Oakland Records Plague of Homicides, Violent Crime in 2021
Oakland saw a dramatic rise in violence in 2021. The police department reported shootings, assaults, robberies and homicides all went up compared to 2020.
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Oakland saw a dramatic rise in violence in 2021. The police department reported shootings, assaults, robberies and homicides all went up compared to 2020.
The decision to nix the fireworks display in San Francisco earlier this week was one of several COVID-prompted cancellations that forced people to rework their new year celebration plans at the last minute.
With 2021 just about in the rearview mirror, people around the Bay Area told KPIX 5 they're ready to focus on what's ahead.
A man was taken into custody for an alleged crime spree that involved a stolen vehicle pursuit in Hercules and multiple home break-ins in neighboring Rodeo on Thursday morning, authorities said.
The public health departments in San Francisco and Santa Cruz County announced Friday they are aligning with new shortened COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidelines set by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cold coastal flooding could occur throughout the Bay Area on Saturday through Monday as the region's highest tides of the year will hit the coastline, according to the National Weather Service.
Traffic and pedestrian stops by California law enforcement agencies dropped significantly in 2020 compared to the year before, but Black or transgender people were still more likely to be searched than white or cisgender people, according to a state report released Friday.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is listed as doubtful this week because of a injured right thumb with rookie Trey Lance in line to get his second start.
As the virus outbreak sent NBA teams to recruit healthy players from the G League, it also resulted in the league picking up referees from there, too.
The annual CES gadget convention will be three days instead of four following an uptick of COVID-19 cases and the withdrawal of some of its best-known tech presenters.
A police pursuit which began in Contra Costa County, raced through the San Francisco Bay Area freeways at speeds up to 120 mph, ended with a suspect taken into custody at gunpoint after attempting to elude arrest by jumping into the San Francisco Bay near the Chevy's in Emeryville.
Naturalists said this week that they expect wild mushrooms to grow in abundance around local parks in the East Bay, fueled by recent rainfall.
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases throughout San Mateo County being attributed to the omicron variant, officials in Redwood City announced the closure of City Hall for two weeks at the start of the year.
Iconic actress and comedian Betty White died Friday. She was 99.
Two people are in custody and more are still at large in connection with a double homicide in King City last weekend, police said.
