After waiting 90 minutes, Bay Area mom and baby leave ER before treatment. Then...
"We waited for about an hour and 30 minutes," the newborn's mother said of their trip to the ER. "They did not do anything at all." Visiting the ER for the baby's concerning cough, a Fairfield mom said no tests were done and no treatment was given. But they still got a huge bill.
Ebony Alert activated for missing teen last seen in East Bay
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The California Highway Patrol activated an Ebony Alert for a missing 15-year-old girl who was last seen in the East Bay on Sunday, May 31. Semajanea Castle is described by authorities as 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 130 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Castle was last […]
Small quake rumbles near Fremont Thursday morning
(KRON) — A preliminary 2.7-magnitude earthquake shook east of Fremont Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake occurred at 7:17 a.m., USGS said. The epicenter was 4.6 miles south of Sunol at a depth of 5.6 miles, along the Mission Fault. There were no initial reports of damage.
I Got Access to Hundreds of Teacher Misconduct Complaints in California — and You...
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Berkeley police investigate gunfire on Bonar Street
A shooting in West Berkeley damaged a vehicle on Wednesday night. Police are investigating. No arrests have been made. Berkeley's 911 center got multiple calls just before 10:30 p.m. about a possible shooting, police said. Officers responded to the 2200 block of Bonar and found one vehicle that had been struck. As of p
Oakland seniors raise alarm over conditions at affordable housing complex
The Oakland Station was supposed to be a quiet and affordable home to live out their golden years. Instead, dozens of Oakland seniors say they're living with roaches, garbage and unsafe conditions — and are now banding together to demand change from their landlord and the city. “I wanted...
A top Bay Area bird-watching spot was nearly paved over. Today, more than 150...
Baylands Nature Preserve is 1,940 acres of tidal marsh and open space, and one of the elite bird watching spots on the West Coast. Thank “Baylands Lucy” it survived.
A massive Pacific jet stream could shake up California weather
An unusually extended Pacific jet stream could bring larger swings between cool and warm weather to California in the coming weeks.
Wednesday evening traffic: Highway 1, 9, 17, 129, 152 lane closures for roadwork
There will be alternating lane closures on both northbound and southbound Highway 9 at Pool Drive in San Lorenzo Valley because of bridge work. This will continue until April 30 at 6:59 a.m. in 2027. South Highway 1 at Park Avenue in Capitola / Soquel is facing closures for roadway...
Coyotes are coming: Novelist explores new threats to America’s suburbs
Ever since the mid-20th century, novels, movies and TV series have explored our fascination with the secretly troubled lives of people living in the suburbs — perhaps because the majority of Americans, including in the Bay Area, live in suburbs. In narratives from the “dark suburbia” genre, the characters...

















