Hawaii-bound plane delayed in Oakland after grisly photo AirDropped onto...
Update: The same flight experienced a medical emergency when pepper spray was released. Fifteen people received treatment upon arrival in Maui. OAKLAND — A 15-year-old girl sharing a grisly mock...
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Police: Man dragged by Mercedes after trying to stop auto burglary suspect in...
HERCULES — A man trying to stop a man who had burglarized his truck and another vehicle was dragged and run over by the suspect as he fled in a Mercedes on Friday morning, police said. The suspect...
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Oakland-Maui flight: Pepper spray emergency follows disturbing photo
People gather in a back galley on a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Oakland, Calif., to Kahului, Hawaii, after a can of pepper spray went off inside the plane. (Nicholas Andrade via AP) First came the...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in Hayward’s first homicide of 2018
HAYWARD — In what is the city’s first homicide of the year, a 42-year-old man was fatally shot early Saturday as he stood outside a motel, police said Tuesday. The man’s name was not released pending...
View Article2 Oakland police officers hurt in confrontation with suspect
OAKLAND — Two Oakland police officers were hospitalized Tuesday morning after they were attacked by a domestic violence suspect, authorities said. Police said a loaded gun was found on the suspect...
View ArticleBig rig spills lumber, closes I-880 on-ramp in East Oakland
OAKLAND — An on-ramp to Interstate 880 in East Oakland was closed for several hours Tuesday after a big rig overturned and spilled about 16,000 pounds of lumber it was hauling onto the roadway, the...
View ArticleMan killed, woman wounded in Oakland shootings
OAKLAND — A man was killed and a woman wounded in two shootings Tuesday night that happened about 20 minutes apart in different areas of East Oakland, authorities said Wednesday. The shootings are not...
View ArticleFamily: Man slain in Hayward was caring, always willing to help others
HAYWARD — A 42-year-old man fatally shot Sunday morning outside a motel was identified by relatives Wednesday as Brent Vicens, known for his willingness to help others. A relative who asked not to be...
View ArticleMan wounded in East Oakland shooting
OAKLAND — A man was in stable condition Thursday after he was shot multiple times Wednesday afternoon in East Oakland, authorities said. The name of the 26-year-old man was not released. He is an...
View ArticleLottery ticket worth almost $84,000 sold in Berkeley
BERKELEY — Whether it is a UC Berkeley student or another person is not known yet, but someone won almost $84,000 Wednesday night playing a California Lottery game at a Berkeley mini mart, officials...
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Murder charge filed against Oakland man convicted of sex trafficking of teen
OAKLAND — A 26-year-old man, who pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of sex trafficking an underage girl, has been charged with murder in the fatal 2017 beating of a man near Oakland’s Lake...
View ArticleSuspect in Berkeley woman’s stabbing arrested in Pinole
BERKELEY — A man wanted in the Tuesday morning stabbing of a woman in her 70s has been arrested, police said Thursday. Mark Edward Jekabson, 42, was arrested by Pinole police Wednesday afternoon....
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Stolen SUV slams into East Oakland marriage center, driver arrested
OAKLAND — An East Oakland marriage center was badly damaged Thursday when a stolen SUV being chased by Alameda County sheriff’s deputies crashed into it, authorities said. The Perfect Marriage Center,...
View ArticleMan fatally shot Saturday morning near West Oakland homeless compound
OAKLAND — A man was fatally shot Saturday morning outside a West Oakland homeless compound, authorities said. Authorities have not yet been able to identify the man. Nobody at the compound was involved...
View ArticleShooting in East Oakland wounds 18-year-old woman
OAKLAND — An 18-year-old woman was taken to a hospital and was expected to be OK after being shot in East Oakland on Sunday night, police said. The woman told police she was walking in a parking lot...
View ArticleTeenager shot to death in West Oakland
OAKLAND — A teenager died after being shot at least one time in West Oakland early Thursday, police said. Officers were called to the 800 block of West Grand Avenue around 12:17 a.m. and found a...
View ArticlePerson shot to death in West Oakland
OAKLAND — A person died after being shot at least one time in West Oakland early Thursday, police said. Details of the shooting were scarce, but officers reported to the 800 block of West Grand Avenue...
View ArticleMan shot Saturday in Oakland, drives to police station for help
OAKLAND — A 44-year-old man shot Saturday morning while driving in West Oakland was able to drive about a mile to police headquarters where he flagged down officers for help, authorities said. The man...
View ArticleMotorcyclist critically injured in West Oakland collision with SUV
OAKLAND — A motorcyclist was critically injured Friday night in a collision with an SUV in West Oakland, police said Saturday. The 29-year-old motorcyclist’s name was not released but police said he...
View ArticleMotorcyclist critically injured in West Oakland collision with SUV
OAKLAND –A motorcyclist was critically injured Friday night in a collision with an SUV in West Oakland, police said Saturday. The motorcyclist’s name or age was not released but police said he was an...
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