Searing heat on tap for SoCal this weekend — and there’s more fire danger...
Wide swaths of California will face searing temperatures over the weekend, with forecasters issuing a heat advisory for non-coastal areas and warning about the risk of adverse fire weather.
Crunch Fitness Acquires Bay Area Franchise Locations, Expanding Corporate Footprint
The deal brings eight more Bay Area clubs under Crunch's ownership, giving the brand 16 corporate-owned locations in the region as it rolls out system-wide upgrades to equipment, classes and recovery amenities
East Bay suburb of Dublin named best place to live in California
(KRON) — An East Bay suburb that’s mostly known as the site of a former woman’s prison that closed under a cloud of scandal is apparently the best place to live in California. That’s according to U.S. News and World Report anyway, which named the suburban Bay Area city of Dublin as the No. 1 […]
Routine Traffic Stop Leads to Seizure of Drugs, Paraphernalia
A routine traffic stop for registration tags that expired 11 years ago became a drug bust on Sunday, August 2, when Alameda Police Department (APD) officers searched the car and found “suspected narcotics, drug paraphernalia, and materials consistent with drug sales,” according to an APD report on Facebook.
Santa Clara Street Dance Moves to New Lafayette Street Location Tonight
Santa Clara’s annual Street Dance returns tonight, Friday, Aug. 7, with a new location, live music, food trucks and plenty of room for dancing. The free event runs from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at 900 Lafayette St. David Martin’s House Party will take the stage from 7 to 9...
Caltrans I-580 Truck Ban Study Finds Modest Health Gains, Major Traffic Shifts
In a long-awaited preliminary study, Caltrans found that lifting a decades-old truck ban on Interstate 580 would add about 3,800 large vehicles to the highway daily — and reduce truck traffic along parallel Interstate 880. The findings come as the state’s transportation department examines the potential traffic, health
San Jose Man Killed as Suspect Walked Free in Oakland Murder Case
A 21-year-old San Jose man was shot and killed just before 1 AM on May 2 outside an apartment complex on Summerside Drive, and the man accused of pulling the trigger was, at that very moment, walking free while awaiting trial on an entirely separate murder charge out of Oakland. San Jose police say Micheal Teghen Amuch
San Leandro postal worker punched by stranger in unprovoked attack
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. - A U.S. Postal Service worker returning from a break in San Leandro was punched without warning by a stranger, according to authorities. The assault happened around 3 p.m. July 27 on the back dock of the Estudillo Station Post Office at 1319 Washington Ave., according to the U.S. Postal Inspection
Rescue crews airlift injured hiker
A hiker was airlifted out of Almaden Quicksilver County after breaking his leg on Friday. Crews were able to reach the individual on foot but realized an airlift was the safest way to get him off the trail. The incident prompted officials to urge hikers to take safety precautions.
Suspected drug dealer faces murder charge in overdose death of Orinda resident
(KRON) — A suspected drug dealer was charged with murder Thursday in Contra Costa County. Ulzii Orshikh Batsukh, 26, of Alameda, is accused of selling narcotics laced with fentanyl that killed a 20-year-old Orinda resident in 2024. Thomas Griffin Wilson died Sept. 21, 2024, and the cause of death was later determined t
