Man arrested in Antioch double shooting
ANTIOCH — A man has been arrested in a Sept. 22 double shooting of a man and woman behind a drug store, police said Thursday. RELATED: Amid surging gun violence, Antioch mayor vows to spend $100,000 to...
View ArticleMan found fatally shot in Oakland
OAKLAND — A 47-year-old man was fatally shot late Thursday afternoon in the Lower Dimond district, authorities said. His name was not immediately released pending confirmation of his identity and...
View ArticlePolice: No cruelty, neglect signs found in death of Pleasanton dog from heat...
PLEASANTON — A police investigation has determined there were no signs of animal cruelty or neglect in the heat stroke death of a dog Tuesday that had let itself out onto an apartment balcony while its...
View ArticleDriver sought in hit and run death of Oakland 17-year-old girl is arrested
OAKLAND — A 37-year-old man sought in an alcohol-related hit-and run crash that left a 17-year-old girl dead and her mother injured in East Oakland has been arrested, police said Friday. The suspect in...
View ArticleMan shot dead at West Oakland high school reunion
OAKLAND — A man was shot dead in a West Oakland park on Saturday night following a reunion for alumni of McClymonds High School, authorities said Monday. The shooting happened at DeFremery Park near...
View ArticleMan dies in San Leandro two-alarm apartment fire that left 12 residents...
SAN LEANDRO — A 78-year-old man was killed in a two-alarm fire at his apartment Sunday afternoon, officials said. Two other residents of the apartment were able to escape the flames, but the family dog...
View ArticlePerson wins almost $120,000 after buying lottery game ticket at an El Cerrito...
EL CERRITO — A trip Sunday to a Lucky supermarket here turned out to be just that for someone who won almost $120,000 playing the Fantasy 5 lottery game, officials said. The still unknown person was...
View ArticleTwo men shot in Oakland
OAKLAND — Two men were shot — one multiple times — within nine hours Monday in different areas of the city, authorities said. The shootings are not believed to be related. About 10:15 p.m. Monday, a...
View ArticleHayward: Murder charge for husband in wife’s suspected strangulation death
HAYWARD — A 47-year-old man was charged Tuesday with murder in the apparent strangulation death of his wife at their home Sept. 23, according to authorities and court records. Alvaro Sierra is charged...
View ArticleThree people found wounded in Oakland shooting
OAKLAND — Two women and a man were wounded in an East Oakland shooting early Wednesday morning, authorities said. All three were wounded in the legs and were in stable condition at different hospitals,...
View ArticleTwo men wounded in Oakland shootings
OAKLAND — Two men were shot, one multiple times, in different areas of East Oakland Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, authorities said. Both men were reported to be in stable condition and...
View ArticleMan on release after San Leandro robbery charged in five Oakland robberies
OAKLAND — A man free on his own recognizance pending prosecution for a San Leandro robbery has been charged with 12 new felony counts in connection with the robberies and attempted robbery of five...
View ArticleOakland police officer, sergeant lauded for rescuing potentially drowning man...
OAKLAND — An Oakland police officer and a sergeant were recognized by the department Friday for jumping into an Oakland Estuary channel early Sunday and rescuing a man floundering in the chilly waters....
View ArticleCHP: Driver who stopped on Highway 84, began throwing items is fatally hit by...
FREMONT — A person who got out of their car and began throwing objects at vehicles on State Route 84 early Sunday was killed when he was hit by a car, the California Highway Patrol said. The deceased...
View ArticleSuspected stolen car driver killed in Oakland was free on bail pending...
OAKLAND — The driver killed in an Oakland crash Saturday morning — suspected of driving a stolen car at the time of his death — was free on bail pending prosecution in another vehicle theft case last...
View ArticleMan charged in 2023 alcohol-related fatal collision on Fremont freeway
FREMONT — A driver has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and other charges in an October 2023 alcohol-related wrong-way crash on Interstate 680 that left a 23-year-old...
View ArticleHomicide investigation opened after Oakland man’s death
OAKLAND — A 49-year-old man with blunt force trauma injuries to his body was found dead inside his residence Tuesday, and police have begun a homicide investigation, authorities said. Related Articles...
View ArticleDriver charged in alcohol-related death of worker outside Fremont Tesla factory
FREMONT — A Sunnyvale man has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in the May 3 death of a Tesla worker who was struck and killed by a vehicle while on a break outside the...
View ArticlePolice: Man’s death at Oakland homeless camp resulted from earlier traffic crash
OAKLAND — A man’s body was found Wednesday morning at an East Oakland homeless encampment where he lived, and police said he apparently was killed early Monday when he was knocked through a portion of...
View ArticleThree people shot at Oakland birthday party
OAKLAND — A 17-year-old girl and two 19-year-old men were wounded Saturday night when shooters opened fire on a group attending a birthday party in East Oakland, authorities said. The three victims...
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