Cops Rush East 22nd Street as Oakland Mom Accused of Whipping 9-Year-Old With Cord
A 45-year-old Oakland mother faces serious felony charges after police responded to a disturbing report of child abuse on East 22nd Street earlier this month, highlighting ongoing concerns about child welfare and parenting support resources in Alameda County. The woman was arrested December 1st after witnesses...
Willow Glen 7-story development moves forward
Willow Glen residents are expressing bitter disappointment after a proposed seven-story residential building in their neighborhood gained a permit under a state law streamlining housing development. The decision — made during the Dec. 3 San Jose Planning Director Hearing — clears the way for San Francisco-based Redco...
Fire at recycling facility in San Martin under control, shelter-in-place lifted
A fire at a recycling facility in southern Santa Clara County Monday morning that prompted a shelter-in-place for surrounding areas is under control, firefighters said.
94-year-old Bay Area landmark returns to coastline after destructive fire
The space dates back to the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge in the 1930s.
Teen worker helps save driver from fire after car plows through Redwood City store
The quick actions of a 16-year-old employee at an Ace Hardware in Redwood City ensured everyone got out safely as a fire ignited when an SUV crashed into the store, hit two cash registers, and ended up in an aisle.
Milpitas comes alive with late-night dance party at Filipino supermarket Seafood City
It’s not every day that late-night dance parties happen at Milpitas supermarkets. But an event called Late Night Madness transpired on December 12 and 13 at Filipino grocery store Seafood City on 1535 Landess Blvd. Part of a series of pop-up dance parties, the event was a lively celebration...
String of lights over Bay Area prompts questions
SAN FRANCISCO - A string of lights spotted moving across the evening sky over parts of the Bay Area on Monday evening prompted questions from viewers: What were they?. Videos submitted by residents around 6 p.m. showed the lights stretching across the sky in San Francisco, San Jose and Pacifica.
Faith groups chain themselves outside ICE building in San Francisco
More than 100 people from Bay Area faith communities locked arms outside ICE’s San Francisco Field Office Tuesday morning in an effort that they described as trying to "stop ICE from kidnapping community members" at their immigration check-ins. A spokesperson for ICE did not immediately comment on the situation.
San Jose Confronts 37th Traffic Death of the Year After Pedestrian Fatality; Driver Charged...
Last Saturday, a pedestrian tragedy occurred in San Jose, marking the city's 36th fatal collision of the year. According to the San José Police Department, a silver 2007 Mercedes SUV struck a male pedestrian at the intersection of Technology Place and North First Street. Sadly, the pedestrian's injuries proved fatal,...
Lengthy witness list filed for Los Gatos ‘Party Mom’ trial
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — A jury trial for Shannon O’Connor, the Los Gatos “Party Mom,” is underway in the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice this month. More than four years after O’Connor was jailed and accused of throwing alcohol-fueled parties for underage Los Gatos High School students, orchestrating sexual...
