(KRON) -- A registered sex offender who is currently on parole was arrested on a North Bay middle school campus Tuesday -- just 24 hours after being released from jail for a prior case. Willie Jessie Clinton-Jones, 45, of San Rafael was arrested by the Santa Rosa Police Department. Police received numerous reports regarding suspicious [...]

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) -- As temperatures rise and vegetation dries, Contra Costa County is gearing up for fire season with preparations underway to clear fire trails near Brentwood and Antioch. Firefighters from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District are actively clearing dry vegetation from fire trails, which are crucial for ...

(KRON) -- Bay Area video game producer Electronic Arts has reportedly laid off hundreds of workers and canceled an anticipated new title release. The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that the Redwood City-based company has cut between 300 and 400 jobs and canceled a game in the "Titanfall" universe. The layoffs, according to the Chronicle, [...]

(KRON) The San Jose Earthquakes are bringing a free block party to downtown San Jose with a world-renowned DJ. Internationally acclaimed DJ Steve Aoki is headed to San Joses SoFA District. The block party is scheduled for Tuesday, May 13, the day before the team takes on Lionel Messi and the Inter Miami CF [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Posey Tube connecting Alameda and Oakland will temporarily close overnight Tuesday for electrical maintenance, according to Caltrans District 4. The tube which takes traffic under the Estuary will close at 10 p.m. Tuesday. The closure will remain in effect until 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to officials. The tube will remain ...

(KRON) -- A San Jose engineer faces up to 10 and a half years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to bombing two PG&E electrical transformers in late 2022 and early 2023, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday. Peter Karasev, 38, admitted to using homemade explosives to intentionally damage transformers in San Jose as [...]

(KRON) The Pacifica Police Department is asking for community assistance in locating a suspect involved in an October indecent exposure incident. Pacifica police responded to a business in the Linda Mar Shopping Center at 7:49 p.m. on Oct. 16, 2024. The victim, who was an employee of the business, told authorities that a man [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- In the end, it was all just science fiction. At least that's what Acting United States Attorney Patrick D. Robbins called it after a federal jury convicted a man who scammed investors by basically inventing a company with no legitimate business. Ramesh Kris Nathan was found guilty of six counts of [...]

(KRON) -- The Oakland Police Department is asking for the communitys assistance in locating a missing man last seen Monday evening. Matthew Tucker, 29, was last seen at 5 p.m. in the 400 block of Fairmount Avenue, police said. Tucker is described as 6 feet tall and 143 pounds. He has black hair and brown [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Uber has reportedly joined the cavalcade of companies cracking down on remote work. According to a report in CNBC, the rideshare company informed workers on Monday that they will be required to come back to the office three days a week. The order, according to the report, will also pertain to [...]

(KRON) -- Facebook parent company Meta, Inc. has launched a new standalone AI app in an apparent bid to compete with artificial intelligence market leaders like ChatGPT. In an announcement Tuesday, the company said it was launching the first version of the Meta AI app, "the assistant that gets to know your preferences, remembers context [...]

(KRON) Sprouts Farmers Market is opening its first Pittsburg location in a couple of months. The organic grocery store opens on June 27 with a three-day grand opening from June 27 to June 29. On the starting and second days, the first 200 shoppers will take a free reusable bag with samples home. The [...]

UPS is looking to slash about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it drastically reduces the amount of Amazon shipments it handles. The package delivery company said Tuesday that it anticipates making the job cuts this year. It anticipates closing 73 leased and owned buildings by the end of June. UPS said [...]

(KRON) -- An online petition has been launched to close a section of roadway where a fiery crash claimed the lives of four teenage girls and left two others with life-changing injuries. The petition, which was posted at Change.org, calls for restricting San Geronimo Valley Road to non-motorized usage only until further notice. On Friday, [...]

(KRON) All-Pro tight end George Kittle and the San Francisco 49ers have come to an agreement on his future in the Bay Area. The team has announced the Niners will be extending Kittle's contract for four more years. According to "Bussin With The Boys", the six-time Pro Bowl picks four-year contract totals $76.4 million [...]

(KRON) -- The Oakley Police Department is requesting the publics assistance in identifying a person of interest in a battery that occurred on April 22. The battery suspect was seen around 9 p.m. near Holly Creek Park just after the battery occurred, authorities said. A security camera recorded the person, who police said appears to [...]

(KRON) -- A driver who was allegedly blocking the entrance to a Petaluma property on Saturday night shot at a man who approached and asked him to leave, according to the Sonoma County Sheriffs Office. Sheriffs deputies responded around 10 p.m. to the 1000 block of Sonoma Mountain Road on the report of a shooting. [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Bay Area is warming up further on Tuesday under plenty of sunshine. Highs this afternoon will land in the upper 70s for inland areas, 60s to lower 70s for most of the rest of us. Tuesday and Wednesday will be the warmest days of the week, but temperatures will cool [...]

(KRON) A preliminary 2.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Napa County early Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was 2.9 miles southwest of Oakville and 7.9 miles north of Sonoma. The tremblor occurred at 4:41 a.m., USGS said. Dozens of people reported feeling moderate shaking in the surrounding region, according to USGSs ...

San Franciscos Jefferson Square Park, once known as Zombie Park by locals due to frequent drug use, feels safe again, residents say, after police cracked down on overnight drug use in the area.

(KRON) -- The Lafayette Police Department (LPD) arrested a Fairfield man in connection with a series of Bay Area burglaries, the department announced Monday in a news release. Lafayette detectives discovered that the suspect was tied to several burglaries across seven other cities and counties. LPD worked with authorities from Vacaville, Dublin, Danville ...

(KRON) -- There is a heavy police presence in South San Francisco on Monday evening, according to the City of South San Francisco. Multiple law enforcement agencies are responding to the 300 block of Arroyo Drive. SSF officials reported the incident around 6:35 p.m. but did not provide details about why police were being called [...]

(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 [...]