(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 ...

(KRON) -- Supporters of Bay Area animal activist group Direct Action Everywhere protested in Berkeley Saturday ahead of a court case later this month. The case is accusing activists of illegally stealing two goats from a farm near Fresno, which the group claims was neglecting its animals. Around 20 protesters rallied outside Whole Foods in [...]

(KRON)-- A 22-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly fired a handgun from a car near Bay Village Circle in Santa Rosa. Around 10:51 p.m. on May 1, the Santa Rosa Police Department received multiple 911 calls complaining of shots being fired near Bay Village Circle. After arriving the the area, officers found the suspect's [...]

(KRON) -- The Vallejo Police Department is investigating the city's third homicide of the year after a shooting left a woman critically injured Friday evening. VPD was alerted at 5:35 p.m. from a local hospital that a woman suffering from at least one gunshot wound had been dropped off there by an unknown person. According [...]

(KRON)-- Seven people were injured after a car plowed through a crowd in Oakland's uptown district, near Oakland's First Friday event. Around 2 a.m., a car drove onto the sidewalk in the 500 block of 18th Street, striking several people in the crowd. After multiple 911 reports, Oakland Police and various medical crews responded to [...]

(KRON)-- Seven people were injured after a car plowed through a crowd in Oakland's uptown district, near Oakland's First Friday event. Around 2 a.m., a car drove onto the sidewalk in the 500 block of 18th Street, striking several people in the crowd. After multiple 911 reports, Oakland Police and various medical crews responded to [...]

(KRON)-- One person is dead after an overnight crash on State Route 92. Around 1:10 a.m., police responded to a crash involving an Acura and a Cadillac on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge. Both drivers were adult males. The man driving the Cadillac died from his injuries. The Acura driver was taken to Eden Hospital after [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a woman and her infant son. Angelica Hyde and her 2-month-old son, Brandon Goar Jr., were last seen at approximately 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29. Hyde is described as a 24-year-old white female, 5 feet 3 inches [...]

(KRON) -- A man was taken into custody last month after he was allegedly fully nude at a Fremont laundromat, according to police. The Fremont Police Department said officers responded on April 21 at a Fremont Boulevard business to investigate a report of indecent exposure. "A subject was completely nude inside the laundromat," said FPD [...]

(KRON) -- A former prison guard was sentenced to serve 52 months in prison for sexually abusing a female inmate at Federal Correction Institution Dublin in the East Bay, and lying to federal agents about his crimes. Ex-Bureau of Prisons correctional officer Jeffrey Wilson was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Wilson, [...]

(KRON) -- Police confirmed Friday that it was an 84-year-old Antioch woman who died after being struck by a vehicle during a morning walk in mid-April. The Antioch Police Department responded to the incident at 8 a.m. on April 17 near the intersection of Country Hills Drive and Wolverine Way and located the woman with [...]

(KRON) -- The family of Amy Hillyard the 52-year-old wife, mother of two and co-owner of Farley's coffee who seemingly vanished in Oakland without a trace more than a month ago has increased the reward from $10,000 to $25,000 for substantial leads that bring about her safe return. They are hopeful that someone [...]

(KRON) -- The California Department of Public Health isadvising consumers not toeat sport-harvested mussels, clams, scallops, or oystersfromMarin and San MateoCounties. Dangerous levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins were detected in mussels fromthe two counties, state health officials said. PSP toxins can cause illness or death in humans, ...

(KRON) -- Anyone glancing upward while walking around San Francisco in the past few days might have noticed a now-familiar three-word marketing tagline circling overhead. On several days this week, a small plane towing a banner emblazoned with the words "Stop Hiring Humans" has been spotted circling the city. The slogan will be familiar to [...]

(KRON) -- A driver used an Amazon delivery truck to steal expensive electric-bicycles from homes around the Tam Valley neighborhood of Marin County, sheriff's officials said. Earlier this year, four residents separately reported that their e-bikes had been stolen from the front of their houses. A camera recorded video showing one of thefts and revealed [...]

SAN RAMON, Calif. (KRON) Pacific Gas and Electric Company unveiled new technology Friday aimed at preventing wildfires as California heads into peak fire season. The utility introduced its Continuous Monitoring Center in San Ramon, calling it a first-of-its-kind facility designed to identify potential risks before they can lead to ignitions. When ...

(KRON) -- The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced Friday it was temporarily closing the International Terminal Departures roadway due to a May Day protest. As of 11 a.m., vehicle traffic on the roadway was closed to "safely accommodate free speech activity," the airport tweeted. An airport spokesperson confirmed to KRON4 that SFO had issued ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A San Francisco hospital social worker's alleged killer never should have been in the United States to begin with, according to federal immigration officials. Wilfredo Jose Tortolero Arriechi,35, is charged with murdering social worker Alberto Rangel by stabbing the worker inside Ward 86 at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. ...

(KRON) -- The San Francisco Police Department arrested two minors who allegedly brandished a firearm at a victim earlier this year. The incident occurred on March 27 at around 1:53 p.m. According to SFPD, officers responded to a business on the 1200 block of South Van Ness on a report of someone brandishing a firearm [...]

(BCN) -- San Francisco Supervisor Alan Wong announced Thursday the winner of a "dumb laws" contest he launched to help identify city rules that may be considered outdated or burdensome. "San Francisco's Municipal Code has accumulated for more than a century," Wong said at a briefing. "Laws get added in response to problems, but they [...]

(KRON) -- The Newark Police Department conducted a multi-agency operation aimed at identifying and targeting child sex predators that led to three arrests. The operation was conducted on Tuesday, leading to the arrest of three men who traveled to the City of Newark seeking to engage in sexual acts with minors, police said. The men [...]

(KRON) -- The family of a man who was shot to death inside a Benicia home late Thursday told police that the gun was fired in self-defense, according to authorities. The Benicia Police Department responded around 10 p.m. to a residence on London Circle on the report of a domestic violence incident that resulted in [...]

(KRON) -- A group of ducklings that fell through a storm drain grate were rescued by Mountain View firefighters Friday morning. According to the Mountain View Fire Department, firefighters were able to remove the grating and safely retrieve the duckling -- "every last one." Photos of the rescue showed the firefighters removing the cover and [...]