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A Southwest Airlines flight that took off from Oakland International Airport Tuesday morning had to turn around and land back in Oakland because of a flap problem, an airport duty manager said.
The admitted killer of an Oakland journalist on Tuesday insisted under cross-examination that the leader of a once-influential community group ordered him to commit several murders.
Two men were injured in a shooting in Oakland Tuesday morning, police said.
The Oakland Police Department and the SPCA say they have just about completed the proper training for sergeants on how to respond to calls involving wildlife in the wake of some high profile incidents involving animals.
Dog owners around Oakland's Lake Merritt may soon finally have a dog park to walk their pooches in. However, just because there are plans in the works, that doesn't mean that obstacles don't remain.
A Southwest Airlines jetliner headed from Oakland and carrying 142 people diverted to Los Angeles Sunday night because of a burning electrical smell in the passenger cabin.
Former Your Black Muslim Bakery handyman Devaughndre Broussard matter-of-factly told jurors Monday that he shot journalist Chauncey Bailey three times in downtown Oakland the morning of Aug. 2, 2007.
Some Oakland school teachers who want Wells Fargo Bank to help bail out the cash-strapped district tried to make their point at a downtown Oakland branch today.
The pilot of a World War II-era plane that went down near Oakland International Airport was identified Monday as the leader of the Golden Gate Navioneers, a local flying club.
Oakland police were searching Monday for a shooting suspect who fled his own house after officers said he fatally gunned down one man and wounded another after an argument.
A small single-engine Navion plane crashed into water near the Oakland International Airport Sunday afternoon.
The Oakland Athletics avoided a season-opening weekend sweep by the AL West rival Seattle Mariners with a 7-1 win Sunday.
A man died in a duplex fire in eastern Oakland on Thursday evening, according the fire department and Alameda County coroner's bureau.
A judge gave a tongue lashing Friday to a key witness in the triple-murder trial of former Your Black Muslim Bakery leader Yusuf Bey IV who failed to appear in court as scheduled earlier this week.
Residents of two neighborhoods along Oakland's International Boulevard held a rally Thursday night to fight back against the pimping and prostitution—particularly of young girls.
Several Bay Area cities experienced record- or near-record-breaking high temperatures for a second-straight day Thursday.
A man who was fatally shot during an altercation in East Oakland Wednesday evening has been identified as 27-year-old Marcellus Bradley of Oakland, according to a police spokesman.
A judge Wednesday ordered a 20-year-old Oakland woman to stand trial on a murder charge for the asphyxiation death of her 2-year-old daughter last year.
An East Bay woman has been using her musical talents to help inner city children find their own voice. She's served the community for almost 30 years and continues to use music to inspire others.
The Giants begin their title defense Thursday at the rival Los Angeles Dodgers. Oakland opens the regular season at home against the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.
A girl was kidnapped and sexually assaulted in Oakland Monday and police are searching for three suspects, police officials said.
After months of problems with its radio communications, the Oakland Police Department is rolling out an entirely new system that will make Oakland one of the first Bay Area cities to be interoperable with other agencies.
Authorities searched an Amtrak train and station in Oakland Tuesday night after receiving a secondhand report of a bomb on a train bound for Bakersfield.
Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts reiterated Tuesday that he plans to stay in Oakland even though he recently interviewed for the chief's job in San Jose.
The key witness in the trial of two man accused of murdering an Oakland journalist was back on the stand Monday to testify against his former associates.
