John Ferrara

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4 days ago | kron4.com | John Ferrara

(KRON) — Firefighters with the Oakland Fire Department are working to extinguish an active RV fire burning near the intersection of Adeline and 3rd streets. Heavy smoke was seen coming from the fire, which started in an industrial area near Interstate-880 shortly before 5 p.m. Monday. The fire is affecting neighboring commercial buildings, the Oakland Fire Department said.

4 days ago | kron4.com | John Ferrara

(KRON) — The aurora borealis was visible in the northernmost region of the Bay Area Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Local photographer Alexander Glavtchev sent these images of last night’s Northern Lights from Windsor, Calif. Watch the video at the top of this story for a timelapse of the event. There’s another chance the northern lights will be visible in northern Sonoma County between Sunday night and early Monday morning. Stargazers in the city won’t be able to view the lights.

5 days ago | yahoo.com | John Ferrara

(KRON) — For the second day in a row, the San Francisco Fire Department rescued a person from the cliffside along the Battery to Bluffs trail near Battery Crosby on Sunday. The San Francisco Fire Department returned to the hiking trail shortly before 2 p.m. Sunday to rescue a person near the bottom of the oceanside cliff. A California Highway Patrol helicopter also responded to the scene to assist with the rescue.

5 days ago | yahoo.com | John Ferrara

(KRON) — A pedestrian was hit and killed by a car outside the city limits of Santa Rosa Saturday night. The crash occurred around 11:34 p.m. on Piner Road, east of Willowside Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. Authorities pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene. “Initial investigation indicates a BMW was driving east on Piner Road when the pedestrian was observed walking south across the roadway, directly in the path of the BMW,” CHP said.