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Bars, CHP prepare for 'Blackout Wednesday'
Bars, CHP prepare for 'Blackout Wednesday'
(KRON) -- Bay Area bars are gearing up for a busy night before Thanksgiving. It’s often referred to as “Blackout Wednesday,” when many college students come home for the holiday and meet up with their high school friends. The California Highway Patrol is stepping up enforcement for people driving under the influence, as KRON4’s Sara [...]
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November 26, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Bars, CHP prepare for 'Blackout Wednesday'
Opening date announced for Emeryville's only Japanese grocery store
Opening date announced for Emeryville's only Japanese grocery store
(KRON) -- Emeryville's only Japanese supermarket is nearing its grand opening. Tokyo Central is opening on Saturday, Jan. 31, it was announced in a social media post on Tuesday. The grocery store is located at 5603 Bay St. at the Bay Street Emeryville shopping center. Tokyo Central's opening, which KRON4 first reported back in August [...]
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November 26, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Opening date announced for Emeryville's only Japanese grocery store
BART confirms reports of pepper-spray incident
BART confirms reports of pepper-spray incident
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has confirmed an incident where pepper-spray was released at its Montgomery station in San Francisco Tuesday afternoon. "We have reports of pepper spray that was discharged. The train was swept, taken out of service as a precaution for the health and safety of our passengers," said [...]
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November 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
BART confirms reports of pepper-spray incident
Juvenile on e-scooter injured after colliding into a car in Sonoma
Juvenile on e-scooter injured after colliding into a car in Sonoma
(KRON) -- A juvenile riding an electric stand-on scooter suffered injuries after colliding with a moving car in Sonoma on Tuesday, according to the Sonoma Police Department. The juvenile, who was not wearing a helmet, was traveling fast when he crashed into the back portion of a moving car at the intersection of Robinson Road [...]
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November 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Juvenile on e-scooter injured after colliding into a car in Sonoma
Closure of Oakland McDonald's that went viral leaves dozens without jobs
Closure of Oakland McDonald's that went viral leaves dozens without jobs
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- Workers at an Oakland McDonald’s are now on strike after the restaurant announced it'll be closing leaving dozens without jobs. It’s the same location that went viral last year after video showed rats in the kitchen. McDonald’s workers in downtown Oakland say the restaurant told them it was closing for good [...]
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November 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Closure of Oakland McDonald's that went viral leaves dozens without jobs
At-risk man last seen leaving North Bay home more than week ago
At-risk man last seen leaving North Bay home more than week ago
(KRON) -- The Fairfield Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating an at-risk man who vanished after leaving his home more than a week ago. FPD said Jason Ortiz Arriola, 48, was captured on a home security camera on Monday, Nov. 17 at 4:20 p.m. (pictured below) as he left his residence [...]
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November 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
At-risk man last seen leaving North Bay home more than week ago
Walnut Creek bomb squad response in Antioch results in child porn arrest
Walnut Creek bomb squad response in Antioch results in child porn arrest
(KRON) -- The Walnut Creek Police Department Bomb Squad was called to a residence in Antioch Tuesday morning. The team was dispatched to the 1600 block of Lipton Street where Antioch Police Department officers conducted a search warrant. The warrant was in connection to an investigation into possession of child pornography, according to WCPD. During [...]
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November 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Walnut Creek bomb squad response in Antioch results in child porn arrest
Spare the Air Alert issued in Bay Area just before Thanksgiving
Spare the Air Alert issued in Bay Area just before Thanksgiving
(KRON) -- The Bay Area Air District (BAAD) issued the winter season’s first Spare the Air Alerts for Wednesday, Nov. 26 and Thursday, Nov. 27, Thanksgiving Day, due to elevated pollution levels from wood burning. Wood burning is illegal during Spare the Air alerts. Bay Area residents cannot use indoor or outdoor fireplaces, stoves, outdoor [...]
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November 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Spare the Air Alert issued in Bay Area just before Thanksgiving
Decade-plus SF Mission District cold case murder gets charges filed
Decade-plus SF Mission District cold case murder gets charges filed
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A 58-year-old man has been charged in connection to a 2011 cold case murder in the city's Mission District neighborhood, announced the San Francisco District Attorney's Office Tuesday. The DA's Office said Eddie Thomas has been charged with murder with special circumstances of torture and elder abuse. On May 12, 2011, [...]
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November 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Decade-plus SF Mission District cold case murder gets charges filed
ICE agents do not target schools, federal officials say
ICE agents do not target schools, federal officials say
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- One week after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents allegedly showed up at a Hayward school and triggered a car chase outside an Oakland school, an ICE spokesperson said Bay Area schools were not targeted. The spokesperson told KRON4 Tuesday, "ICE has not been conducting operations in local schools." Department of [...]
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November 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
ICE agents do not target schools, federal officials say
Panthers safety who punched 49ers' Jauan Jennings suspended
Panthers safety who punched 49ers' Jauan Jennings suspended
NEW YORK (AP) -- Carolina Panthers safety Tre’von Moehrig has been suspended one game without pay for punching San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings in the groin during Monday’s game. Moehrig may appeal the suspension under the NFL's Collective Bargaining Agreement. A hearing would be heard by Derrick Brooks, Ramon Foster, or Jordy Nelson, [...]
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November 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Panthers safety who punched 49ers' Jauan Jennings suspended
Foster City police make an arrest in decades-old murder cold case
Foster City police make an arrest in decades-old murder cold case
(KRON) -- The Foster City Police Department announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with a decades-old homicide case. Investigators located and arrested the suspect, 81-year-old Patrick Galvani, in San Francisco on Monday, FCPD said. The original incident occurred in 1982, when the body of the suspect’s estranged wife, Nancy Galvani, was found floating [...]
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November 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Foster City police make an arrest in decades-old murder cold case
Milpitas pho restaurant in viral video scandal cleared to reopen
Milpitas pho restaurant in viral video scandal cleared to reopen
(KRON) -- Last week, Pho Love in Milpitas went viral for the wrong reasons. A video showed an employee displaying unsanitary meat handling in the back of the restaurant, slamming frozen beef ribs on the bare ground. The Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health was notified of the incident and shut the restaurant down [...]
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November 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Milpitas pho restaurant in viral video scandal cleared to reopen
Cops chase marijuana-packed Tesla from Salinas to Gilroy
Cops chase marijuana-packed Tesla from Salinas to Gilroy
(KRON) -- A Tesla packed with giant bags of stolen marijuana led police officers and sheriff's deputies on a chase along Highway 101 from Salinas to Gilroy. The incident began at a cannabis greenhouse on Potter Road in Salinas around 1:40 a.m. Tuesday, the Monterey County Sheriff's Office said. A security guard for the greenhouse [...]
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November 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Cops chase marijuana-packed Tesla from Salinas to Gilroy
Fire at Civic Center station disrupts BART service systemwide
Fire at Civic Center station disrupts BART service systemwide
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Civic Center BART station has reopened after being closed Tuesday due to an electrical fire. According to BART, there was an equipment problem on the track. The San Francisco Fire Department initially told KRON4 it was investigating a "possible" explosion in the area. In a subsequent update posted to social [...]
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November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Fire at Civic Center station disrupts BART service systemwide
San Mateo elderly care facility worker sentenced for toxic juice that killed two
San Mateo elderly care facility worker sentenced for toxic juice that killed two
(KRON) -- A former San Mateo assisted living facility worker was sentenced for pouring toxic cleaning fluid into a juice pitcher that was served to elderly residents and fatally poisoned two victims. Alisia Rivera Mendoza was working at Atria Park on August 28, 2022 when two 93-year-old residents, Gertrude Maxwell and Peter Schroder Jr., were served [...]
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November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
San Mateo elderly care facility worker sentenced for toxic juice that killed two
BART train operator reports explosion and fire occurring right in front of his train
BART train operator reports explosion and fire occurring right in front of his train
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November 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
BART train operator reports explosion and fire occurring right in front of his train
Feds investigating Berkeley Unified over antisemitism allegations
Feds investigating Berkeley Unified over antisemitism allegations
The Berkeley Unified School District is facing new scrutiny over antisemitism allegations from Capitol Hill.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Feds investigating Berkeley Unified over antisemitism allegations
Vaccines not linked to autism, Newsom says in response to 'vaccine-skeptic' RFK Jr.
Vaccines not linked to autism, Newsom says in response to 'vaccine-skeptic' RFK Jr.
(KRON) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office put out an update Tuesday reaffirming that vaccines are not linked to autism. The move comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its website to include the long-debunked claim that there is a link between the two. The update from Newsom's office included a [...]
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November 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Vaccines not linked to autism, Newsom says in response to 'vaccine-skeptic' RFK Jr.
Here's how much a Thanksgiving dinner costs in the Bay Area
Here's how much a Thanksgiving dinner costs in the Bay Area
Across the U.S., Thanksgiving dinner prices are cheaper this year. However, the West is paying more for the same items. Marianne Favro reports.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Here's how much a Thanksgiving dinner costs in the Bay Area
Hayward firefighters battle blaze in downtown building
Hayward firefighters battle blaze in downtown building
HAYWARD, Calif. (KRON) -- Hayward firefighters are responding to a fire at a building located at A Street and Mission Blvd in downtown Hayward. The building houses a jewelry store and a sign shop, and there may be apartments upstairs. Firefighters have been on the scene for the last half hour, working to control the [...]
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November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Hayward firefighters battle blaze in downtown building
OpenAI denies allegations that ChatGPT is to blame for a teenager's suicide
OpenAI denies allegations that ChatGPT is to blame for a teenager's suicide
The parents of Adam Raine sued OpenAI in August saying their teenager used ChatGPT as his “suicide coach."
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November 26, 2025 at 2:24 AM
OpenAI denies allegations that ChatGPT is to blame for a teenager's suicide
Beloved 'Little House on the Prairie' actress recounts flings with Bill Murray, Jim Morrison
Beloved 'Little House on the Prairie' actress recounts flings with Bill Murray, Jim Morrison
(KRON) -- She may be best known as the resident good girl on the iconic 1970s TV series, "Little House on the Prairie," but veteran actress Charlotte Stewart was no stranger to the wilder side of Hollywood life. In an interview with The Sun last year, the Napa resident recounted tales of partying with rock [...]
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November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Beloved 'Little House on the Prairie' actress recounts flings with Bill Murray, Jim Morrison
Medicare announces price cuts for 15 prescription drugs, including Ozempic
Medicare announces price cuts for 15 prescription drugs, including Ozempic
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced lower prices on 15 costly prescription drugs under Medicare, including Ozempic and Wegovy.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Medicare announces price cuts for 15 prescription drugs, including Ozempic
Viral meat throwing video: Milpitas restaurant passes inspection and can reopen
Viral meat throwing video: Milpitas restaurant passes inspection and can reopen
A South Bay restaurant that shut down following viral video showing an employee slamming frozen ribs onto the ground in a back parking lot has been cleared to reopen.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Viral meat throwing video: Milpitas restaurant passes inspection and can reopen