(KRON) A Hayward Police Department K9 was seriously injured during a routine training session on Oct. 20 and faced euthanasia before the dogs handler agreed to pay for his veterinary bill, the department announced Thursday. Vets determined that K9 Arwin suffered extensive ligament and tendon damage, which would require multiple surgeries. With Arwin weeks ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Five people were stabbed in an early morning incident in San Francisco's Inner Richmond district Friday. According to the San Francisco Police Department, officers responded at around 2:10 a.m. to the 3900 block of Geary Boulevard on a report of a stabbing. At the scene, officers encountered five people "suffering from [...]

With less than two weeks before election day, California voters appear poised to pass the states redistricting measure, Proposition 50, to counter Republican redistricting efforts in Texas to gain more seats in Congress.

(KRON) -- Police in Palo Alto are looking for a man who allegedly exposed himself to a high school aged girl earlier this week. According to the Palo Alto Police Department, a call came in on Tuesday just before 5 p.m. regarding an indecent exposure incident in the 100 block of Embarcadero Road. Officers responded [...]

(BCN) -- Ukiah police this week announced the arrests of two men and a woman from the Bay Area for allegedly using a device to steal more than $100,000 from a bank late last month. On Sept. 29, officers responded to a report of a theft at a Savings Bank of Mendocino County branch at [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Rain could return to the Bay Area this weekend as early as Friday night, according to the National Weather Service. Light to moderate rain is possible across the Bay Area, with the heaviest downpours likely in the North Bay. Rain could fall throughout the weekend with the heaviest totals expected on [...]

(KRON) -- A 34-year-old Mountain View barber charged with sexually assaulting unconscious victims fled the United States while on bail in 2024. On Friday, police announced Franklin Enrique Sarceno Orla was captured in Guatemala and has been extradited to the Bay Area. Orla was booked into Santa Clara County Jail on Thursday and faces 46 [...]

(KRON) -- Bay Area biopharmaceutical company Alector, Inc. is cutting dozens of jobs after the reported flop of its most recent drug trial. According to a Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification (WARN) notice, the company is slashing 75 jobs at its South San Francisco headquarters. The layoffs follow the recent flop of a phase III trial [...]

(KRON) -- A Martinez man was arrested and charged with 11 counts of lewd acts on a child, the Contra Costa County District Attorneys Office announced Thursday. William Daniel Eberly, 44, worked for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at the time of his arrest. Eberly, a former correctional sergeant, is accused of 11 [...]

(KRON) -- The California Highway Patrol has activated an Ebony Alert for a missing 17-year-old girl who was last seen on October 9 in Oakland. Mariah Conley is described by authorities as 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighing 120 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. It is believed that Conley is on [...]

(BCN) -- Friday in the Bay Area calls for mostly sunny skies, with cloud cover in some areas, and slight chances of showers around the bay, according to the National Weather Service. Daytime highs will be in the mid 60s to low 70s on the coast, high 60s around the bay, and low to mid [...]

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- U.S. Coast Guard security guards posted at Coast Guard Island in Alameda opened fire Thursday night on a driver who officials said was trying to ram through a gate. The shooting occurred around 10 p.m. at the site where hundreds of protesters gathered earlier in the day, near Embarcadero and Dennison [...]

(KRON) -- The Oakland Police Department said three juveniles were arrested in connection with a carjacking which led to a police pursuit early Tuesday morning. The incident occurred just after 4:25 a.m. in the 1100 block of 30th Street. OPD said officers soon located the carjacked vehicle occupied by several people in the area of [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) One person was shot and a suspected shooter was arrested in San Francisco Thursday, police say. The San Francisco Police Department was called to the area of 6th and Minna streets around 4:05 p.m., where officers found a person suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to the hospital [...]

(KRON) -- The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday that an ongoing homicide investigation in Bay Point has landed one suspect in custody. The sheriff's office said detectives responded to the undisclosed location at 11:25 a.m. for a report of a "medical police call." The sheriff's office said more details will be released at [...]

(KRON) -- Alaska Airlines has temporarily grounded all its flights due to an IT outage late Thursday afternoon, the airline announced on social media. Alaska Airlines operates at San Francisco International Airport, Oakland Airport and San Jose Mineta International Airport. "A temporary ground stop is in place. We apologize for the inconvenience. If you're ...

(KRON) -- The Oakland Police Department is looking for leads following a car collision into a building early Tuesday morning. The crash happened around 3:45 a.m. in the 4600 block of Fairfax Avenue. "When officers arrived, they found an abandoned vehicle and learned that several individuals had exited it and left the area on foot," [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A new lawsuit filed against Roblox and Discord accuses the online gaming companies of causing a 13-year-old Kentucky girl's death. The wrongful death lawsuit filed by law firm Anapol Weiss states that Audree Heine killed herself after months of "manipulation and extremist grooming" from users on Roblox and Discord. The case,Seitz ...

(KRON) Two small earthquakes shook the East Bay Thursday near Briones Regional Park. A 2.8-magnitude quake struck at 3:36 p.m. and was immediately followed by a 2.5-magnitude earthquake, according to USGS. The earthquakes occurred at a depth of roughly 8.7 miles and 9.6 miles beneath the earths surface, respectively. A flurry of aftershocks have [...]

(KRON) -- A suspect who was arrested in connection to the alleged assault of a female high school student has been charged with a hate crime, the Fairfield Police Department said Thursday. According to police, the female juvenile victim was walking to school on Wednesday morning when the assault occurred. Staff at Fairfield High School [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The California Highway Patrol has issued an Ebony Alert for a 25-year-old woman last spotted in San Francisco. Kendelle Patton was reported missing after being seen Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the area of Jackson and Steiner streets in the city's Pacific Heights neighborhood. Patton is described as 5-feet-8-inches tall, weighing [...]

(KRON) -- Evacuations are underway for a fire that broke out in San Jose on Thursday afternoon, according to the San Jose Fire Department (SJFD). The department received a call around 2:29 p.m. for a fire at Alum Rock Park. SJFD is describing the fire to be approximately the "size of three football fields." No [...]

(KRON) -- Forty felony charges were filed Thursday against eight people tied to a nationwide auto theft ring and "complex" altered vehicle identification number scheme. The suspects then sold the 19 stolen cars out of their Bay Area business, announced California Attorney General Rob Bonta. The total value of the stolen vehicles is more than [...]

(KRON) A pedestrian was hit and killed by a car while crossing the street near the intersection of Monterey Road and Edenview Drive early Thursday morning, according to the San Jose Police Department. The pedestrian was crossing outside of any designated crosswalks shortly before 6 a.m. when a man driving a 2001 Acura sedan hit [...]

(KRON) Vallejo Police Department K9 "Otis" has retired after seven years of service, the department announced Thursday. Partnered with officer McKenna, Otis quickly became a trusted member of both the patrol and SWAT teams, demonstrating courage, precision, and loyalty in every mission, Vallejo PD wrote on social media. Throughout his career, Otis helped ...