Clik here to view.
Disabled woman, handicapped child rescued from burning Oakland apartment...
OAKLAND — A police officer and a resident rescued an elderly disabled woman from the upper floor of an apartment and a man carried his girlfriend’s 12-year-old daughter who has cerebral palsy from...
View ArticleVallejo man killed in Oakland shooting is identified
OAKLAND — A 25-year-old Vallejo man fatally shot in East Oakland on Friday night was identified by police Tuesday as Justin Esco. A 21-year-old Contra Costa County man wounded in the same shooting is...
View ArticleMan shot at Oakland hotel
OAKLAND — A 54-year-old man was shot multiple times Tuesday morning at a hotel not far from the Oakland International Airport, authorities said. He was initially listed in stable condition at a...
View ArticleOne killed, one wounded in Oakland shootings
OAKLAND — A 40-year-old man was killed and another man wounded in East Oakland shootings Tuesday night, authorities said. The shootings do not appear to be related, authorities said.. The fatal...
View ArticleMan wounded in Richmond drive-by shooting
RICHMOND — A 28-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by shooting Tuesday afternoon, police said. He was in stable condition Wednesday. Police found the man, a Richmond resident, at about 3:45 p.m....
View ArticleMan fatally shot in Oakland Tuesday night is identified
OAKLAND — A 40-year-old man fatally shot Tuesday night in East Oakland was identified by police Friday as Antonio Diaz. No motive has been released by police for the killing and no arrests have been...
View ArticleMan killed in Oakland hit-and-run is identified
OAKLAND — A 55-year-old man pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run collision April 18 was identified by the coroner’s office Friday as Ricky Vigil of Oakland. The vehicle has been recovered by police but...
View ArticleCold case: Nevada convict charged in 1981 rape, murder of 16-year-old Oakland...
OAKLAND — A 57-year-old man serving a prison term in Nevada for sexual assault has been charged in the Dec. 23, 1981 fatal stabbing and rape of a 16-year-old high school honor student whose body was...
View ArticleDomestic violence incident in Fremont results in arrest after police standoff
FREMONT — A man suspected of striking his wife and threatening her with a gun at their home Sunday was arrested after a two-hour standoff with police, authorities said Monday. He was identified as...
View ArticleDrive-by shooting in Oakland leaves man wounded
OAKLAND — A 39-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by shooting Monday night in East Oakland, authorities said. He was in stable condition Tuesday at a hospital. The shooting happened about 10:21 p.m....
View ArticleBART station in Berkeley closed during suspicious package investigation
BERKELEY — The Ashby BART Station was closed Tuesday morning for less than an hour while police investigated a “suspicious package” left on a platform, authorities said. Train service continued but...
View ArticleAttempted murder charge filed in man’s try to push woman in front of Oakland...
OAKLAND — An ex-convict suspected of trying to deliberately push a woman in front of a BART train Saturday at the Lake Merritt Station has been charged with attempted murder, according to authorities...
View ArticleWoman killed in Oakland traffic collision is identified
OAKLAND — A woman killed Sunday morning in a two-vehicle collision in East Oakland that badly injured two other women was identified by the coroner’s office Tuesday as 29-year-old Waynette Hunter....
View ArticleGunshot death of man in Castro Valley under investigation
CASTRO VALLEY — The fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man in an apartment complex Tuesday night is under investigation by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office which at this point is calling the death...
View ArticleBurglars evade gunfire from Sunol homeowner, but not arrest
SUNOL– Two suspected Sunol residence burglars, who fled uninjured Tuesday morning after the homeowner shot at their vehicle as they tried to run him down, were arrested later by Alameda County...
View ArticleFatal Oakland shooting victim is identified
OAKLAND — A 23-year-old man shot to death Tuesday afternoon near his East Oakland home was identified by police Friday as Henry Texada. No motive has been determined yet for the killing and no arrests...
View ArticleWoman wounded in Oakland shooting
OAKLAND — A 22-year-old woman was shot in East Oakland Friday night, authorities said Saturday. She was in stable condition at a hospital. The shooting happened about 10:57 p.m. Friday in the 1800...
View ArticleTwo men wounded Saturday in East Oakland shootings
OAKLAND — Two men were shot — one in a drive-by attack — Saturday afternoon and Saturday night in East Oakland, authorities said Sunday. Both men were in stable condition. Police said the shootings...
View ArticleEvacuations in San Leandro after vehicle hits house, severs gas line
SAN LEANDRO — Some residents were evacuated and others told to remain inside early Sunday after an SUV crashed into a house and severed the home’s gas line, authorities said. The driver of the vehicle...
View ArticleCricket bat-wielding robbery suspect jailed in Fremont
FREMONT — A woman suspected of hitting a man with a cricket bat during an attempted robbery Saturday evening was arrested, police said Sunday. The man took a strike to the head but the resulting injury...
View Article