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A 36-year-old Oakland father is facing a felony child abuse charge after his 5-year-old son ate a square of psilocybin-laced chocolate and ended up in the hospital. Police say the man called 911 to report that his child was “tripping” after eating a piece of the candy. The boy, who showed hallucination-like symptoms, w

(KRON) — With Alameda County leading the way, vehicle thefts in California declined for the second consecutive year, according to Governor Gavin Newsom. The announcement on Tuesday revealing that vehicle thefts declined by nearly 25% in 2025. The progress the state has made in reducing vehicle thefts by nearly a quarte

The government says defendant Andy Duong, own of the owners of California Waste Solutions, took secret photos and videos of politicians in compromising positions.

An ordinary summer afternoon turned into a stark reminder of the growing wildfire threat for the Pleasanton community. A vegetation fire broke out around 3:00 pm on Tuesday, July 21. The fire spread quickly across dry vegetation, alarming residents in nearby neighborhoods. “I noticed the fire around 4, I had...

(KRON) — One Oakland city councilman is apparently so fed up with brazen illegal dumping around the city that he posted a video on social media publicly shaming a suspected offender. Councilman Kevin Jenkins posted an Instagram video Saturday that allegedly shows a woman unloading furniture — including a mattress, couc

A 38-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing another man in the neck at a party in Fremont, prosecutors said.

For months, federal prosecutors have been vague about how they plan to argue their case that Mayor Sheng Thao was involved in a criminal bribery conspiracy. Now, they’ve laid some of their cards on the table. On Friday, prosecutors published several documents describing evidence they hope to introduce when...

A woman from Oakland was arrested after police said she sprayed bear repellent during an argument in the parking lot of an East Bay Trader Joe’s, exposing eight people and sending one to a hospital.

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck about 5 miles east-southeast of Cloverdale in Sonoma County on Tuesday evening.

(KRON) — Dozens of Honda cars that had been stolen in Berkeley in recent weeks were found during a chop shop investigation that resulted in two arrests, the Berkeley Police Department announced Tuesday. The case began after several vehicles were reported stolen in Berkeley in a single night, authorities said. Officers