Contra Costa Fire Department responds to HazMat alarm in Concord
CONCORD, Calif. - The Contra Costa Fire Department on Wednesday responded to a fluorine leak at a facility in Concord. A fluorine alarm was triggered shortly before 11:40 a.m., prompting an immediate evacuation of employees. The first arriving fire crews confirmed the building was evacuated, secured the area, and initi
Danville pumps the brakes on e-bikes
DANVILLE, Calif. - As e-bikes and e-scooters continue to explode in popularity, leaders in one East Bay community unanimously approved a set of new rules for e-bikes and e-scooters. Danville hits the brakes. What we know:. The Danville Town Council met Tuesday night to discuss the issue, voting unanimously in...
Ricardo Ruiz, shot by Berkeley police in armed standoff, to be freed after year...
A judge has admitted Ricardo Gonzalez Ruiz, whom a Berkeley police officer shot after an armed standoff, to a behavioral health diversion program — and ordered him freed from custody after more than a year in jail. In a separate criminal trial earlier this year, Ruiz was exonerated of...
T&T Supermarket in San Jose: A look inside Asian grocery chain’s first store in...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — Since the news broke in January 2025 that T&T Supermarket was opening its first location in the Bay Area (and California), the clock started ticking as anticipation for the popular Canada-based Asian grocer began. After a few setbacks in construction, the wait is over. T&T Supermarket is final
Oakland Murder Suspect Leaps From Benicia Roof As Marshals Close In
A fugitive murder suspect from Oakland tried to escape a U.S. Marshals task force by jumping off the roof of a Benicia apartment building, authorities said, and ended up in a hospital bed instead of a jail cell. The man, identified in court filings as 56-year-old Rodney Latin, was injured...
San Leandro appoints interim police chief after Chief Averiett placed on leave over hit-and-run...
An interim police chief was appointed in San Leandro amid the investigation into Chief Angela Averiett, who has been charged in a 2025 hit-and-run collision.
Bay Area sales help set new record for California median home prices
Median home prices in California are at an all-time high with Bay Area sales helping set a new record for the state, the California Association of Realtors said. New numbers released by CAR show the median price for a single-family home in the state is $930,260 as of May 2026. The record is a 2.3% jump since April 2026
Ruby Hill Highway Horror: Union City Driver Hit With Felony In Fatal Crash
A Union City man is now facing a felony vehicular manslaughter charge after a high-speed, head-on collision on Highway 84 near Ruby Hill last summer that killed an Oakley man. Eduardo Guitierrez Delgadillo was notified of the single felony count following a yearlong California Highway Patrol investigation and a review
Stanford, UC Berkeley ranked in top ten of global universities
U.S. News and World Report shared this week their 2026 to 2027 report on top global universities. Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley were ranked in the top ten of this prestigious list.
Shabu Shack Bails On South San Francisco, Leaving Bay Area High And Dry
Shabu Shack is packing up its burners in South San Francisco, with the Northern California hot pot chain announcing on social media that the restaurant will close next Monday, June 22. Once the doors lock that night, the company will be left without a single Bay Area outpost. The chain,...

















