Bay Area laundry business employee works side-by-side with clothes-folding robot
Scott Patterson, Tumble's CEO, said "Isaac" was cutting down the time it took to do laundry, and that in the near future, it would allow the company to reduce the price for a single bag.
East Bay earthquakes: the science behind the cluster
A small earthquake epicentered in Piedmont jolted the Bay Area Monday afternoon, following a 3.6 magnitude earthquake in the San Ramon area in the morning.
A suspicious man followed her. She helped police catch him
A woman who noticed a man following her after a party helped police catch him by leading him to the Berkeley police station, authorities report. The woman got off the freeway in Berkeley and called police after seeing the man tail her from San Francisco. When police arrested Nolan Leonardo, they found illegal items...
Magnitude 2.9 earthquake shakes Berkeley
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake rattled Berkeley on Monday afternoon, following eight quakes in San Ramon that began at 2:30 a.m. "Felt it on Northside. My wall rattled," wrote one Berkeley resident on Reddit . "Southside here. Felt like a truck ran into my house," wrote another. "Twice." A third community member...
Berkeley police investigate carjacking on Frontage
Police are investigating a carjacking in West Berkeley on Friday night. A man called police to report the incident at about 11 p.m. He said he had been driving an hour earlier at West Frontage Road and University Avenue when the carjacking happened. He had come to a stop when someone with a gun approached him and...
South San Francisco police shoot man who allegedly charged at officers during 911 call
The San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office is now investigating the shooting.
Safety advocates pushing for crackdown on illegal ‘e-motos’ at Bay Area schools
As a volunteer for Safe Routes to School and founder of E-bike Access, Bob Mittelstaedt visits school campuses across the Bay Area to track the rising number of e-motos.
End of an era approaching for Bay Area ferry service
Five ferries in the fleet have reached or exceeded their useful lifespan.
Husband shoots wife to death in Redwood City, fails suicide attempt: PD
(KRON) — A woman is dead and a man is hospitalized in critical condition following a failed murder-suicide attempt in Redwood City, according to the Redwood City Police Department. Police found the couple unconscious in a car with gunshot wounds to their heads on the 1300 block of Seaport Boulevard at 12:02 a.m....
JCPenney closes another location in California. What to know
JCPenney is set to close another location, this time in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. The clothing store is set to close its location in the Stoneridge Shopping Center in Pleasanton, California, with its last day of operation on Feb. 22, 2026. The closure was first reported by local news station KRON-TV ....
