to get out of the race.
(KRON) -- A significant earthquake shook parts of the North Bay and was felt around Napa and St. Helena. The initial quake had a preliminary magnitude of 3.6, according to the United States Geological Survey. It was epicentered about 17 miles east-northeast of Santa Rosa and 19.6 miles north of S...
President Donald Trump, during the first day of the NATO Summit in Ankara on Tuesday, said he will consider allowing Turkey to buy American F-35 fighter jets.
An investigator says the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk strolled Utah Valley University in shorts and a T-shirt and bought a meal at Chick-fil-A on the morning of the conservative activist's assassination.
President Donald Trump's executive order last year creating the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization set a July 4, 2026, termination date for that temporary organization.
(KRON) -- Crews are responding to a five-acre fire in South San Jose on Tuesday afternoon, according to Cal Fire SCU. Firefighters were dispatched to the 20200 block of Almaden Road, east of Alamitos Creek. Cal Fire said structures were being threatened due to the fire. An image of the fire can b...
The family of a UC Berkeley professor slain in 2025 is facing a tricky legal battle.
Despite a crushing loss to Belgium on Monday, the U.S. men’s national team made progress under coach Mauricio Pochettino.
2 children were found living with dead animals in a squalid Philadelphia, Pennsylvania home.
Total Soccer Show podcast co-host, Joe Lowery joins Fox Local San Francisco to discuss the USMNT's exit from the FIFA World Cup. He and James Torrez also talk about the exiting Argentina vs. Egypt match.
Two 15-year-olds on a Waymo joyride were intercepted by police and detained for underaged drinking and shooting Orbeez gel blasters from their driverless vehicle, after the autonomous company called the police to stop them.
The oldest standing church in New York State has witnessed the rise of colonial New York, the American Revolution and the history of the nation.
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Three people were arrested and a massive amount of narcotics seized on Sunday when the San Francisco Police Department responded to a possible vehicle burglary. SFPD officers from Central Station were dispatched to the area of Mason and Pine streets at around 3:23 a.m. Whi...
A man was shot and killed in the Oakland hills Tuesday morning.
Aides to McConnell have declined to release any information about his condition, fueling speculation about his prognosis.
Brittany Armstrong was charged with involuntary manslaughter after illegal fireworks started a fire that killed Cashmere Elijah Parker in Dunn, North Carolina.
(KRON) -- A Marina District-founded taqueria is opening its third location in San Francisco. Bonita Taqueria y Rotisserie opens Wednesday, July 8 in Noe Valley, the business announced in a news release. Bonita Taqueria is located at 4063 24th St. and is the business's third location in San Franci...
Advocates campaigning against a planned ICE facility in South County are expressing disappointment after two nearby cities decided not to throw their support behind a lawsuit challenging the project.
Oakland police are investigating a reported kidnapping after a woman was struck with a gun and forced into a car near the city's Laurel District last Friday.
Your next trip to the mailbox could cost more. Here's when USPS stamp prices are going up – and by how much.
Trailing 2-0 against Egypt with 11 minutes of regulation time to play on Tuesday, the defending champions rallied for an improbable 3-2 victory.
(KRON) -- Police in Oakland are searching for a woman who was kidnapped on the night of Friday, July 3, in the Laurel neighborhood, authorities said Tuesday. The suspect, who is also wanted, struck the victim with a firearm before forcing her into a dark-colored car, according to the Oakland Poli...
Oakland police are investigating a reported kidnapping that happened last Friday night.
Smoke Soul Kitchen's Vanessa Lee will open the bookstore by the end of this year, the first since the relocation of Marcus Books. Chapter 3, new Black-owned bookstore, to replace shuttered Bayview storefront
A grand jury indicted an Idaho woman on two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her 18-month-old twins. The mom is accused of suffocating her children in 2025.
Officers say the workers spotted structural support beams beginning to buckle on the 21st floor and self-evacuated.
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The first satellite system specifically made to detect wildfire threats in California and across the globe will go online later this year following Tuesday's SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Governor Gavin Newsom announced. Among the 81 payloads abo...
(KRON) -- A Foster City restaurant is going viral after a screenshot of its policy toward diners with children was posted online. Chez Xue, which according to its website, was voted best restaurant in Foster City, is a Chinese spot located in downtown Foster City. While Yelp reviews have praised ...
Operation Hard Ball has led to federal charges against 37 operatives of India-based organized crime syndicates for racketeering, extortion, and international drug trafficking.
Two teenagers were detained by the San Mateo Police Department Monday afternoon after they were reported drinking and shooting toy guns from a Waymo car.
The studio behind AI-generated "actress" Tilly Norwood has announced its creation will be "starring" in a new film.
'Star Wars: The Experience' will make its world debut in February, 2027 at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia as part of the Star Wars 50th anniversary celebration.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to block Texas from enforcing a state law requiring age verification for app downloads.
Organizers seeking to reopen San Francisco's Great Highway on weekdays submitted signed petitions in an effort to qualify a measure for the November ballot. Supporters of the measure say the closure benefits "the few at the expense of the many," but opponents say "it's making the community strong...
San Francisco rent prices continue to reach record highs, with the median rent for a one-bedroom surpassing the $4,000 threshold. And the city leads the nation in annual growth for rent.
ABC's hit show "Shark Tank" is back with a new group of all-star guest Sharks, as well as permanent Sharks for season 18! ✨🦈✨
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