(KRON) -- Six days after the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office accidentally released a suspected killer from jail, the inmate remains at-large Tuesday and his whereabouts are unknown. Deputies mistakenly released inmate Isaiah Jamon Andrews, 20, of Kent, Washington, from Martinez Detention Facility on October 22. "After Sheriffs Office staff realized ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The housing market in the San Francisco Bay Area is heating up and it's being driven by two factors, according to a new report from Redfin. Last month, pending home sales in San Francisco jumped 17% year over year and a typical home sold in roughly 20 days, twice as fast [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Police in San Francisco are investigating a sexual battery against a child that occurred last week in Golden Gate Park, the department told KRON4 Monday. Officers responded Thursday at 5:30 p.m. to the Polo Field area in the western half of the park after receiving a report of a sexual battery. [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Music icon Sting has been announced as the opening night headliner for a concert series in San Francisco next year set to coincide with the Bay Area's hosting of Super Bowl LX. The 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist is to perform Friday, Feb. 6 at SF's Palace of Fine Arts. Sting's appearance [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A large, white blimp was spotted flying over San Francisco on Tuesday morning. The blimp, which was reportedly visible even across the Bay in Oakland, was seen flying over the city just before 10 a.m. No other information about the blimp was immediately available. KRON4.com has reached out to sources. Check [...]

(KRON) -- A man who fled from a Vallejo police traffic stop on a mini motorbike last week was caught after an officer pushed him off the bike, authorities said Monday. Vallejo Police Department officers on Thursday, just before 9 p.m., saw the mini motorbikes rider failing to stop at multiple stop signs along Marin [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A moderator asked for a show of hands during a talk at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco Monday. "How many of you have ridden in a Waymo?" Plenty of hands were raised from the crowd, which came from all over the world to attend the annual startup convention. The moderator and [...]

(KRON) -- Amazon announced plans on Tuesday to cut 14,000 corporate jobs. The announced job cuts come one day after reports that the company was planning to slash more than twice that number. The job cuts come as part of organizational changes at the e-commerce giant, according to a memo sent to employees Tuesday. The [...]

(BCN) -- Police in San Leandro are hoping the public can help them locate a missing girl Monday night. Janilah Legrand, 14, was last seen at or near Hayward High School at about 3:30 p.m. Monday.Legrand is Black, 5 feet 9 inches tall, 170 pounds, with long black braids with blonde streaks. She was wearing [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The California Highway Patrol is seeking the communitys assistance in locating an at-risk teenager last seen Monday morning in San Jose. Allison Manning, 13, is described by authorities as 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 105 pounds. Manning has brown hair and brown eyes. The teen was last seen around [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Tuesday in the Bay Area calls for warm conditions with mostly clear and sunny skies. Daytime highs will be in the high 60s to high 70s on the coast, mid to high 70s around the bay, and mid to low 80s inland. Overnight lows will be mostly in the mid to [...]

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- A man who authorities said was armed with a knife was shot and killed by Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office deputies Monday night during a traffic stop, according to San Jose police. The shooting occurred just after 7:30 p.m. in the area of College Drive and Fruitdale Avenue, just east [...]

(KRON) An at-risk 15-year-old girl was reported missing in Petaluma Monday. The teen, Ida Nelson, was last seen at 8:30 p.m. near Luchessi Park, according to the Petaluma Police Department. Nelson is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall with blonde hair. She weighs approximately 120 pounds. She was last seen wearing a gray [...]

(KRON) Two men from Fremont were arrested last week for their alleged involvement in a scam to trick a car owner into selling their vehicle for less than it was worth. Authorities began investigating the scam after a Newcastle resident suspected that two prospective buyers put oil in their cars engine before a test [...]

(KRON) -- A Day of the Dead event at Berkeley High School was canceled last weekend due to fears over immigration enforcement, while Oakland is proceeding with its celebration despite concerns. The Berkeley event was canceled after vendors and families expressed concerns that ICE agents might appear, leading to a withdrawal of participation. In contrast, ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) -- Testimony from witnesses continued on Monday for one of four men charged with murdering a Santa Cruz tech CEO, Tushar Atre. Two men, Stephen Nicholas "Nic" Lindsay and Kurtis Charters, were convicted in murder trials held earlier this year and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Charters' younger brother, [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) Two California Highway Patrol officers rescued a rabbit attempting to cross the Bay Bridge earlier this month. CHP Officers J. Landquist and H. Contreras responded to a call on a Sunday afternoon for a bunny rabbit hopping along the raised catwalk on the eastbound side of Interstate 80 toward Treasure Island. [...]

(KRON) A 47-year-old motorcyclist from Livermore was killed in a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Paseo Laguna Seco and Portola Avenue in Livermore Monday. Shortly before the crash, a vehicle driven by a 61-year-old Livermore resident was turning left onto Portola Avenue from Paseo Laguna Seco, according to the Livermore Police Department. The ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Three arrests have been made in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred near San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf neighborhood last summer, according to the San Francisco Police Department. SFPD launched an investigation after someone was shot around 2:22 a.m. on July 3 in the vicinity of Vandewater and Powell streets. In [...]

(KRON) -- Amazon is planning to lay off tens of thousands of corporate employees according to multiple reports. The job cuts, which could see the e-commerce giant axe as many as 30,000 jobs, could begin as early as Tuesday, said the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter. The layoffs come as the [...]

(KRON) -- The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff is looking for a suspect who was mistakenly released from jail. The inmate, 20-year-old Isaiah Jamon Andrews of Kent, Washington was released on Oct. 22 from the Martinez Detention Facility. At the time of his release, Andrews had been held on local charges, a juvenile [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A man alleged to have been driving under the influence fatally struck a pedestrian Sunday in San Francisco and fled the scene, authorities said. On Monday, the San Francisco Police Department announced that the suspect, identified as Hai Van Le, 47, of San Francisco, had been found and arrested. Le was [...]

(KRON) -- A burglary suspect who was found sitting at a table drinking wine was arrested in Palo Alto Sunday. According to the Palo Alto Police Department, a call came in at about 12:23 p.m. reporting a residential burglary in progress in the 2600 block of Bryant Street. Officers arrived and were told the suspect [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Billboards for artificial intelligence startups around San Francisco have been playfully skirting the edges of the dystopian path the technology could lead us down for some time now. Artisan AI's "Stop Hiring Humans" campaign is one prime example. Now, a new billboard that's recently popped up at the corner of 16th [...]

A 22-year-old from California and a 21-year-old from Florida were the two men killed in an Oct. 19 plane crash near Erie Municipal Airport, according to the Weld County Coroner's Office.