(KRON) -- The California Highway Patrol issued a Silver Alert to Santa Clara, Alameda, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties on Saturday afternoon for a missing 80-year-old woman. Ceja Ciaran was last seen on Friday around noon on Senter Road and San Ramon Way in San Jose. She is 5'4" and 120 pounds with gray [...]

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KRON) -- Hundreds lined up on Saturday to brave the cold for a good cause. The Polar Plunge returned to Crown Memorial State Beach in Alameda to benefit the Northern California Special Olympics. The organization helps support programs for athletes and their families at no cost. "We love to say the day is [...]

(KRON) -- San Jose police are investigating the city's seventh fatal traffic collision of the year after a male juvenile crashed an e-bike Thursday, killing himself and injuring his passenger. Police said officers responded at 1:08 p.m. to the area of Remington Way and Allenwood Drive for a report of a solo electric bicycle traffic [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) - If you've ever participated in a 5K and thought, "this experience would be a lot better with a stomach full of Taco Bell," youre in luck. A San Francisco event is combining both of those things, and it's happening this Sunday, March 22. The now viral Taco Bell Cantina 5K is [...]

VALLEJO, Calif. (KRON) The City of Vallejo has reached a multi-million dollar settlement with the family of a man shot and killed by a police officer in 2020. Sean Monterrosa of San Francisco was fatally shot outside a Walgreens in Vallejo in June 2020. His death came during a period of national unrest following [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- In the wake of explosive abuse allegations against now-disgraced civil rights and labor leader Cesar Chavez, a former candidate for San Francisco District Supervisor has started a petition to rename Cesar Chavez Street in San Francisco to instead honor legendary tough guy Chuck Norris. Stephen M. Pinto, who ran for District [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A driver who killed a family of four, including two babies, at a San Francisco bus stop was sentenced by a judge on Friday. Mary Fong Lau, 80, was speeding and weaving into on-coming traffic when her Mercedes SUV plowed into a bus stop at Muni Metro West Portal Station on March [...]

(KRON) -- The Oakland Police Department said Alcoholic and Beverage Abatement Team (ABAT) officers made alarming discoveries after inspecting two smoke shops in the city on Wednesday. No arrests were made. At the first business, located in the 3800 block of San Leandro Street,ABAT officers seized flavored tobacco, untaxed cigarettes, and narcotics ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A widespread power outage in San Francisco Friday left thousands of customers without power. PG&E's outage map indicates the outage was impacting customers in the Inner Sunset, Upper-Market and Castro districts. According to PG&E, there are around 6,383 impacted customers as of 2:59 p.m. A crew is working to restore power [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- After going dark for nearly three years, San Francisco's iconic Bay Bridge lights are set to return Friday night. The expanded light installation artwork, known officially as "The Bay Lights," will return at 7:40 p.m. In a lead up to the lighting, Ben Davis, founder of illuminate, the arts nonprofit behind [...]

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- An Oakland couple visited the fire department Friday to thank a dispatcher and an engine crew who helped deliver their baby over the phone. Ricki Dorman and Martin Diller met with the first responders to express their gratitude for the assistance provided during the emergency home birth. The birth of Baby [...]

(KRON) -- Alysa Liu must like the island life. While the gold medal-winning Olympic figure skater has been outspoken about supporting her hometown of Oakland -- where she was honored last week -- she also has a tendency to pop up across the estuary in Alameda. A few weeks ago, fresh off her success winning [...]

MENDOCINO, Calif. (KRON) -- Officials closed Big River Beach inside Mendocino Headlands State Park after a shark attacked a surfer on Wednesday evening. At 5:18 p.m., a 39-year-old man was reported to have been attacked while surfing. California State Parks officials said the victim sustained injuries to both legs. He was transported to Adventist Hospital ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Cherry blossoms are in peak bloom at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Each spring, the park's Japanese Tea Garden transforms with delicate shades of pink and white. Following an intense heat wave this week, a Golden Gate Park spokesperson told KRON4 on Friday that the flowers are blooming and "looking [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A protest planned for Saturday in San Francisco will call on the leaders of the city's leading artificial intelligence firms to commit to pausing development of the technology. Protesters plan to march to three of the top AI companies in San Francisco -- and the industry as a whole -- Anthropic, [...]

San Jose police officers arrested a suspect after finding methamphetamine, hats with cartel insignia, cash, and a tear gas spray can in a car driven by a convicted felon.

PESCADERO, Calif. (KRON) -- Scientists continue to closely monitor a concentrated outbreak of avian influenza that is killing dozens of elephant seals on the San Francisco Bay Area coast. As of Friday, scientists said approximately 100 recent seal deaths at Ao Nuevo State Park in southern San Mateo County were caused by the HPAI H5N1 [...]

(KRON) -- A city on the Peninsula is in the process of declaring a state of emergency after being hit by a paralyzing cyberattack. The City of Foster City announced on Thursday that it had been hit by a cyber security breach that was widely impacting city services due to ransomware on city networks. City [...]

Antioch Animal Services is encouraging people and dogs to stay hydrated during the heat wave, while also warning of shelters filling up fast due to the influx of strays and offering reduced adoption fees for the month of March.

(KRON) -- A California-based biotech company announced it will be cutting roughly half of its workforce after a disappointing study result saw its stock plummet. Gossamer Bio confirmed to KRON4.com that it would be carrying out a "reduction in force," resulting in 77 layoffs. The job cuts, which were carried out on Monday, amount to [...]

(KRON) -- Police in Alameda announced Thursday that they had uncovered an elaborate scheme involving a former employee of a local nonprofit organization embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of several years. Alameda Police Department detectives began the investigation in October 2025 and initially discovered the suspect, who was not ...

Chuck Norris, a martial artist and actor known for his appearances in The Way of the Dragon and Walker, Texas Ranger, has died, his family announced Friday.

(BCN) -- Friday in the Bay Area calls for hot conditions with sunny skies during the day and cloud cover in some parts of the region at night, according to the National Weather Service. Daytime highs will be mostly in the mid to high 80s on the coast, and mid 80s to low 90s around [...]

(KRON) -- The San Ramon Police Department is seeking the communitys assistance in locating a missing 14-year-old girl last seen in Bay Point. Taysha Chatman is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 114 pounds. According to authorities, her mother said that Taysha may now have hair extensions. San Ramon PD released information [...]

MARTINEZ, Calif. (KRON) -- After a little over a year since they opened, the Martinez City Council has voted to shut down pickleball courts located in a residential neighborhood across the street from Hidden Valley Park. I was really proud of the fact that we were able to provide the state-of-the-art courts for our pickleball [...]