Oakland CA

Norovirus, or stomach flu is spreading in California. Norovirus is incredibly contagious and a new strain is driving 50 percent more cases than usual. Experts say if someone is sick with norovirus at home, wiping down surfaces with a bleach solution is more effective than soap and water. You can get the virus from...

A red umbrella sheltered Silvia Matias and her 3-year old daughter Maria from a light December drizzle. With Maria wrapped around her back, Matias waited for the 73 AC Transit Bus at the Eastmont Transit Center in East Oakland. “Thanks to God and the bus, I can get anywhere,” said...

Police arrested two suspects early Thursday as they were allegedly pilfering packages from an apartment complex's secured package room in San Mateo. About 4:30 a.m., officers were checking on the complex, in the 200 block of Eighth Avenue, which had recently been the target of package thefts. Article continues below...

The final weekend before Christmas could be the Bay Area’s wettest weekend since November of last year, with San Francisco in line to receive between 1 and 3 inches of rain by Sunday night.

Outrage over Bay Area mayor’s posts on Bondi shooting. And calls for an e-bike crackdown in Southern California. Please note: The newsletter will be off next week, returning Monday, Dec. 29. Please enjoy your holiday and thank you for a great year. 🙏. Statewide. 1. It’s going to be...

(KRON) — One person was hospitalized following a shooting Thursday morning on Telegraph Avenue, according to the Oakland Police Department. OPD said the shooting happened just before 5:30 a.m. on the 3800 block of Telegraph Avenue. Officers arrived on scene to locate one person suffering from an apparent gunshot...

In November, the Bay Area city recorded 19 earthquakes stronger than magnitude 2 — more than any month since 1976. December has been even shakier.

San Francisco police have arrested a man from Oakland in connection with the theft of a French bulldog taken in the Castro earlier this month, police said, but the dog has yet to be located.

Oakland Zoo is grieving the sudden loss of Zawadi, a young male reticulated giraffe who was found deceased on Monday in the zoo’s giraffe habitat. Animal care staff were alerted to an incident in the habitat and launched an emergency response, but Zawadi had already passed by the time they arrived. The zoo has...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A dog was seen running loose on the Bay Bridge around noon on Thursday. KRON4 News personnel spotted the dog running on the upper deck of the bridge, midspan. According to the California Highway Patrol’s incident log, the canine, a dark colored German Shepherd, ran up the offramp onto the...