Car with no plates leads to discovery of altered prescription bottles, Ecstasy, meth: Piedmont...
(KRON) — The Piedmont Police Department said an officer pulled over a driver without license plates just after midnight Tuesday and soon discovered suspected narcotics for sale. “During the stop, [the officer] located prescription bottles with altered labels containing suspected controlled substances,” PPD said in a so
Four arrested during Pleasant Hill retail theft suppression
Two adults from Concord; 17- and 18-year-olds from Oakland. On Tuesday evening, May 26, 2026, our Officers worked another successful Theft Supersession detail in the Crossroads Shopping Center off Monument Blvd. and Buskirk Avenue. While working directly with Loss Prevention for the major retailers throughout the shopp
Oakland police respond to shooting near elementary school
(KRON) — The Oakland Police Department responded to a shooting near an elementary school on Thursday morning. According to OPD, the shooting occurred just after 10 a.m. in the 1600 block of 8th Street, near Prescott Elementary School. Officers arriving at the scene found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She was
Husband ‘took a vacation day’ so he could butcher his estranged wife, ambushed her...
A California man will die behind bars after being sentenced for his estranged wife's murder, with prosecutors saying he "took a vacation day" so he could ambush and butcher her. The post Husband 'took a vacation day' so he could butcher his estranged wife, ambushed her after she got off work and stabbed her 23 times f
Meta’s mass layoffs hit nearly 3,200 Bay Area workers, among region’s worst job losses...
Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has laid off around 8,000 workers globally as it invests billions in AI.
California Public Sector Union Threatens Environmental Lawsuit Over Gavin Newsom’s Return-to-Office Policy
California's onerous and easily exploitable environmental review law is being pushed to new levels of absurdity by unionized state workers who are threatening to use it to block Gov. Gavin Newsom's return-to-office mandate. Since early last year, Newsom's administration has been in the process of winding down COVID-era
Top Bay Area athletes to follow at CIF State Track and Field Championships
From St. Ignatius senior Ellie McCuskey-Hay’s bid to earn honors in four events to two track teams trying to win the 4x100 relay, here are local athletes who could win big at the state meet.
Quake Swarm Rattles Gilroy as South Bay Gets Shaken Awake
A brief swarm of small earthquakes gave the South Bay a literal shake-up during KTVU’s morning newscast, as on-air anchors paused to acknowledge the live tremors. Residents in and around Gilroy and parts of San Jose reported light shaking while videos and messages about the rattling circulated online. KTVU's...
Billionaire’s $2B insurance fraud scheme paid for private jets, dating services
Money was laundered to buy private jets and a 200-foot yacht.
Bay Area ‘party mom’ sentenced to nearly 36 years in prison
A Santa Clara County judge sentenced Shannon O’Connor to 35 years and 10 months in prison after victims described years of trauma tied to alcohol-fueled parties she hosted for teenagers.
