Oakland CA

An unhoused individual was found dead near Ohlone Greenway in Northwest Berkeley Thursday afternoon, as first reported by The Berkeley Scanner. At 2:42 p.m., a 9-1-1 caller told the Berkeley Fire Department they saw an unhoused person unresponsive near the trail, according to a statement by the Berkeley fire and...

United States star figure skater Alysa Liu changed her mind on a major career decision after winning the gold medal.

(KRON) — As the City of Oakland announced an official date for its community-wide celebration of hometown hero and Olympic gold medalist figure skater Alysa Liu, the star went to social media to share a series of unsettling fan encounters she recently experienced while traveling. The 20-year-old shared in a post on...

BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) — The ceiling of a check cashing business in Berkeley collapsed on workers Thursday and one person was transported to a hospital. Just before 10:15 a.m., the Berkeley Fire Department received a 911 call reporting that the ceiling of the Ace Cash Express on San Pablo Avenue had collapsed. Hans...

LAFAYETTE, CALIFORNIA – You wouldn’t think that the closure of a fast food restaurant would mark the end of a culinary era. But in Lafayette, California, people are mourning the closure of something a bit surprising: a Taco Bell. As we reported previously, the Taco Bell in downtown...

Junchang Tan felt the weight lift from his shoulders the day he moved out of the around-100-square-foot, single-room-occupancy hotel room he had shared with his wife and children for nearly a decade. Yet, just three years after seeing his family featured in a national news report for upgrading from the...

(KRON) — A 35-year-old South San Francisco man faces multiple charges after police said he threatened a Home Depot Pro security guard in an incident last month by saying he was going to “beat him” with an axe and subsequently “bury” him, according to Colma police. Police said officers responded around 1:30 p.m. on...

A Bay Area business owner is in legal hot water after an attempted squatter removal went wrong in January. He and two of the contractors he hired are facing several felony charges. The owner maintains that he is innocent, and he shouldn't be held criminally liable for the actions of...

One Marin County city has had nearly 100 car sales involving buyers claiming to use the vehicle in Montana, investigators said.

DA charges nonprofit leader with stealing millions. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced felony charges against Gwendolyn Westbrook, 71, on Feb. 23, 2026. Westbrook ran the United Council for Human Services (UCHS), a nonprofit that served homeless and low-income residents in the Bayview Hunters...