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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Medical experts say cases are on the rise in the Bay Area of a respiratory virus called human metapneumovirus, also known as HMPV. KRON4 spoke with an infectious disease expert to learn more about the virus. This spring, people testing negative for the flu, RSV and COVID may be dealing with […]

Temperatures will drop by nearly 20 degrees in some spots on Monday as the marine layer returns.

There’s a kind of quiet that feels different the moment you step into it. Not forced, not designed, just naturally there. In one corner of California’s East Bay, a garden creates that feeling almost instantly. The outside world fades, replaced by the soft sound of water, carefully placed...

Some cars these days might be able to drive themselves, but unless you run a multibillion dollar robotaxi company, they still need a fully conscious — not to mention sober — operator behind the wheel. That’s a lesson one San Francisco man learned the hard way, after he...

A 32-year-old convicted felon was arrested in the city of San Bruno last week on allegations of making explosives, selling narcotics and possessing illegal firearms. Ryan Beardsley was taken into custody at his residence in the 2600 block of Heather Lane on Tuesday after members of a San Bruno Police Department and...

A Northern California pension plan covering more than 138,000 service industry workers and retirees will receive $2.6 billion in federal relief funding, Rep. Mark DeSaulnier announced Thursday. The funding will go to the Northern California UFCW Plan, based in Concord, and is intended to help the plan continue paying...

Martha Stewart occasionally outsources her baked goods, including enjoying a ham and cheese croissant from Tartine San Francisco, a bakery known for its croissants and morning buns. You might expect domestic diva Martha Stewart to make all of her own baked goods as she has a wealth of recipes, including...

60 Minutes on Sunday profiled the “Ghost train” in California — the high-speed rail project that was approved by voters in 2008 and supposed to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco. Instead, the project has turned into an estimated $125 billion stain on the state, with Californians still waiting for the first tracks...

Every morning, Dr. Myra Ahmad chooses which of her two British shorthair cats to take to the office. Sometimes it’s 6-month-old Butter. Sometimes it’s 3-year-old Muffin. Sometimes both. The felines are loaded into a backpack to head to the Financial District, where Mochi Health, Ahmad’s telemedicine startup, is based.

Tucked within California’s East Bay, Lafayette offers a blend of small-town calm and active local energy that often goes unnoticed at first glance. Beyond its residential streets lies a downtown that draws people in with its accessible layout, community gatherings, and steady flow of local activity. Add in nearby...