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San Jose PD investigating city’s 24th homicide
(KRON) – The San Jose Police Department is investigating the city’s 24th homicide of the year. Around midnight on Friday, San Jose police officers responded to the area of Townsend Avenue and Park Entrance Drive for a report of a shooting. Police said officers located a man suffering from “at least one gunshot wound.” Paramedics […]
Possible PG&E power shutoffs cancelled for all Bay Area counties amid heat wave
Possible planned power outages due to the current heat wave roasting Northern California were called off for customers in Contra Costa, Alameda, Sonoma and Napa counties, PG&E officials confirmed late Tuesday morning.PG&E spokesperson Tamar Sarkissian told CBS News Bay Area that, while temperatures were still high across the region, winds have calmed enough to reduce the current fire risk and eliminate the need for any outages in the greater Bay Area. The update included the small area of Napa that might still have been impacted as of Monday night.The announcement comes after PG&E issued a Monday evening update that cancelled...
San Leandro home catches fire Monday night
(KRON) — Crews responded to a fire at a San Leandro home on Monday night, the Alameda County Fire Department said. The fire happened on the 900 block of Williams Street. A single-story home is “well-involved,” ACFD said. Other buildings are exposed to the flames. Nobody was injured, but two families were displaced. The cause […]
‘Highly aggressive’ day-biting mosquitoes found in Santa Clara
(KRON) — A “highly aggressive” mosquito species that feeds “almost exclusively on humans” was detected in Santa Clara, county officials warned on Monday. The county’s Vector Control District found Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in a residential area of the City of Santa Clara. The district identified 58 mosquitoes surrounding Agate Drive and Moraine Drive. Aedes aegypti are […]
San Jose veterans home operator dumped over poor conditions
Formerly homeless veterans living in poor conditions at a San Jose complex hope things get better with the change in nonprofit service providers. The property at 10. Kirk Ave. is home to dozens of veterans that have lived with black mildew, fire hazards and unsafe electrical systems, among other problems — issues that have been going on for years. Santa Clara County purchased it last year and promised to turn it around. Homeless Veterans Emergency Housing Facility, a nonprofit led by CEO Irvin Goodwin, provided case management and meals to veterans at the site, but the veterans lived in squalor. Two months ago the Veterans Administration, which had been been funding a majority of the programs, said it would not renew its contract with the nonprofit, and the contract expired on Monday.
Silver Alert issued for missing East Palo Alto woman
UPDATE: Bassett has been found. (KRON) — Authorities are searching for an East Palo Alto woman who was last seen Monday morning, California Highway Patrol said. Faye Bassett, 93, was last seen in her car at about 8:30 a.m. in East Palo Alto. She is believed to be driving a gold 2000 Ford Crown Victoria […]
110°F and Wildfires? California’s Central Coast Faces Extreme Danger This Week
SAN FRANCISCO — Issued by the National Weather Service at 10:45 PM PDT on September 30, 2024. Intense Heat and Fire Danger Grips Bay Area and Central Coast. The Bay Area and parts of the Central Coast are bracing for hazardous weather this week as the National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning and Fire Weather Watch. With temperatures expected to climb to 110°F in some areas, residents across North Bay, Santa Lucia, Santa Cruz Mountains, and the South Bay are urged to prepare for dangerously hot conditions.
Here's how Bay Area first responders are helping after Hurricane Helene devastates southeastern US
Several first responders from the Bay Area are helping in the aftermath of the disaster."Everyone is very anxious and waiting for the phone call," said John Wurdinger, Special Operations Chief for Menlo Park Fire Protection District.First responders with the Bay Area's two urban search and rescue teams are watching Helene's aftermath and ready to jump in."We're just firefighters on the West Coast willing to help those on the East Coast. If we get a phone call, we'll go," said Wurdinger who is also Program Manager of FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 3.RELATED: Hurricane Helene leaves at least...
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