Bay Area experts warn against foraging for deadly wild mushrooms
Experts say watch out for "Western Destroying Angel" mushrooms and "Death Cap" mushrooms because they have dangerous toxins.
Family accused of killing 3-year-old during exorcism wants case thrown out under California’s Racial...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (TCN) -- Attorneys for a family charged with killing a 3-year-old during an exorcism are seeking to have the case thrown out under California’s 2020 Racial Justice Act. The act aims to correct bias in the criminal justice system. On Sept. 24, 2021, Arely Naomi Proctor...
Bright light over Bay Area was astronauts’ return to Earth
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A fast-moving bright light streaking over the Bay Area overnight Thursday has many people talking, sharing pictures on social media and wondering what they saw. Was it a comet? Space junk? Turns out, it was astronauts returning to Earth from the International Space Station in NASA’s first...
San Jose smash-and-grab robbery spurs calls for more funding from state
A recent smash-and-grab robbery in the South Bay has renewed calls from elected leaders and business advocates for more funding to enforce Prop 36, which increases penalties for repeat retail theft offenders. Supporters point to violent incidents, including an attack on an 88-year-old San Jose jewelry store owner,...
‘Bubble territory’: Bay Area housing insiders sound the alarm
Bay Area real estate insiders are once again warning that prices have detached from reality, arguing that the region has slipped back into what they bluntly call bubble territory. Their concern is not just about eye‑popping list prices, but about a pattern of bidding and expectations that, in their view, looks...
Small quake shakes South Bay Thursday morning
(KRON) — A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck near the South Bay Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was nearly 15 miles east-northeast of San Jose’s Alum Rock. The quake occurred at 6:54 a.m., USGS said, at a depth of 5 miles. There were no initial reports of damage or injuries.
Veterans in the Bay Area protest changes to the VA health care system
Protesters gathered outside the Veterans Administration hospital in San Francisco, including health care workers and their veteran patients, protesting a plan to eliminate thousands of unfilled positions in the VA healthcare system.
Disease spread by rats found near Berkeley encampment
(KRON) — A bacterial disease that can potentially be fatal to both people and pets has been found in Alameda County for the first time in five years, health officials announced this week. The City of Berkeley issued a public health alert on Monday after cases of leptospirosis were confirmed in sickened dogs at the […]
Inflation rate in Bay Area rises at fastest pace in more than a year
The Bay Area inflation rate hopped higher in December at its swiftest annual pace in more than a year, an increase that was influenced by fast-rising food costs, although gasoline prices continued to plunge. The consumer price index in the Bay Area rose 3% in December, the U.S. Bureau of...
Resident shares time-lapse video while battling concerning trend on local streets: ‘Thank you for...
"I share my work to inspire people." Resident shares time-lapse video while battling concerning trend on local streets: 'Thank you for the work you do' first appeared on The Cool Down .
