Somerville claimed he mistakenly took two Ambien — a drug used to help someone fall asleep— right before the 10 p.m. newscast on May 30, 2021. He maintains he was not drunk during that newscast.

Former SF anchor Frank Somerville publicly opens up about arrest, KTVU exit By Amanda Bartlett, Assistant Local Editor Dec 18, 2022 ...

Former Bay Area news anchor Frank Somerville was arrested twice in the East Bay overnight for alcohol-related charges, the Berkeley Police Department has confirmed to KRON4.

Somerville has had previous encounters with the law. The Dec. 30, 2021, crash that resulted in an arrest, happened about 7:45 p.m. near West Grand Avenue and Broadway.

BERKELEY -- Former Bay Area TV news anchor Frank Somerville was arrested twice after family disturbances at his father's Berkeley Hills home. Berkeley police said officers responded to the father ...

Frank Somerville has spoken out for the first time since his Dec. 30 arrest for a suspected DUI. In an interview with the Bay Area News Group published Friday, the celebrated former KTVU anchor ...

Former KTVU news anchor Frank Somerville was arrested twice in about a nine-hour period after a confrontation with family members at a residence in Berkeley, police said early Tuesday.

OAKLAND — The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has filed two misdemeanor charges against former KTVU news anchor Frank Somerville in connection with his arrest late last year on ...

Somerville, 66, anchored the 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts at the station from 2008 to 2021. His 31-year career at KTVU ended on Jan. 31, 2022, when his contract expired and the station opted not ...

Somerville does not believe that his Dec. 30 arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence was a factor in KTVU’s decision, saying managers had decided to cut him loose months earlier.

KRON4 first reported the arrest. Somerville was involved in a traffic collision near the intersection of Grand Ave. and Broadway St. just after 7:45 p.m., according to OPD.