Oakland Chinatown Demands Action After String of Violent Robberies, Community Rallies for Increased Security...
Chinatown residents and business owners are calling for a stronger response from city leaders following a series of smash-and-grab robberies that have left storefronts shattered and the community shaken. In the span of just a few days, culprits used a U-Haul truck to ram two banks and a truck to...
Woman killed in freeway crash near Oakland Coliseum
OAKLAND, Calif. - A woman was killed in a crash with a semi-truck on the I-880 Freeway in Oakland early Saturday morning. The California Highway Patrol was alerted just before 3:45 a.m. to the crash on the southbound side of the 880 Freeway just north of Hegenberger Road, near the Oakland Coliseum, according to a...
Murder-suicide in Oakland Hills
OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland police said the bodies of a man and a woman who were found last weekend in the Oakland Hills stemmed from a murder-suicide. Police did not offer any more details but in a brief statement said the public was not at risk. Someone called 911 on...
DUI driver crashes into police car in East Bay: sheriff’s office
(KRON) — A DUI driver is being held on $200,000 bail after crashing into the back of a Lafayette Police Department patrol car, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. The driver, 67-year-old Kevin Bell of Walnut Creek, allegedly crashed into the stopped police car on the 3600 block of Mount Diablo...
Fremont: Family Demands Accountability From Housing Nonprofit After Man Dies Following Eviction
FREMONT: FAMILY DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY FROM HOUSING NONPROFIT AFTER MAN DIES FOLLOWING EVICTION
What’s behind the growing rat problem in this Bay Area region?
The task of keeping rodents out has posed a formidable challenge for some South Bay homes and businesses.
San Jose police officer sues property owner over injuries
A new lawsuit could stage a battle between landlords and police in Silicon Valley, as a San Jose officer blames the owner of a property for injuries she sustained during a critical incident at the site. Her lawyer says more lawsuits are coming. San Jose police officer Erin Allen suffered...
Bay Area refill shop tackles single-use plastic problem
In the San Francisco Bay Area, on the island of Alameda, six months ago, a small store opened up on Webster Street and already has quite a clientele.
Temperatures soar into triple digits in parts of East Bay
CONCORD, Calif. - Much of the East Bay saw triple-digit weather Thursday. In Concord, the high temperature was 101 degrees, a first in this cooler-than-normal summer. "Super, super hot today," said Isabel Gutierrez of Concord. "It's pretty bad but it's tolerable," said Evelyn Martinez of Concord. Concord residents...
Debate erupts in Oakland over National Guard intervention for crime control
KRON4's Dan Kerman reports. Read more: https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/debate-erupts-in-oakland-over-national-guard-intervention-for-crime-control-after-3-smash-and-grab-thefts-in-one-day.
