Gail Berkley-Armstrong, Respected Bay Area Journalist, Dies at 74
Veteran Bay Area journalist Gail Berkley-Armstrong died Sunday at the age of 74 after a long battle with an undisclosed illness, according to her former employer the Sun-Reporter.
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Veteran Bay Area journalist Gail Berkley-Armstrong died Sunday at the age of 74 after a long battle with an undisclosed illness, according to her former employer the Sun-Reporter.
Two out-of-town suspects have been arrested and charged in the November slaying of an Oakland woman on a Lakeshore Ave. cul-de-sac next to Lake Merritt -- the scene of two homicides and the wounding of seven others in shootings since May.
The City of Oakland announced Thursday that it's supporting operations at a warming center hosted by the St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) Community Center and Shelter.
Oakland International Airport passengers and employees will likely see some improvements to the airport because it's getting $15 million in federal grant money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
A person was transported to the hospital with minor injuries Wednesday night after a tree fell onto a car in the Shepherd Canyon neighborhood, according to authorities.
Two people were shot Tuesday evening in Oakland and one of those shootings was at a homeless encampment, police said Wednesday.
Police in Oakland are investigating a shooting early Tuesday morning that left two adults hospitalized in critical condition, According to authorities.
Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong is hopeful that violence in Oakland is trending down, he said at a news conference Monday afternoon.
Gregory TaylorBowie was being held without bail at Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of carjacking the vehicle used in robberies of four UPS employees over three days in December.
An Oakland man was shot to death Christmas Eve on a Lakeshore Ave. cul-de-sac next to Lake Merritt where a woman had been previously been fatally shot and seven other people have been wounded.
One of the most in demand Christmas gifts this year just might be a rapid COVID test as new cases of the omicron variant surge across the San Francisco Bay Area.
A fallen tree is blocking all lanes of northbound state Highway 13 in Oakland on Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Two suspects have been arrested and a third has been identified and was being sought in the shooting death of news security guard and former police officer Kevin Nishita, Oakland Chief of Police LeRonne L. Armstrong announced Wednesday.
A 36-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder for allegedly using a skateboard to hit a homeless man on the head repeatedly while he slept on a sidewalk in Oakland earlier this month, Alameda County prosecutors said.
The Oakland City Council Tuesday passed a proposed ordinance requiring many indoor businesses to have patrons show proof of vaccination
The Oakland Police Department is putting additional resources into East Oakland as the city continues to grapple with a rise in gun violence and homicides in that area.
An Oakland resident died Sunday from a gunshot wound following a shooting on the east side of town, police said Monday.
Police in Oakland on Monday announced the recovery of a suspect vehicle similar to the one they were seeking in connection with the shooting that killed news security guard and former police officer Kevin Nishita nearly a month ago.
Police arrested an Oakland man for the murder last month of an Afghan refugee and father who was working as a Lyft and Uber driver in San Francisco.
An East Bay family is pointing the finger at Caltrans, after their home has flooded multiple times during recent storms.
Even during the surge of catalytic converter thefts across the San Francisco Bay Area, the quick-working thief recorded on cell phone video in Oakland drew a stunned reaction.
Police in Oakland on Wednesday confirmed that a young man who was shot Saturday died this week from his wounds, making him the 132nd homicide victim this year in Oakland.
Rapper, entrepreneur, community organizer, and hip hop legend Mistah F.A.B. is doing what he can to change Oakland's tune on crime.
Amid a surge in violence in Oakland, including the highest number of homicides in years, Mayor Libby Schaaf called on Gov. Gavin Newsom for additional aid to curb crime.
Taking a step towards increasing accountability at the Oakland Police Department, the city's police commission hired its first independent inspector general this week.
