Hayward CA

An estimated 1 in 5 Californians live with a conviction on their record. A 2022 law gives many of them a chance to expunge their record and make greater contributions to their communities.

Bay Area air quality regulators have fined the Marathon refinery near Martinez $372,500 following multiple violations, authorities said, with the announcement coming just over a year after the same refinery was fined a near-record amount for previous violations.

Oakland restaurant owner Pradip Raj Gotame says he’s been trying for more than a year to recover $30,000 to $40,000 in missing DoorDash payments after his account was allegedly hacked. Gotame said his bank and email information were changed without his knowledge, and DoorDash has so far reimbursed a...

(KRON) — Almost a third of 9-1-1 calls in Oakland are answered after 60 seconds. These response times of the Oakland Police Department have received growing concern from residents and businesses. A recent report by Michael C. Houston, the Oakland Auditor, found that the city has slow police emergency response times...

A rolling gun battle was reported Thursday afternoon along state Highway 24 in Oakland, with bullets striking multiple other vehicles, authorities said.

Police arrested 19-year-old Julian Gacutan in Oakland for his alleged role in a violent Sept. 5 takeover robbery at Kim Hung Jewelry in San Jose. The 88-year-old store owner was shoved, assaulted, and later hospitalized after suffering a stroke and injuries from broken glass. Gacutan is the eighth suspect arrested;...

Elon Musk’s Neuralink leased a vacant South San Francisco building as xAI looks for Bay Area offices, signaling a return to the region.

It’s been over three decades since the mystery of Judy Dixon’s murder haunted the community of Hayward. On a cool October morning back in 1994, the 32-year-old's lifeless body was discovered at East Avenue Park, a grim revelation that sparked questions still unanswered today. The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is...

(KRON) — A 46-year-old Hayward resident was arrested after allegedly cutting the lock off a parking lot gate to steal two trailers. The Daly City Police Department said the suspect struck on Sept. 30 between 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. on the 600 block of Niantic Avenue. The thefts involved a 2021 Big Tex trailer […]

(KRON) — A 34-year-old San Jose woman was charged with second-degree murder this week for the death of a San Mateo County jail inmate who died from a drug overdose. Ashley “Ashly” Jo Gromnicki made her first court appearance on Tuesday and she did not enter a plea. According to prosecutors, Gromnicki sold fentanyl to...