Suisun man charged with gun crime after Berkeley police stop
A 38-year-old Suisun City man has been charged with possession of a "ghost gun" after getting pulled over in Berkeley last week, police report. Rencis Jacob was also charged with driving without a license, court records show. Berkeley police on patrol Thursday afternoon stopped Jacob at Jefferson Avenue and Allston...
New noodle joint arrives in Berkeley, and a sandwich spot opens in Pinole
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Hayward DUI Suspect Charged With Killing Woman and Seriously Injuring His Own Son, Though...
An alleged DUI driver stands accused of a drunken 88 MPH crash in Hayward that killed his 20-year-old passenger, seriously injured his own son, and left another passenger comatose. Though oddly, he was released from jail. Last March 7 at around 10 pm in Hayward, there was three-car rollover crash...
Palo Alto Mom Takes City To Court Over Son’s Oregon Expressway Death
Last Friday, the mother of 20-year-old motorcyclist Devan Harper took the City of Palo Alto and Santa Clara County to court, filing a wrongful-death lawsuit that blames his fatal Oregon Expressway crash on unsafe road conditions. Harper died after his motorcycle hit a curb near Alma Street on Dec. 16, 2024, according...
Looming in 2026: Oakland health advocates prepare community for Medi-Cal freeze
Second in a three-part series about Oakland agencies preparing for major federal funding cuts. Oakland health advocates are preparing for changes to California’s Medi-Cal insurance program that will affect immigrant communities. Starting Jan. 1, the state’s insurance program for low-income people will stop accepting...
Bay Area storm updates: Wind advisory in effect
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A pair of powerful winter storms that are expected to bring high winds, rain, thunderstorms, and even possible tornadoes, is barreling toward the Bay Area. The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for coastal areas and a wind advisory for interior areas. The warnings kick in...
Police arrest suspect in connection with series of storage unit thefts in Pleasanton
(KRON) — Pleasanton police followed up on a series of storage unit break-ins, the Pleasanton Police Department (PPD) wrote in a statement on social media on Tuesday. During the investigation, detectives served a search warrant at a residence in Castro Valley. PPD officers reported finding numerous stolen and...
Menlo Park flooding near Meta, possible evacuations
MENLO PARK, Calif. - Streets were flooded with rising water early Wednesday morning in Menlo Park, prompting police and fire crews to knock on doors, warning residents of possible evacuations in a neighborhood near the Meta campus. Anit-Lazy Drops Now Sold Online In All 50 StatesLUV Flow Drops |. Robocalls...
Toxic mushrooms killing California dogs, shelter warns
(KRON) — Several dogs in California’s Central Coast have recently died or been hospitalized after eating toxic mushrooms, the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter said Monday. The shelter is sounding the alarm on what to watch out for while outside with pets. Following the first rainy days of winter in the San Francisco...
Thousands without power across Bay Area as storm moves through
PG&E reported several large power outages across the Bay Area on Wednesday as a wet and windy storm moved through Northern California.
