Man arrested in Bay Area school burglaries targeting teachers’ credit cards, police say
Investigators linked the suspect, Christopher Britton, to school break-ins across five counties, police said.
Pedestrian killed in downtown Pleasanton crash identified
(KRON) — A 56-year-old Pleasanton woman was killed after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday evening, the Pleasanton Police Department said. The victim was identified as Rowena P. Coronel, according to the Alameda County Coroner’s Office. The crash happened around 6:41 p.m. at the downtown intersection of Main and Neal...
2 bodies found inside Bay Area liquor store after early morning fire
The building caught fire around 5:30 a.m. on Monday in Redwood City.
‘You’re hurting me’: Family sues after Bay Area woman, 72, dies after arrest
The woman "cried out" multiple times that she wasn't resisting arrest.
AC Transit Hopes to Address Transbay Overcrowding
That was the explanation the operator of an AC Transit Line O Transbay bus gave to several waiting riders at Webster Street and Willie Stargell Avenue, the last bus stop leaving Alameda’s West End, before closing the doors and driving off just after 8 a.m. on a Thursday in mid-October.
FBI: Colorful pants helped identify ICE protester shot in Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — A protester’s colorful pants helped FBI agents figure out who was allegedly behind the wheel of a U-Haul truck that accelerated directly toward a line of United States Coast Guard officers in Oakland before officers shot the driver, investigators said. The shooting happened during a protest...
Latinx Drag Queens to Put on Anti-ICE Show at Oakland’s White Horse Friday
A trio of Latinx drag performers are putting on a show Friday in Oakland in protest of ICE — and the cast includes recently detained performer Hilary Rivers, who spent three months in ICE detention. Among the many immigrants who have been entrapped and tossed into detention by ICE...
San Mateo man convicted of child molestations faces life sentence
(KRON) — A 59-year-old San Mateo man faces life in prison after being found guilty Tuesday of over a dozen charges spanning two decades of child molestation and lewd acts on a child, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. Jose Antonio Villalobos was convicted of 10 counts of child molestation,...
BART’s Earthquake Response Team is ready for “The Big One”
BART’s Earthquake Response Team, or ERT, is gearing up for whenever an earthquake with a magnitude of more than 6.0 strikes the Bay Area. When an earthquake hits, ERT members are deployed to predesignated locations to inspect BART stations for structural damage. Their top priorities are the safety of passengers and...
Hayward Residents Invited to Apply for Free Bikes Through New City Program
On October 25, 2025, the City of Hayward, California, started its Hayward Rides free bike giveaway program. The city distributed over 100 bicycles at the Hayward Public Library’s Trunk or Treat event. The program plans to provide about 2,000 free bikes to Hayward residents by the end of 2026.
