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‘Can't believe we survived': Woman says good Samaritans helped her to safety after her car caught fire on Bay Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — As Lisa Goodman was driving her son across the Bay Bridge to SFO on Tuesday, her car catching fire was the last thing she expected to happen. But some 10 minutes after she crossed Treasure Island, she found herself sitting in a California Highway Patrol car as her own vehicle […]
EXCLUSIVE: Black San Francisco man finds doll with noose around neck at his home
"A picture of me with a noose around the neck and a noose around the dog figurine," longtime Alamo Square resident Terry Williams said, of the stuffed doll laden with hateful slurs towards Black people.
East Bay Residents Charged with Organized Gang Conspiracy for Violent Bay Area Robberies
Four individuals from East Bay are facing charges after a federal grand jury indictment accused them of participating in an organized street gang conspiracy to commit a series of violent robberies across the Bay Area. According to U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, the group is linked to the Ghost Town gang of Oakland and carried out armed thefts amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars from local businesses.
LIST: Bay Area bars showing Canelo-Mungia pay-per-view fight
(KRON) — Canelo Álvarez, one of the biggest stars in boxing, is fighting against fellow Mexican Jaime Mungia this Cinco de Mayo weekend. Álvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs) takes on the undefeated Mungia (43-0, 34 KOs) on Saturday, May 4 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fight will be shown on Amazon Prime and […]
Union City Police Urge Public to Aid Search for Missing "At Risk" Teen Annaliese Gonzalez
The Union City Police Department has issued an urgent appeal to the public for assistance in the search for Annaliese Gonzalez, a 15-year-old girl reported missing and considered "at risk." Gonzalez was last seen at around 11 a.m. on May 1 at James Logan High School in Union City, as detailed on the department's Facebook page.
38-year-old East Palo Alto man dead in single vehicle crash, officers say three kids suffered minor injuries
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Highway Patrol said that a 38-year-old East Palo Alto man has died in a single vehicle crash on Wednesday evening. A public information officer with CHP Hollister-Gilroy told KION the crash happened on Northbound Highway 85 just south of Cottle Road. Officers said a 38-year-old man was driving a The post 38-year-old East Palo Alto man dead in single vehicle crash, officers say three kids suffered minor injuries appeared first on KION546.
Here's what latest data says about Oakland's crime rates
(KRON) — Crime trends are shifting in Oakland this year, with violence crime rates dropping and robberies rising, city data shows. The Oakland Police Department’s most recent statistics for 2024 show fewer homicides and assaults compared to the same time period in 2023. Homicides are down by 17 percent, assaults with firearms dropped 21 percent, […]
The Most Expensive Cities In America To Own a Dog
If there’s anything that 2024 has taught us, it’s that life is expensive. Things all over the world have become much more expensive in the past few years. Whether it’s inflation or the post-COVID economy, the prices aren’t what they used to be. Housing has been expensive for quite some time now, but now we’re […]
Piedmont police arrest 33, recover 37 cars using license plate readers in 2023
PIEDMONT, Calif. - There's a new focus on the use of license plate readers, as more Bay Area cities and police departments discuss plans to adopt the technology. The city of Piedmont has a network of 39 license plate readers, set up at intersections throughout the city. Cameras scan the license plate of every vehicle that drives by.
Oakland’s Convention Center is broke
The company that manages the Oakland Convention Center is out of money and wants the city to bail it out—again. Integrative Services Corporation, or ISC, the long-time operator of the George P. Scotlan Memorial Convention Center, asked Oakland for $1.7 million earlier this year, according to a report recently shared with the City Council. ISC said it needs this money to cover operating shortfalls caused by lackluster convention business and parking revenue.
Fight at UC Berkeley pro-Palestinian encampment leaves several people injured
Violence broke out Wednesday evening at an encampment at Sproul Plaza on the UC Berkeley campus after days of peaceful assembly in response to the Israel-Hamas war, a contrast to arrests and turmoil at other American schools.According to UC Berkeley police, just before 7 p.m., a physical altercation occurred between two opposing groups. One group attempted to take a flag of the other, resulting in injuries to at least two people. Medical personnel were called to the scene.UC police also said additional injuries have been reported. UC Berkeley spokesperson Dan Mogulof later said that a total of three people suffered minor...
46-year-old Newark man arrested for soliciting 14-year-old girl
(KRON) — A 46-year-old man was arrested for allegedly soliciting a minor on Monday, the Redwood City Police Department said. The incident occurred around 1:45 p.m. The victim, a 14-year-old girl, was walking home from school when a man in a white car started talking to her. The man, police said, asked the girl how […]
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