Hayward CA

Gunfire ripped through an East Oakland block yesterday, leaving a 37-year-old man shot multiple times before he could get himself to safety, according to police. The shooting unfolded just before 10 PM on the 8500 block of San Leandro Street, where neighbors reported hearing a burst of shots. Another person drove the...

LAFAYETTE, Calif. (KRON) — After nearly six decades, the Taco Bell on Mount Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette is closing Tuesday. People who grew up there say they’re saddened to see the iconic and rare Mission-style location go. KRON4 spoke with a 70-year-old man who says this used to be a vacant lot. When he was […]

The Bay Area inflation rate hopped higher in December at its swiftest annual pace in more than a year, an increase that was influenced by fast-rising food costs, although gasoline prices continued to plunge. The consumer price index in the Bay Area rose 3% in December, the U.S. Bureau of...

"I share my work to inspire people." Resident shares time-lapse video while battling concerning trend on local streets: 'Thank you for the work you do' first appeared on The Cool Down .

Fire officials responded to a gas leak in Alameda on Wednesday that forced evacuations orders.

(KRON) — A recent college graduate, Brendan Liaw went on “Jeopardy!” last May and was introduced in a unique way. Typically, each contestant is introduced with their job profession. With a job in the traditional sense, the game show host — at the contestant’s request — introduced Liaw as a “stay-at-home son.” Like...

When John “J Def” Mason thinks back to his youth in San Francisco in the early ‘90s, he remembers hip-hop not merely as an interest, but as a way of life. His enthusiasm was shared by Charles Oswald, aka Rhymskeme, and together the duo recorded their debut album Fogville on a four-track recorder, operating under the...

(KRON) — The Fremont Police Department has released more details related to a deadly motorcycle crash that killed a 49-year-old man from San Jose Monday. The motorcyclist, Andrew Barrett Mackenzi, was riding near the intersection of Cushing Parkway and Northport Loop at about 3:09 p.m. when he crashed with a pickup...

The Bay Area is serving up what might be the most confusing weather cocktail of the year: mild afternoons flirting with 70 degrees, some spots potentially breaking 80 by Thursday, and beaches that could literally kill you. It's the kind of mixed message that prompts forecasters to use very specific language about...

What was supposed to be a day hike resulted in one woman hiking late into the night.