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A 41-year-old man from Sacramento died after falling several stories from an elementary school building in Berkeley where he was installing scaffolding, officials said.

Ty Leighton, of Brentwood, for arranging to meet a 13-year-old minor with the intent to engage in lewd and lascivious acts, among other related charges. As part of a week-long operation led by the Contra Costa County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force hosted by the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office...

OAKLAND — After reporting flat profits and reduced electricity and gas revenue in its second quarter, PG&E now has its sights set on lowering customer bills, according to its CEO. The investor-owned utility posted a profit of $521 million during its April-through-June second quarter of 2025, up 0.2% from...

RICHMOND, CA — Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested a pilot at San Francisco. International Airport on suspicion of child molestation. Rustom Bhagwagar, a 34-year-old Florida resident, remains in custody at the West County Detention Facility in Richmond. The detectives boarded a Delta Airlines...

There seems to be no more love for Horn Barbecue at the Chronicle, just a few years after the paper — and multiple national publications — crowned it one of the best restaurants in the Bay Area. The Chronicle updated its list of the best barbecue spots around...

(KRON) — A man allegedly connected to the bombing and burglary of an ATM in a San Ramon Target store on July 20 was arrested Tuesday in Newport Beach, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The suspect, identified as Diego Ananias Arellano Diaz, is accused of being part of a Chilean ATM robbery crew […]

(KRON) — An animal cruelty case is in San Mateo County court Thursday as the defense attempts to have the charge dismissed ahead of jury trial. Bryan Jose Ledesma-Ramirez, 24, of Redwood City, is accused of using a broom stick to torture a goose to death in 2022. The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office began […]

(KRON) — An employee at a Grocery Outlet store in the East Bay has been charged with felony embezzlement. According to the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, Kierra Trinishanico Phelps committed a felony embezzlement over time between Dec. 30, 2024 and Jan. 28, 2025. During that time, according to the DA,...

(KRON) — The Oakland Police Department seized two vehicles believed to be involved in illegal sideshows. OPD said the two cars are from San Jose and Salinas but did not disclose details on the suspected car owners or any forthcoming charges. “As part of OPD’s Summer Safety Plan, we remain committed to addressing...

On Monday afternoon, four individuals reportedly accosted a construction worker at gunpoint in the 100 block of Arbor Drive, snatching tools in a brazen daylight heist. The Piedmont Police Department had officers on the scene shortly after the 2:30 pm incident, according to a social media announcement, and began an...