(KRON) -- A Santa Clara County Main Jail inmate in San Jose was found unresponsive inside of his cell over the weekend before he was declared dead by paramedics, according to the sheriff's office. The 56-year-old man's name and suspected cause of death were not released on Monday. Deputies said they found the inmate at [...]

A California Highway Patrol Officer was nearly struck head-on by a wrong-way driver on Highway 101 in South South San Francisco last week.

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Sheriff Paul Miyamoto announced Monday that the San Francisco Sheriffs Office will resume using electronic ankle monitors for some accused criminals who are out of custody awaiting trials. The sheriff recently received a green light from U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit judges to utilize ankle monitors for defendants in the [...]

(KRON) -- A drug dealer will not face murder charges after he supplied fentanyl at a Super Bowl party in South Lake Tahoe where four party-goers died, prosecutors announced Monday. The deadly quadruple fatal overdose happened on February 11, 2024 inside Adam Joy's house, the El Dorado County District Attorney's Office said. Joy, 35, believed [...]

(KRON) -- Popular dumpling chain, Bafang Dumpling, opened its first restaurant in Taiwan back in 1998. It has since opened more than 1,100 locations in Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. The chain is finally making its way to the Bay Area. Bafang Dumpling is planning to open at the Santa Clara Square shopping center on [...]

(BCN) -- Teachers in Oakland are set to go on strike Thursday for one day if their union isn't provided with certain financial documents by school administrators. The Oakland Education Association announced Saturday that its membership had voted to allow OEA president Kampala Taiz-Rancifer to call the brief strike. The union says it wants access [...]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA KRON4, The Bay Areas Local News Station today announced that ChrisFlynn has been named Vice President and General Manager of its San Francisco operations (DMA #10). KRON-TV is owned and operated by Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Mr. Flynn will be responsible for overseeing KRON4 (CW), KRON4.com, and KRON4+, the Bay Areas [...]

Five people and a dog were rescued from a sinking boat in the middle of Tomales Bay in Marin County Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

(KRON) -- Hybrid work could be here to stay in the Bay Area -- at least for the time being. Those are the findings of a recent survey from the Bay Area Council. More than five years from the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of Bay Area workers surveyed remain on some kind [...]

(KRON) The Alameda County District Attorney, Ursula Jones Dickson, has filed felony charges against a man accused of elder abuse, prosecutors announced Monday. Jeremy Morton, 30, is accused of assault and battery on two elderly people at Won Kee Supermarket in Oaklands Chinatown district. According to the DA, a deadly weapon was used in [...]

(KRON) -- Golden State Warriors star forward Jimmy Butler is expected to play in Monday night's Game 4 against the Houston Rockets, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. The NBA insider, citing sources, reports Butler is likely to return after missing Game 3 and most of Game 2 due to a left pelvic contusion. The injury [...]

(KRON) Two teenagers face felony charges for a string of burglaries at multiple businesses, including the 7-Eleven that was robbed twice in 24 hours, per Oakland officials. Oakland District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson named Markus Williams, 18, and Chidera Ojeh, 19, as the suspected smash and grab robbers of three gas stations and two [...]

(BCN) -- Police responded Monday afternoon to the California High School campus in San Ramon after a call came in threatening violence. The call came in about 12:26 p.m. to the San Ramon Valley 911 Communications Center, according to San Ramon police. Information about the nature of the threat wasn't released. A school resource officer [...]

(KRON) -- A man accused of intentionally driving into a pedestrian after the two were involved in an argument has been arrested on an attempted murder charge, the Campbell Police Department announced Monday. Authorities responded on April 17 at 9:37 p.m. to 260 East Campbell Avenue on the report of a hit-and-run crash. Arriving officers [...]

(KRON) -- A Boulder Creek man was charged with first-degree murder in connection to a double homicide in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Two men were found deceased in the back of a pickup truck along Highway 35 near Castle Rock State Park in Santa Clara County on March 24. Both men had been shot to [...]

(KRON) -- Pomella, a Middle Eastern restaurant located on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, will close next month. In a message posted to social media Monday, Pomella's owner Mica Talmor, said the restaurant has been unable to sustain itself financially. As a result, Pomella will serve its final meal on Monday, May 26. "Just like you, [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A San Francisco police officer who witnessed his son throw a punch at a man during a heated interaction did not disclose that the assault occurred, according to a recently released report from the San Francisco Department of Police Accountability (DPA). The officer was found to have violated several department policies [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Luxury spa Burke Williams will close its San Francisco City Centre mall location permanently on Monday. Earlier this year, the spa announced it would be closing down, citing safety concerns. The decision to close the spa, comes as the citys failure to address the growing safety concerns and deteriorating conditions in [...]

(KRON) The Marin County Fair has announced its diverse musical lineup for this year. The most popular act to grace the county fair stage is the four-time Grammy Award-winning R&B group TLC. The Atlanta groups CrazySexyCool was a diamond-selling album, meaning it has sold more than 10 million copies. The duo is scheduled to [...]

(KRON) -- The Oakland Police Department has begun encrypting its radio communications, cutting off access from the public and media. According to a department spokesperson, the move is to "protect the safety of both our community and our officers." Cutting off access to the signal will "ensure that sensitive information remains secure," the spokesperson ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A San Francisco man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for distributing child pornography. The United States Attorney's office announced the sentencing two years after the San Francisco Police Department launched an investigation into 59-year-old Dale Jetton. SFPD Special Victims Unit Internet Crimes Against Children ...

(KRON) Bay Area-based rock band Green Day is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The bands lead vocalist, Billie Joe Armstrong, drummer Tr Cool and bassist Mike Dirnt are set to cement their golden star on the first day of May. "Green Day's music has not only inspired generations [...]

(KRON) -- A person was found shot to death on Camino Alto in Vallejo Monday morning, according to police. The initial report of a shooting came in at 6 a.m. The victim had been shot at least once, according to police. No one else was injured and there were no initial details regarding suspects or [...]

(BCN) -- Eric Diec calls every customer who walks through the doors of Chef Li a friend. He bustles around the small Chinese restaurant in West San Jose carrying pots of colorful orchids and steaming plates of garlicky string beans, stopping to chat with customers. Diec owns one of the few remaining small, family-owned restaurants [...]

Shares of Deliveroo, the food delivery service based in London, are hitting three-year highs on Monday after it received a $3.6 billion proposed takeover offer from DoorDash. Deliveroo announced the bid after markets closed in Europe on Friday. On Monday, the company also said that it was suspending a $133.5 million share buyback it had [...]