Bay Area man drowns after trying to swim from island to lakeshore
The man "became fatigued" while swimming back to shore from an island 90 feet away.
Firefighter dies of cancer after protracted battle with insurance company
Ken Jones, a longtime San Francisco firefighter suffering from Stage 4 (metastatic) cancer, passed away on Saturday at the age of 71. Over the past four months, Jones was the subject of several NBC Bay Area investigative reports that chronicled his drawn out battle with his health insurance provider, Blue Shield of Cal
2 AR-style pistols, multiple firearms recovered by OPD within one week
(KRON) — The Oakland Police Department said patrol officers in East Oakland recovered multiple firearms and suspected narcotics in the span of a week in late May, while making several arrests across separate incidents. OPD said patrol officers responded on May 20 to multiple ShotSpotter activations in the 1700 block of
Bail set at $425K for Oakland man in alleged human trafficking of minor
(KRON) — An Oakland man faces multiple felony charges, including human trafficking of a minor for commercial sex, pimping and pandering, and witness intimidation, tied to a years-long multi-agency operation. The Hercules Police Department announced the arrest of 30-year-old Deyonne White in a social media post Tuesday.
Murder suspect arrested after Berkeley woman’s death
Berkeley police arrested a suspect Tuesday morning following a homicide investigation that began over the weekend, according to police and public records. Damarcus David Jones, 28, was arrested on suspicion of murder, according to booking records. Police arrested him on a warrant at 9:30 a.m. He was booked into jail at
2 earthquakes over 5.0-magnitude strike off NorCal coast, USGS says
According to the USGS, a 5.7 quake hit off the coast of Crescent City near the Oregon-California border and a 5.1 quake hit off the coast of Eureka Wednesday morning.
It’s Looking Like One of the Most Famous Bakers in America Is Finally Opening...
Chad Robertson, the James Beard Award-winning baker behind San Francisco’s Tartine, is apparently opening a New York bakery in Williamsburg — “unlike anything currently operating in New York” — according to documents posted earlier this week from a crowd-sourced loan platform geared toward food producers.
S.F. jury convicts man of slashing woman’s neck in unprovoked Inner Sunset attack
San Francisco prosecutors said they convicted a man in connection with a 2023 attack in which a man slashed a woman’s neck while she was walking in the Inner Sunset.
Recent High School Grad Dies After Car Plunges 25 Feet Off Highway and Lands...
Lenin Homer Silva was killed in the crash, and three other people were injured
Wounded San Francisco police officer, suspect identified following shootout
Officials in San Francisco have released the identities of a wounded San Francisco police officer and a suspect who were involved in a shootout late Sunday night.
