Fatal Redwood City liquor store fire started by victim, investigators say
(KRON) — One of the two men who were found deceased in a large fire that gutted a Redwood City liquor store in 2025 is believed to have started the blaze, according to an investigative update released Thursday by police. The fire fully engulfed Avenue Liquors on Roosevelt Avenue by 5:30 a.m. on Nov. 3, […]
‘How can you not build an Asian mall?’ He saw the Bay Area shift...
Perhaps no one has done more to bring Asian shopping centers to communities across the Bay Area than John Luk. Luk launched his career in commercial real estate years after arriving in the South Bay from Hong Kong for a career in nursing. But noticing the lack of Asian grocery stores and banquet halls as demographics s
CCWD Secures Federal Grant for Canal Replacement Program
Contra Costa Water District has secured a $1.3 million federal grant to support design work for the Canal Replacement Program. The award is the first external funding secured for the program and will reduce the share of this work funded by CCWD customers. The Canal Replacement Program is a long-term...
Ex-Oakland high school student charged with making threats
(KRON) — A former Latitude High School student in Oakland is accused of making a threatening video directed at a school official and potentially LHS students, prosecutors said. The former student, 18-year-old Mercury Hayes, was arrested Wednesday and is currently behind bars, Santa Rita Jail inmate records show. Alamed
Two killed in East Bay car wrecks, including one inside gated community
Police are investigating two fatal traffic collisions that happened less than nine hours apart in Concord and Walnut Creek.
Bay Area swimmer crosses Strait of Gibraltar, on verge of breaking world record
ALGECIRAS, Spain - Berkeley native Maya Merhige this week completed a grueling open-water marathon swim across the punishing Strait of Gibraltar, bringing her one step closer to becoming the youngest person to achieve a feat only reached by about 50 people in the world. What we know:. On Tuesday, the...
Mutated COVID-19 variant could be behind surge in SF virus levels
A mutated variant dubbed the cicada variant could be behind the rise in cases.
Woman on e-scooter struck by driver near UC Berkeley
First responders rushed an e-scooter rider to the local trauma hospital after a driver struck her near UC Berkeley on Thursday, police report. The crash happened shortly before 5:15 p.m. at Walnut Street and Hearst Avenue just northwest of campus. Someone called 911 to report the collision. Berkeley police said the wom
Family mourns 24-year-old mother killed in hit-and-run outside Oakland church
OAKLAND, Calif. - Family members on Thursday identified the woman killed in a hit-and-run just across the street from an East Oakland police station as a 24-year-old mother. Maribel Matias died on Saturday night after she was struck by a car directly in front of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, across the street from the Oakl
Strong Delta breeze returns in Sacramento and Modesto – how cool will it get?
As kids head back to school, this might feel like final summer weekend to get outdoors. Last weekend was of course just a bit too hot for some, with high temperatures well above 100 degrees. This weekend? A complete pattern shift. High temps will hold in the 80s — well below average for August — every day this weekend
