Oakland Scientist Found Dead On Greek Island Of Crete
Police have recovered a woman's body on the Greek island of Crete they think was that to an American scientist who had grown up in Oakland.
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Police have recovered a woman's body on the Greek island of Crete they think was that to an American scientist who had grown up in Oakland.
PG&E officials faced tough questions from their customers at an open house held in Oakland Monday meant to educate people about the utility company's plan to expand its controversial Public Safety Power Shutdown (PSPS).
The Oakland Police Department staffed extra officers this past holiday weekend to aid in stopping the use of fireworks and other illegal activities.
The most anticipated moment of the Ghost Ship warehouse fire trial happened Monday afternoon, when master tenant Derick Almena took the stand and gave emotional testimony.
The 10th annual Burger Boogaloo drew thousands of punk and garage rock fans to Oakland's Mosswood Park over the holiday weekend, presenting such greats as Amyl and the Sniffers, the Dwarves and Dead Boys Saturday.
Despite the heartbreak he may have brought her, Oakland City Council member Lynette Gibson McElhaney on Tuesday said she feels sympathy for her son's suspected killer.
Two teens have been hospitalized after a shooting at Tanforan Shopping Mall in San Bruno, prompting a massive police search for the suspects and the closure of the San Bruno BART station for over four hours.
A "sanctioned" homeless encampment in Oakland--with unsheltered people pitching their tents in a permitted place with basic amenities--is creating controversy.
A suspected gang member has been charged with killing a University of Southern California music student during an off-campus robbery attempt who was the son of Oakland City Councilwoman Lynette Gibson McElhaney.
The 10th annual Burger Boogaloo festival brings a host of great garage, punk and post-punk bands to Oakland's Mosswood Park this weekend with appearances by host John Waters, Scottish heroes the Jesus and Mary Chain and more.
A wrong-way driver on Highway 24 near the Caldecott Tunnel early Sunday triggered a horrific head-on crash that left two people dead and five others injured
Brett Anderson pitched 7 2/3 dominant innings of two-hit ball, and Matt Chapman hit a two-run homer in the Oakland Athletics' 4-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.
One man was killed late Saturday afternoon when a car veered out of control and into a utility pole in what Oakland police said appears to have been an illegal street race.
At the Port of Oakland, officials are trying to save money by switching some of the cargo cranes to operate on a mix of electrical and diesel power.
One of four East Bay men involved in the robbery of an undercover federal agent in Oakland last fall has been sentenced to seven years in prison and a three-year term of supervised release.
A three-time felon already serving time for a sex crime in another state was sentenced on Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the stabbing and strangulation death of a 45-year-old woman in Oakland in 1979.
Police were looking for two suspects after an armored car was robbed outside a bank in Oakland Thursday morning.
The Oakland Animal Shelter and the East Bay SPCA are dealing with over 100 dogs that have been sickened with canine influenza during a recent outbreak.
A 27-year-old Oakland man, on the run since he allegedly fatally struck a 6-year-old and the child's mother, has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in Virginia.
The testimony of an important witness for Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena was stricken from the record on Wednesday after he failed to return to court to allow prosecutors to finish cross-examining him.
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri is speaking out for the first time about an altercation with an Alameda County Sheriff's deputy after Game 6 of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena.
A former Oakland business consultant was sentenced by a federal judge in San Francisco Tuesday to one year in prison for taking part in two bribery and bid-rigging schemes for government construction projects in 2013.
Bay Area Rapid Transit plans to stop offering paper tickets and only offer Clipper cards in some of their busiest stations this summer.
Gas prices in San Francisco have fallen nearly five cents per gallon in the past week, continuing a downward trend over the last several weeks.
