SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Showers wind down Tuesday morning with skies quickly clearing and drying back out by late morning. High temperatures remain cool in the 60s at the warmest before a much warmer rest of the forecast into Mother's Day weekend. Highs by the holiday on Sunday will be as warm as the low [...]

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KRON) -- In the North Bay, more than a hundred people are coming together to save a beloved redwood tree. The neighbors signed a petition to demand that the City of Santa Rosa not cut it down. Those concerns were heard on Monday. The redwood tree in question is hard to miss [...]

(KRON) -- With ballots going out, more undecided voters are narrowing down who theyre going to vote for, especially in the California governors race. A new poll is out with some key differences from last week's poll. Republican candidate Steve Hilton is no longer the lone man atop the heap. The new survey conducted for [...]

(KRON) -- Oakland's hometown hero, gold medalist Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu, stepped on the 2026 Met Gala red carpet sporting a red Louis Vuitton dress with dramatic ruffles. Liu, 20, made her Met Gala debut Monday at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The athlete's strapless gown, coupled with her iconic [...]

In a new television ad, California Democrat Katie Porter pokes fun at her viral interaction with a staffer, asking people to "please get out of my shot."

(KRON) -- The Contra Costa County Sheriff's coroner is requesting the publics assistance to identify a woman who was fatally struck by an Amtrak train. Investigators said the woman's name has remained a mystery ever since she was found deceased on February 16 in Port Costa. She had a distinctive and small tattoo of a [...]

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) -- A judge sentenced a convicted murderer on Monday for kidnapping a wealthy tech executive, Tushar Atre, from his Pleasure Point home and shooting the victim execution-style in the Santa Cruz Mountains seven years ago. Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Stephen Siegelsentenced Joshua Camps, 29, to serve life in prison [...]

(KRON) -- The driver of a Mercedes that crashed into a Kia on Saturday afternoon in San Jose near Westfield Oakridge mall set off a chain reaction of four other car collisions that resulted in the death of one driver, according to police. The San Jose Police Department responded to the fatal crash just before [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Doris Fisher, who cofounded The Gap with her late husband Donald, died peacefully in San Francisco, the company announced Monday. She was 94. Fisher was born in San Francisco in 1931 and graduated from Stanford University in 1953, where she studied economics. Sixteen years later, in 1969, she and Donald Fisher [...]

(AP) -- Shares of San Jose-based eBay are soaring before the opening bell Monday as Ryan Cohen's GameStop pursues an approximately $56 billion takeover of the company, seeing it as a vehicle to compete with online retail giant Amazon. The national gaming retailer said that its approximately 1,600 U.S. stores could become drop-off and shipping [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A residential one-alarm fire lit up in the 1800 block of 15th Street in San Francisco Saturday night, according to the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD). Crews responded to a report of a fire in a room in the Mission District Saturday evening, and successfully contained the fire in the room, [...]

(KRON) -- A previously convicted sex offender was arrested Sunday after he traveled to San Mateo from the East Bay in an attempt to meet up with a minor, according to police. The San Mateo Police Department was notified of the suspect, identified as James Carey, 43, of Pleasant Hill, by an organization aimed at [...]

(KRON) -- A teenage girl is dead after a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 880 in San Leandro near the Davis Street offramp early Sunday morning. Three cars were involved in the crash, including a 2011 BMW 545i, a box truck, and a 2015 Honda Accord. The BMW had four passengers, the box truck had two [...]

(BCN) -- Half Moon Bay city officials are inviting residents to share feedback on traffic and safety concerns along Highway 1 during a series of community workshops this week. The city will host a public "Discovery Workshop" and multiple open studio sessions to gather input on daily travel experiences and potential improvements to the highway [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Overnight showers arrive Monday night, especially for the North Bay, after a cool and cloudy day to start the work week. Rainfall totals will be much more significant north of the Golden Gate and Carquinez bridges. Highs will stay cool in the 60s for most regions this afternoon. A quick change [...]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KRON) -- Sixty-seven households in a Mountain View neighborhood are entering the 10th day of a water contamination emergency, facing an extended boil water notice that could last until next weekend. The incident, which began on April 24, was caused by a contractor who allowed cement slurry to contact a live water [...]

(KRON) -- Two people were arrested after a mixture of ATV and dirt bike riders took over the Bay Bridge early Sunday evening, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Mark Andrews. The incident caused a traffic jam and lane closures on the bridge. Approximately 50 to 60 suspects were riding either an ATV [...]

(KRON)-- A seven-vehicle crash led to several people being transported to the hospital in San Jose, according to San Jose California Highway Patrol (CHP). The crash happened on SR-87 southbound near Curtner Avenue around 11:15 p.m. When officers arrived, they determined that the seven-vehicle crash had been three separate crashes. All traffic was diverted ...

(KRON)-- A person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash on I-880 near the Davis Street Offramp early Sunday morning. Three cars were involved in the crash, a BMW, a box truck, and a Honda sedan. The BMW and the box truck both had two people inside, and the Honda sedan had one person inside. According [...]

(KRON)-- A 1-alarm fire lit up the 1800 block of 15th Street in San Francisco Saturday night, according to the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD). Crews responded to a report of a fire in a room in the Mission District Saturday evening, and successfully contained the fire in the room, preventing damage to other areas, [...]

(BCN)-- The city of San Pablo has partnered with Republic Services, Inc. to launch California's first fully electric residential recycling and waste collection fleet, city officials announced last month. City leaders said on April 21 that the fleet, which includes five electric trucks, is among the first of its kind in the nation to provide [...]

(BCN)-- A grocery and liquor store in San Francisco's Mission District sold a $7 million winner in the California Lottery's Crossword Xtreme Scratchers game, state officials say. The prize winner has yet to come forward, Lottery officials said Friday. The $30 ticket was sold at Mission Grocery & Liquor, 2130 Mission St., the Lottery said. [...]

(BCN) -- One person was killed and seven were injured after a wrong-way driver collided with six vehicles late Friday on I-680 in Walnut Creek, the California Highway Patrol said. The crashes occurred about 11:23 p.m. when the wrong-way driver was traveling south in the northbound lanes of I-680 just north of Treat Boulevard, CHP [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- According to a new audit, the San Francisco Zoo violated city rules by spending $12 million on projects without required approval. The report looks at the zoo's finances from 2019 to last year. It claims the zoo was operating under a budget deficit for years while dealing with failures in management [...]

(KRON) -- The San Jose Police Department is investigating a multi-vehicle, "major injury" crash Saturday afternoon that killed a woman and shut down nearby streets. SJPD said units responded at 3:54 p.m. to the area of Blossom Hill Road and Santa Teresa Boulevard. "Several people have been transported to local hospitals with varying injuries", including ...