Longtime Sonoma State soccer coach Marcus Ziemer, part of Bay Area soccer dynasty, dies...
Marcus Ziemer, part of a Bay Area soccer coaching dynasty and longtime Sonoma State University men's soccer team head coach, died in Germany after a weekend accident.
Oakland Begins Issuing Speeding Tickets as Automated Camera Enforcement Takes Effect
Oakland, California — Drivers in Oakland are now facing fines as the city’s automated speed camera program officially moves into its enforcement phase. After several weeks of issuing warnings, officials confirmed that speeding citations began Sunday through Oakland’s automated speed camera system. The cameras were...
Deadly Crash At 68th And Bancroft Shuts Down East Oakland Intersection
A 30-year-old man was killed today when the car he was driving collided with another vehicle at the intersection of 68th Avenue and Bancroft Avenue in East Oakland, according to Oakland police. Emergency crews pronounced him dead at the scene, and officers closed the intersection while investigators documented the...
Video released in Oakland police ghost chase that led to death of bystander
New video released after Lolo Sokai was killed in a freak accident prompted by an unauthorized OPD ghost chase in 2022. The video shows for the first time what the officers said after the accident. The video also shows in graphic detail the chaotic scene and mother's grief over the...
Two arrested after Oakland blade fight
(KRON) — Investigators are asking the public for information after an argument between two people led to a fight where they attacked each other with a bladed object, according to the Oakland Police Department. Both suspects were arrested in connection with the incident. OPD said officers responded just after 7:45...
Bing Crosby’s Northern California estate is back on the market, asking millions more
This historic Hillsborough mansion sold for $25 million last year after a steep price cut. Its new owners say they spent millions restoring it before relisting the Bay Area property.
‘He just sat there in flames’: Sole survivor of Piedmont Cybertruck crash sues Tesla
Police, regulators and grieving members have struggled to find accountability for the incident, which left three college students dead.
California school districts issue thousands of pink slips
A version of this article first appeared on EdSource. Earlier this month, the Berkeley school board approved more than 350 potential layoffs for next school year that cut deep into central office functions and vital school site roles. Teachers can be reassigned and are unlikely to lose their job, BUSD says, but more...
Resident rescued from burning San Lorenzo home
(KRON) — Firefighters rescued a resident who was trapped inside a burning house in San Lorenzo just before 7 a.m. Tuesday. Alameda County Fire Department officials said firefighters found the Usher Street home “fully engulfed in flames. One occupant was inside the home at the time of the fire and was rescued.” The...
An East Bay city is getting its first Philz Coffee
(KRON) — A popular San Francisco-founded coffee chain is opening its first location in one East Bay city. Philz Coffee is having its grand opening in San Leandro on Wednesday, March 18, the chain announced in a press release. The Philz is located at 1194 E 14th St., across the street from IHOP. The cafe […]

















