One killed, one injured in head-on Oakland traffic crash
OAKLAND — A woman was killed and a man injured in a head-on traffic collision early Sunday in East Oakland that appears to have been alcohol related, police said. The name of the woman killed, a...
View ArticleNorth Berkeley BART station closed after woman struck by a train
BERKELEY — The North Berkeley BART station was closed Monday morning after a woman was struck by a train, officials said. The woman, believed to be in her 40s, was removed from the trackway by Berkeley...
View ArticleLottery ticket worth more than $350,000 sold at Alameda gas station
ALAMEDA — It pales in comparison to the $93 million Super Lotto winning ticket sold there in 2007, but someone who purchased a Fantasy 5 ticket at the same gas station Monday won the $353,556 jackpot,...
View ArticleFrequently targeted Oakland convenience store robbed three times in one day
OAKLAND — A frequently-targeted convenience store in the Grand Lake district was robbed three times within 15 hours Tuesday — with a 76-year-old clerk working during two of the holdups, authorities...
View ArticleMajor medical emergency halts and disrupts some East Bay BART service
HAYWARD — One line of BART service between the Berryessa/North San Jose and Lake Merritt stations was stopped and other service was disrupted Thursday morning for more than two hours because of a...
View ArticleOakland police launch summer safety plan and will continue efforts to...
OAKLAND — Chief of Police Floyd Mitchell and other commanders vowed Thursday to make the summer season safe for the city and to work to continue the ongoing reduction in crime. Beginning Friday,...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in Livermore area freeway shooting
LIVERMORE — With the assistance of license plate reader cameras, a person was arrested in a non-injury shooting Wednesday morning on Interstate 580 in the Altamont Pass area, the California Highway...
View ArticleLivermore child sexual misconduct suspect dies awaiting trial
DUBLIN — A 78-year-old man facing trial next month on charges of sexual misconduct with young girls over multiple years in Livermore died Thursday at a hospital after becoming ill at Santa Rita Jail,...
View ArticleMan fatally shot while walking dog is San Leandro’s first homicide of the year
SAN LEANDRO — A man walking his dog Saturday morning was fatally shot, becoming the city’s first homicide victim of the year, police said. The name of the man, who police said appeared to be in his...
View ArticleThree arrested after frequently robbed Oakland convenience store is hit again
OAKLAND — A Grand Lake district convenience store that has been robbed more than a half-dozen times in the last few months, including three times in one day last week, was robbed again Thursday night...
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