Berkeley’s Old Pump Shack Now Slinging Smashburgers Locals Crave
The Station, a tiny corner eatery in South Berkeley that still carries the bones of a 1930s service station, has quietly turned into the kind of spot neighbors plan their week around. What started as Pizzaiolo's pandemic pop-up is now a permanent smashburger stand where every main item stays under $14 and tickets...
Update: Pittsburg Man Arrested in Bethel Island Homicide
The Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office announced that the suspect in a homicide that occurred in Bethel Island is now in custody. According to the Sheriffs Office, Detectives from the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit worked continuously to identify and apprehend the homicide suspect in the killing of...
OPD seizes vehicles tied to illegal sideshows
The Oakland Police Department has seized more than 70 vehicles this year connected to illegal sideshows and reckless driving in Oakland. In 2025, officers towed 195 vehicles and arrested 23 people for police evasion, reckless driving, and sideshow activity.
Oakland city government makes Alysa Liu move as she deals with reality check
Alysa Liu made history by winning double gold at the Olympics, ending a decades-long United States drought, and her hometown is making sure that her achievements are being celebrated
Alameda County looks for $10M to stave off health care layoffs and program closures
Faced with nearly 200 layoffs across the county’s safety-net healthcare system, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors is looking for a few spare million dollars to try to stem the bleeding. The Alameda Health System, which operates Highland Hospital and Eastmont Wellness in Oakland, Alameda and San Leandro...
Oakland residents arrested for armed robbery in Beverly Hills
After a nearly two-year investigation, Beverly Hills police arrested five suspects accused of beating two people during an armed robbery along Rodeo Drive.
CHP seeks car involved in fatal pedestrian crash in East Bay
(KRON) — The California Highway Patrol is seeking the community’s assistance in identifying a white SUV that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision on Wednesday night in Castro Valley. A pedestrian was killed in the crash with a big rig and the unknown SUV. The collision occurred on eastbound Interstate 580,...
A South Bay Mystery: What Happened to All the Tree Frogs?
View the full episode transcript. Springtime in the Bay Area brings with it lush green landscapes, vibrant wildflowers and buds breaking open on trees. And in some places, the soundtrack to all that visual beauty is the chorusing of tree frogs, which can be incredibly loud in the spring when they mate.
It was a historic gas station. Now it serves Berkeley’s most coveted burger.
Oscar winner Jordan Peele has feasted on these Berkeley smashburgers.
1 Dead in Overnight Vasco Road Crash
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that cured on Vasco Road in Unincorporated Contra Costa County Wednesday night. The crash occurred just before 10:30 pm when an adult male driver traveling northbound on Vasco Road from Livermore lost control and wraps his car around a light pole at the...

















