KRON4 Articles: August 30, 2021

BottleRock brings COVID concerns to Napa Group trying to recall 3 San Francisco school board members Afghan refugee in Hayward fears for family back home Bay Area woman helping family of Afghan refugees Thousands seeking refunds after disastrous music festival at Texas beach This is the last U.S. soldier leaving Afghanistan California emergency officials give update on historic fire response South Lake Tahoe residents evacuate as Caldor Fire gets dangerously close Violent weekend: Oakland police investigate 3 homicides, nearly a dozen shootings Forest Service to close all national forests in California Man plays violin for California fire evacuees stuck in traffic Silicon Valley records slight decrease in unemployment numbers Oakland Zoo to host pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics Clean California: Caltrans to hire more than 200 people to help keep Bay Area clean 6 hospitalized after cargo ship crew members report COVID-19 symptoms Witnesses help save Asian woman pushed into San Francisco street: police What is the ‘highly mutated’ C.1.2 coronavirus variant? Special Report: CBP’s Air and Marine Branch busier than ever Major expansion of Ysleta border crossing on El Paso’s wish list How you can help storm victims in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida 1,300 bodies remain unclaimed this year in Tijuana, medical examiner says Should I feel empathy for vaccine refusers who get COVID-19? People with nut allergies may really only be sensitive to birch pollen, study finds Police investigate shooting in San Jose See it: Lake Tahoe has apocalyptic orange skies FEMA, National Guard mobilizing after Hurricane Ida Photos show catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Ida War in Afghanistan ends after last U.S. planes leave Kabul Vaccinated teachers in Anchorage can get up to 10 extra days off Here’s why you may never see another hurricane named ‘Ida’ SpaceX rocket carries ants, avocados, robot arm to space station 94 animals, 13-year-old girl removed from filthy Indiana home; woman arrested Man gets life sentence in 2018 killing of Mollie Tibbetts Photos: San Jose police shut down huge sideshow Do school mask bans violate civil rights? Feds investigate 5 states CVS puts limit on rapid COVID-19 test purchases due to surging demand Colonial Pipeline temporarily shuts down some of its gas lines due to Hurricane Ida Which states are the hardest-working? Border Patrol reports four-fold increase in migrant stash houses More evacuation orders downgraded for Caldor Fire, 71% contained Vaccine-skeptic cardinal to begin rehabilitation after spending days on a ventilator with COVID-19 WATCH: Drone video shows hurricane damage to Louisiana TV studio Florida Poison Control sees spike in calls from people taking livestock deworming drug ivermectin Ida vexes Louisiana hospitals brimming with virus patients Newlyweds send $240 bill to no-show wedding guests EXPLAINER: Ida similar to Katrina, but stronger, smaller VA offering mortgage relief to thousands of veterans at risk of foreclosure Saturated fat from meat may be worse for your heart than other foods New FCC requirement has spam calls declining – except if you live in these cities The most reliable new and used cars for 2021 July’s slowest-selling car in each state Inside California Politics: Doug Ose discusses endorsement of Kevin Kiley for governor Inside California Politics: Garry South talks about high Democratic voter engagement in recall Inside California Politics: Kevin Paffrath discusses why a Democrat should be in governor’s seat Nevada’s poison control center sees ‘significant’ increase in calls from people ingesting ivermectin Police use Taser on NBA’s Jaxson Hayes, newly released video shows WATCH: Deputy uses defibrillator to save student who collapsed at Florida school, dramatic video shows Pentagon: 2 members of ISIS-K killed in U.S. drone strike Soldier killed in Afghanistan attack nearly predicted his future in school essay, former teacher says COVID-19 variants significantly reduce protection of vaccines, prior infection Best leased cars to buy back and sell for profit Is it time to stop flushing the toilet? Afghans ‘felt like we abandoned them … I think that we did,’ retired U.S. general says Rob Black’s Winners & Losers: How Ida impacts oil production PG&E warns of statewide scam threatening shutoff for payment EU takes U.S. off safe travel list; backs travel restrictions Mom saves son, fights off mountain lion with ‘bare hands’ Touring the National Hispanic Cultural Center Spanish, Baroque-Pueblo architectural influence seen in Southwest ‘He saved her life’: Husband killed while protecting wife from intruder New Mexico defends title as most Latino state in nation What does ‘Latinx’ mean and why would you use it? Multiracial boom reflects US racial, ethnic complexity Newsfeed Now: US racing to finish Afghanistan withdrawal; Ida destroys New Orleans jazz landmark Bay Area air quality: When wildfire smoke will clear China limits children to 3 hours of online gaming a week Husband of beloved Florida educator dies from COVID-19 six days after wife Pedestrian dies trying to cross I-680 in San Ramon Lake Tahoe threatened by massive fire, more ordered to flee VTA resumes limited light rail services for first time since mass shooting Some couldn’t afford to run from Ida: ‘Our bank account is empty’ ‘Toxic and impossible’: Hostile school board meetings have members calling it quits Anxious tenants await assistance as evictions resume Ida lashes Louisiana, knocks out New Orleans power