$166,152 lottery ticket winner sold at East Bay liquor store
PITTSBURG — Maybe they came back on Wednesday to pick up something to help celebrate the big win. The person who purchased Tuesday night’s Fantasy 5 lottery game-winning jackpot ticket — worth $166,152...
View ArticleMan charged with possessing more than $300,000 worth of cocaine, some stored...
SAN LEANDRO — A man has been charged with multiple crimes after almost 15 kilograms of cocaine — worth more than $300,000 — were found inside a residence here, some of it stored in close proximity to...
View ArticleMan charged in abduction, stabbing, beating of domestic partner in Fremont
FREMONT — A convicted kidnapper, suspected of abducting his estranged relationship partner in August, then stabbing and beating her while holding her hostage for a week, has been charged with multiple...
View ArticleWoman fatally shot while driving in East Oakland
OAKLAND — A 30-year-old woman was fatally shot Saturday night as she drove a vehicle in East Oakland, authorities said. Her name has not yet been released. She is believed to be an Oakland resident....
View ArticleTwo wounded in Oakland shootings
OAKLAND — A man and a woman were wounded in two shootings that happened within seven hours Sunday in different areas of the city, authorities said. Both victims were reported to be in stable condition...
View ArticleLivermore: Gun store owner fatally shoots suspected robber
LIVERMORE — A gun store owner fatally shot a man trying to rob the store Sunday, police said. The name of the suspected robber, a 28-year-old Redwood City man, was not released Monday. The fatal...
View ArticleA fatal East Bay crash led to a chain-reaction wreck that killed another...
RICHMOND — Two men were killed Sunday in separate traffic collisions on Interstate 80, the second death happening while California Highway Patrol officers were at the scene of the initial fatality,...
View ArticleTwo shot at Oakland homeless camp
OAKLAND — Two men were shot Tuesday afternoon at an East Oakland homeless camp, authorities said. Both men were reported to be in stable condition Tuesday morning. One of the men was shot twice. The...
View ArticleAmtrak train strikes, kills man in Berkeley
BERKELEY — A man was struck and killed Tuesday morning by an Amtrak train, authorities said. The Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau did not release his identity pending confirmation and notification of...
View ArticlePolice say robbery appears to be motive in San Leandro barbershop shooting...
SAN LEANDRO — Police said Thursday that robbery appears to be the motive for a Wednesday shooting at a barber shop that left a barber dead and a customer wounded. Authorities have not yet released the...
View ArticleOakland pedestrian killed after being pinned between vehicles in hit-and-run...
OAKLAND — A man suffered fatal injuries Wednesday night in East Oakland when he was pinned between a car and a mini-van that were hit by a stolen SUV driven by someone who fled the scene on foot,...
View ArticleWoman who honked car horn shot in Oakland road rage incident
OAKLAND — A 35-year-old woman was shot multiple times Wednesday night in East Oakland in what police said was road rage violence. Her 10-year-old daughter, who was riding in her car, was not physically...
View ArticleTip jar argument ends in shooting outside downtown Oakland restaurant
OAKLAND — A suspect in a Wednesday afternoon non-injury shooting in downtown Oakland was arrested within minutes several blocks away, authorities said. The shooting happened about 1:39 p.m. Wednesday...
View ArticleMan killed in Fremont shooting on Wednesday evening
FREMONT — A man was fatally shot Wednesday evening in the city’s central district, authorities said. His name has not yet been released. The man was shot about 5:10 p.m. Wednesday in the 3100 block of...
View ArticleMan killed on Richmond freeway running from multi-vehicle crash
RICHMOND — A man running across Interstate 580 Wednesday night after his vehicle was involved in another crash died after he was hit by three other vehicles, the California Highway Patrol said...
View ArticleTwo women shot in East Oakland
OAKLAND — Two 27-year-old women were shot Thursday night in East Oakland, police said. The women, one from Oakland and the other from San Leandro, were in stable condition Friday at a hospital,...
View ArticleMan killed in Richmond freeway crash
RICHMOND — A man died Friday morning after his pickup truck went down an embankment on Interstate 580 and crashed into a tree, the California Highway Patrol said. The man’s name was not immediately...
View ArticleVeteran Oakland firefighter named new chief of city’s fire department
OAKLAND — Damon Covington, a highly respected Oakland firefighter for 24 years, was named Oakland’s next permanent fire chief by Mayor Sheng Thao and City Administrator Jestin Johnson, the city...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in Oakland’s Uptown district
OAKLAND — A 34-year-old man was fatally shot in the Uptown district Sunday morning, authorities said. His name has not yet been released. Police said he was an Oakland resident. Related Articles Crime...
View ArticleTwo men die this week from earlier injuries in Oakland shooting and beating
OAKLAND — Two men — one shot in the face Nov. 4 in the Dimond district and another badly beaten near Jack London Square last month — died this week from their injuries, authorities said. The name of...
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