152 Arrests In Oakland After Mehserle Sentencing Protest
Oakland police made 152 arrests Friday night as they squared off with a group of people demonstrating a judge's decision to sentence Johannes Mehserle to two years in prison.
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Oakland police made 152 arrests Friday night as they squared off with a group of people demonstrating a judge's decision to sentence Johannes Mehserle to two years in prison.
Stephen Curry returned from an ankle injury to score nine points over the final 2:35, lifting the Golden State Warriors to an 85-78 victory over the short-handed Utah Jazz on Friday night to stay unbeaten at home.
UPDATE: A judge has sentenced a white former BART police officer to two years in prison in the shooting death of an unarmed black man on an Oakland train platform.
Oakland police are coordinating with other law enforcement agencies to prepare for possible protests after former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle is sentenced in Los Angeles on Friday morning.
When Darren McFadden burst through a hole in the Denver defense two weeks ago and outraced the Broncos for a 59-yard touchdown, there was a huge sense of relief.
An Emeryville man died after being stabbed in West Oakland on Wednesday afternoon, Oakland police said Thursday.
A shooting in East Oakland on Wednesday evening left two men in the hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.
Sarah Shourd, recently freed from an Iranian prison after more than a year, has launched a campaign pressing Tehran to free her fiancé and their mutual friend, both still held on suspicion of espionage.
Two men died when a driver fleeing from the California Highway Patrol sped off the freeway and crashed his BMW into another car near the Foothill Square Shopping Center.
The Alameda County Registrar says the new mayor of Oakland may not be known for several days.
The Athletics have exercised club options on second baseman Mark Ellis and outfielder Coco Crisp for next season, while declining an option on third baseman Eric Chavez.
Whether Mayor Ron Dellums will be replaced by a seasoned Sacramento politician or a well-known city councilmember hinges on the outcome of ranked-choice ballots, election officials said Wednesday.
Oakland voters have chosen a new mayor, but the results may not be known for at least a couple of days.
Oakland firefighters rescued seven people, including children, from a burning apartment building early Tuesday morning, a fire department spokeswoman said.
Organizers of a Halloween party in Oakland where nine people were shot early Sunday morning failed to obtain a necessary special events permit from Oakland police, a police spokesman said Monday.
Jason Campbell threw for 310 yards and two touchdowns, and Oakland's defense delivered one of its best performance in years to help the Raiders even their record at the midpoint of the season with a 33-3 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
It was a violent night in Oakland as one person was killed following a shooting in a residential neighborhood and several others were shot at a party downtown.
Four reputed members of the North Side Oakland gang have been ordered to stand trial on three counts of murder each for a fatal shooting in Berkeley and a subsequent car chase that killed two innocent bystanders in Oakland last year.
For a long time, the idea of replacing the Oakland Coliseum with a stadium designed exclusively for football suitable for both the Raiders and the 49ers seemed nearly impossible.
A body found in East Oakland Thursday morning has been identified as that of a 46-year-old woman, and police are treating the death as a homicide, a police spokesman said Friday.
The Oakland City Attorney's Office filed a lawsuit Thursday against four people arrested for looting and vandalizing downtown Oakland after the July 8 announcement of the verdict in the trial of former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle.
A genetic blood disorder prevalent in countries with high incidents of malaria is more common in the United States than many realize, according to a researcher at Oakland Children's Hospital.
A woman's body was found in East Oakland Thursday morning, and homicide investigators are trying to determine how she died, a police spokesman said.
Monta Ellis matched his career high with 46 points, Stephen Curry added 25 points and 11 assists, and the Golden State Warriors won Keith Smart's coaching debut by beating the Houston Rockets 131-128 on Wednesday night.
A man suspected in a shooting at Oakland's Rockridge Shopping Center earlier this month was charged with attempted murder Wednesday.
