Hayward CA

The move did away with charges former District Attorney Pamela Price filed against Sheri Baughman and Amanda Bracamontes in Vinetta Martin’s death in 2021.

What has been described as a “very mean squirrel” has been terrorizing a California neighborhood by launching itself on residents and then biting and scratching them. Two local neighbors even went to the emergency room. The threatening little rodent with the decorative tail has attacked five people so...

(KRON) — Fremont police said an intoxicated man was arrested after allegedly pulling out a knife and firearm on a roommate. The incident occurred Sept. 20 at a residence on Eugene Street. The motive and circumstances behind the altercation are not yet clear. “The subject brandished the knife at one of his roommates,...

Mountain View’s homeless population spiked 56% over the past two years with the vast majority of unhoused people residing in vehicles, according to a report released by Santa Clara County this week. The number of homeless individuals in Mountain View jumped from 562 in 2023 to 879 in 2025....

When the Park Street Bridge closes, it’s big news in Alameda. With the presence of California Highway Patrol officers, flashing red lights, and sirens, social media was ablaze with questions about what actually happened on Tuesday night, September 23, when the bridge was closed.

(KRON) — A Bay Area man responsible for selling a counterfeit OxyContin pill laced with fentanyl, which killed a 17-year-old in October of 2022, was sentenced to 21 years in state prison on Sept. 16. The convicted drug dealer, 29-year-old Malcolm Shephard of Pittsburg, pled guilty to charges of involuntary...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A mysterious fireball appeared in the sky Thursday evening that was observed above Napa, San Francisco, San Jose, and Santa Cruz. The strange streaking lights had a long tail of debris. Sky watchers wondered if they were looking at an asteroid. Ryan Stewart, who recorded a video of the lights...

Starbucks is shuttering hundreds of stores across the U.S. and Canada as part of a restructuring push the company calls "Back to Starbucks." The reductions amount to roughly a 1% net decrease in North American locations by the end of the current fiscal year, with CEO Brian Niccol saying the company is focusing on...

Skyline High School in Oakland was put on lockdown Friday morning after police received a 911 call that a student displayed a gun. After responding, police say there is no merit to the report and they have not found or seen any gun.

(KRON) — Two teenage suspects — with one allegedly carrying a loaded gun — were taken into custody last weekend after going door-to-door to ring doorbells at several homes, said South San Francisco police. Police said officers responded to Dolores Way after getting multiple calls. “When officers contacted the teens,...