California Man Found Guilty After Fatally Shooting His Girlfriend in Front of Their 2...
A man in California has been sentenced after he was found guilty of killing his girlfriend in front of their two young children. Romier Taguiam Narag was found guilty in February 2026 of first-degree murder with a firearm and child endangerment in connection with the 2023 shooting death, the San Mateo County District...
California leaders seek return of Hayward deaf boy deported to Colombia
A 6-year-old deaf boy, Joseph Rodriguez, was deported to Colombia with his mother and younger brother after his mother visited a San Francisco ICE office, prompting state education leaders to push for their return to the Bay Area. During a video call with staff at the California School for the...
Mountain lion cub in critical condition in care of Oakland Zoo
(KRON) — A mountain lion cub found severely emaciated and infested with ticks was rescued last week in Northern California, the Oakland Zoo announced. One week later, the cub, Clover, has undergone a blood transfusion and intensive care and remains in critical condition. Clover, who experts estimate is about 3 months...
An East Bay French bakery departs as a Japanese bakery arrives in its place
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Berkeley SWAT team arrests San Pablo homicide suspect
Early Thursday morning, Berkeley police arrested a suspect in a San Pablo double shooting that left one man dead in late December. Neighbors on Tremont Street, near Essex Street, woke to loudspeaker announcements at about 4:30 a.m. along with flash-bang explosions that preceded the detention. Berkeley PD's Special...
Oakland’s Speed Cameras Start Ticketing Sunday. Here Are the Hot Spots
Since switching on five weeks ago, Oakland’s 35 automated speed cameras have caught drivers speeding 140,445 times, according to a report released Friday by the Oakland Department of Transportation. That’s an average of 3,601 speeders per day. If those numbers are any indicator, Oaklanders are about to receive...
Watch: Group of thieves ransack Fremont jewelry store
(KRON) — A Fremont jewelry store’s surveillance cameras recorded chaos as more than a dozen thieves smashed open glass display cases, rapidly ransacked the entire store, and bolted into getaway cars. Kumar Jewelers, located on Mowry Avenue, was targeted by the large mob of robbers on June 18, 2025, the Fremont Police...
Wildly Anticipated H Mart Is Finally Opening a Store in the 925
For a long time, it felt like there were none of the giant Asian markets/restaurants/shops you find in SoCal here in the East Bay. And now, all of a sudden, there are lots of them. Tokyo Central opened to huge crowds in Emeryville. Osaka Marketplace is coming to Pleasant Hill.
Zodiac Files Under Lock: The FOIA Struggle for Killer Case Records
A Timeless Enigma Fuels Relentless Requests (Image Credits: Mirrorball.themarshallproject.org) California — More than 55 years after the Zodiac Killer struck fear across the San Francisco Bay Area, public access to investigation records remains a protracted fight marked by delays and denials. A Timeless Enigma Fuels...
Bay Area police warn parents about teen ‘assassin’ game
Alameda police are warning parents and teens about “senior assassin,” a water-gun game promoted around unpermitted beach parties.
