LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and later in the drama 'Lou Grant,' has died. He was 91. Asner's representative confirmed the actor's death in an email to The Associated Press. Asner's official Twitter account included a note from his children: 'We are sorry to say that our beloved patriarch passed away this morning peacefully. Words cannot express the sadness we feel.

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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — The lifting of a mandatory evacuation order for South Lake Tahoe's 22,000 residents is a confident milestone in the fight against the Caldor Fire, but it remains only 49% contained and still threatens areas south of the resort town. Firefighters are confronting aggressive winds and flames in some southeast sections of the Caldor Fire, which could still reach Meyers, a community more than a mile high known as the gateway to Lake Tahoe, and other areas including the Kirkwood ski resort.

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by: Alexa Mae Asperin Posted: Oct 8, 2021 / 03:22 PM PDT / Updated: Oct 8, 2021 / 03:23 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – It's an exciting weekend to be in San Francisco! Hundreds of thousands of people are pouring into the city right now as we gear up for Fleet Week. The San Francisco Giants take on the Los Angeles Dodgers, plus the Golden State Warriors host the Los Angeles Lakers tonight. With all the fun you can expect lots of traffic as the trifecta of events are sure to cause a traffic mess. Copyright 2021 Nexstar Media Inc.

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by: Liz Jassin Posted: Oct 12, 2021 / 07:22 AM PDT / Updated: Oct 12, 2021 / 07:23 AM PDT Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -Deputies are currently on the scene of a ‘barricaded/ hostage' situation in San Jose Tuesday morning. Deputies are currently on scene of a barricaded/hostage situation in the 3000 block of East Hills Drive, San Jose. This is still an active and ongoing investigation. Please stay away from the area. More info to follow. PIO on scene. pic.twitter.

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by: Peter Snarr Posted: Nov 10, 2021 / 10:22 AM PST / Updated: Nov 10, 2021 / 10:22 AM PST OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) – Oakland firefighters posted on Twitter that they are currently responding to an encampment fire. The incident occurred at 34th Street and Wood street at around 10:11 a.m. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. Copyright 2021 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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by: Peter Snarr Posted: Aug 27, 2021 / 02:22 PM PDT / Updated: Aug 27, 2021 / 02:22 PM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy's assassin granted parole by California board after 2 of RFK's sons say they support his release. This is a developing story and will be update as more information becomes available. Copyright 2021 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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by: Peter Snarr Posted: Sep 16, 2021 / 10:23 AM PDT / Updated: Sep 16, 2021 / 10:23 AM PDT SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) – San Jose police have arrested Sherman Smith, suspected of committing the city's 25th homicide. Police allege that Smith killed a man in his residence earlier this month on the 200 block of East Santa Clara Street. Officers conducted a welfare check at the residence on September 6, at around 10:43 a.m. and found a adult male suffering from a traumatic injury. The male was declared deceased at the scene.

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OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — The Oakland Police Department is investigating the 105th homicide of the year. It happened around 11:30 p.m. Friday night.  A man was shot and killed. Police believe it was part of a home invasion.  KRON4 spoke to the pastor of 'Acts Full Gospel Church' and he says the city is in crisis.  He says he thought the number of homicides was bad last year — but this years has been significantly worse. 'People are just shooting guns like the wild, wild west. It's crazy out here.'  It's a scene that's becoming all too familiar in Oakland.

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ROME (AP) – A jury in Rome has convicted two Bay Area men in the slaying of an Italian police officer. The two were both sentenced to life in prison. The two young men were charged with killing the officer near the hotel where they were staying while on summer vacation in 2019. Finnegan Lee Elder, 21, and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, 20, were indicted on charges of homicide, attempted extortion, assault, resisting a public official and carrying an attack-style knife without just cause. Prosecutors alleged that Elder stabbed Vice Bridgadier Mario Cerciello Rega 11 times with a knife he brought with him on his trip to Europe from California and that Natale-Hjorth helped him hide the knife in their hotel room.

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DAVIS, Calif. (KRON) – During drought emergencies, like what we are facing now, a UC Davis professor says socio-economically disadvantaged communities are hit the hardest. 'There are significant disparities that get worse in a drought, and those who have the worst drinking water, get even worse drinking water when the systems are under stress,' associate professor Jonathan London said.  When you look around the Bay Area and up and down the state, Jonathan London says mostly rural but also urban communities are bearing the brunt of that stress.

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by: Peter Snarr Posted: Oct 29, 2021 / 02:23 PM PDT / Updated: Oct 29, 2021 / 02:23 PM PDT Lights and sirens are seen atop a patrol vehicle in this file photo. (Credit: Getty Images) SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) – Officials have confirmed that Del Roble Elementary School is under lockdown. A school employee confirmed to KRON4 that police ordered the lockdown at around 2:15 p.m. The reason for the lockdown, or how long it will last, is not known at this time. KRON4 has reached out to San Jose police for more information and is waiting to hear back.

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by: Liz Jassin Posted: Jun 16, 2021 / 03:22 PM PDT / Updated: Jun 16, 2021 / 03:22 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) – The California ISO has issued a statewide Flex Alert from 5 to 10 p.m. due to extreme temperatures. Flex Alerts are a call to conserve energy to help relieve stress on the grid. Copyright 2021 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) – These days the Moscone Center is a COVID-19 vaccination site but sooner than you think, the halls of San Francisco's Convention Center will be filled with meeting attendees. 'The California Dental Association has booked Moscone starting September 9th for over 5,000 delegates and this will be the first convention held at Moscone since the pandemic so we are very excited about this and it's a great step forward,' Joe D'Alessandro, president of San Francisco Travel Association, said.

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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Archrivals San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers face off in Game 1 of the National League Division Series Friday night at Oracle Park with first pitch scheduled for 6:37 p.m. In their rivalry spanning all the way back to their New York days during the late 1800s, the two teams have never met in the postseason until this year. The cheapest ticket is going for $299, according to the San Francisco Giants website. If fans don't want to break the bank but still experience a lively atmosphere, they can check out these bars close to where thousands of fans will gather at Oracle Park.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — The San Jose Flea Market, home to generations of vendors who depend on it, may soon have to find a new home.  For more than 60 years, the San Jose Flea Market, also known as 'La Pulga' in Spanish is home to thousands of local vendors selling a range of household items.  Today's flea market spans more than 120 acres, making it one of the largest flea markets in the country.  But the landowners want to make room for new urban housing and a transit village, as the area is projected to see 25,000 riders a day by 2030 with the construction of the new Berryessa BART station, which sits next to the flea market .

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This March 28, 2018 photo released by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Donald R. Millwee. Millwee, a California inmate has died of natural causes while awaiting execution for killing his physically disabled mother, officials said Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Millwee died at an outside hospital Tuesday evening, correctional officials said. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California inmate has died of natural causes while awaiting execution for killing his physically disabled mother.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) – An armed suspect has been arrested after accosting parents and children outside an elementary school in San Francisco, according to police. The police department describes this suspect as a prolific violent criminal offender. Around 4:11 p.m. on Tuesday, police responded to the area of Grove and Cole Streets following a report of a ‘mentally disturbed and potentially armed' man who was making threatening motions and unclear statements at parents picking up their children.

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FILE – In this Sept. 1, 2021, file photo, Jillian Dworin participates in a protest against the six-week abortion ban at the Capitol in Austin, Texas. Young people on social media have found a way to protest Texas' new law banning most abortions by focusing on a website established by the state's largest anti-abortion group that takes in tips on violations.(Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File) The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted 'in open defiance of the Constitution.

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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Mourners in California said prayers and their final goodbyes Saturday to three Marines killed in last month's bombing in Afghanistan. Family and friends of Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui packed a church in Riverside to celebrate the life of the 20-year-old Marine from Norco. He was one of 13 U.S. troops killed in a horrific suicide bombing at Afghanistan's Kabul airport, which also claimed the lives of more than 160 Afghans, on Aug. 26. Nikoui sent videos to his family hours before he died, showing himself interacting with children in Afghanistan.

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