(KRON) -- Quick thinking and action likely saved a woman's life after she was found without a pulse at the bottom of a pool in Fairfield, authorities said. The Fairfield Police Department was dispatched on Thursday night to a pool on Alaska Avenue regarding a possible drowning victim. "When officers arrived, a man had already ..read more

(KRON) — One of University of California, Berkeley’s student housing complexes has been enduring a game of ping-pong between its landlords and tenants regarding recent rent hike increases and the alleged violation of some residents’ union contracts. After allegedly “abruptly leaving” the Zoom conference call for negotiations, University Village’s Associate Vice Chancellor canceled the meeting ..read more

(KRON) -- The Oakland Police Department is requesting assistance from the community to find a missing woman who is at-risk due to her age and medical challenges. Melody Han Lo, 71, was last seen at 3:15 p.m. on July 25 in the 2900 block of Fruitvale Avenue. She was wearing a green sweatshirt and black ..read more

DUBLIN, Calif. (KRON) -- An ex-federal prison guard who was dubbed by inmates as, "Dirty Dick Smith," is facing a potential life prison sentence after more alleged victims came forward. Prosecutors said Darrell Wayne Smith, 53, sexually abused five female inmates while he worked as a correctional officer at Federal Correctional Institute Dublin in the East ..read more

(BCN) -- A man wanted for a 2022 fatal shooting in San Jose is in jail after being arrested at the Texas border in May when he returned to the U.S. after allegedly fleeing to El Salvador, police said Friday. Carlos Hernandez Monroy, 30, returned to the city of McAllen, Texas, where U.S. Customs and ..read more

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Department of Public Health is recommending that people begin wearing masks again in some indoor settings. In a post published to X, formerly Twitter, on Friday, the department recommended people "consider" wearing masks in crowded indoor spaces. "Make this summer a healthy one for yourself and others," the ..read more

(KRON) -- A cliff rescue is underway Friday morning in the area of Devil's Slide between Pacifica and Montara, according to officials. The incident occurred on the southbound lanes of Highway 1 south of the Tom Lantos Tunnel. There are two possible fatalities involved, according to officials. Highway 1 is closed in both directions as ..read more

(KRON) -- California's largest wildfire of 2024, the Park Fire near Chico, continued growing on Friday morning with just 3 percent containment. Cal Fire officials said the 164,286-acre blaze was ignited by an arsonist who pushed a flaming car into a gully covered with bone-dry brush. The Park Fire "exploded from a 400-acre fire to ..read more

(BCN) -- San Francisco Fire Chief Jeanine Nicholson on Friday announced she will retire at the end of August due to "unforeseen medical issues." Nicholson, who has spent 30 years with the city's Fire Department, was its first openly LGBT chief when Mayor London Breed chose her in 2019 to take over after the retirement ..read more

(KRON) -- In the East Bay, one lucky shopper stopped at a gas and grocery mart and became a millionaire. Janet Coppedge stopped in at A&A Gas and Food Mart in Dublin and won a "massive" $10 million top prize playing a California 200X Scratchers, the California Lottery announced on Thursday. Coppedge was one of ..read more