$175,000 lottery ticket sold in Concord
CONCORD — Someone definitely had a lot more to be thankful this Thanksgiving, as they won more than $175,000 playing the Fantasy 5 state lottery game at a convenience store here, officials said. The...
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Share the Spirit: Traumatized veteran getting needed assistance from Berkeley...
Joseph Augustine knows what it is like to hit rock bottom. Traumatized by his stint in the U.S. Navy in the early 1980s — where he said he experienced extreme racism and physical and mental abuse, and...
View ArticleMan shot Nov. 2 in East Oakland dies from wounds
OAKLAND — A man shot Nov. 2 outside a relative’s home in East Oakland has died, police said Saturday. The name of the man, a 35-year-old Oakland resident, has not yet been released. He died on...
View ArticleMan wounded in East Oakland shooting
OAKLAND — A 21-year-old man was shot early Monday morning in East Oakland, authorities said. He was in stable condition at a hospital with a gunshot wound to his face. The shooting happened about 1:40...
View Article12 and 13-year-old boys arrested in San Leandro carjacking
SAN LEANDRO — Two boys, ages 12 and 13 from Oakland, were arrested Sunday in a vehicle taken during an armed carjacking of a pizza delivery person Friday night, police said Monday. The carjacking...
View ArticleCharges filed against man in Alamo hardware store robbery, related carjackings
MARTINEZ — A 30-year-old man, who was already facing prosecution in an earlier shoplifting case, has been charged with four felonies in connection to a case that started Nov. 24 with a robbery at a...
View ArticleMan now faces murder charges after Oakland shooting victim dies
OAKLAND — A parolee whose distinctive clothing helped lead to his arrest has been charged with murder and other crimes in the fatal shooting of a man who died Nov. 25, three weeks after he was shot...
View ArticleWoman fatally shot near downtown Oakland
OAKLAND — A 33-year-old woman was fatally shot early Friday near downtown, authorities said. Her name was not immediately released but police said she lived in Hayward. She was found shot about 4:07...
View ArticleVictim of 2020 Oakland shooting dies; murder charge pending against suspect
OAKLAND — A UC Berkeley employee, left paralyzed and unable to breathe or eat on his own after he was shot multiple times in July 2020 near Lake Merritt in a road rage incident, has died and his death...
View ArticlePedestrian dies in Oakland hit-and-run collision
OAKLAND — A 59-year-old man died early Saturday after he was hit by a car in the Uptown district and police are seeking the vehicle and its driver, authorities said. The name of the man, an Oakland...
View ArticleBicyclist dies in Oakland Hills crash
OAKLAND — A 41-year-old bicyclist died Sunday afternoon after he crashed while riding in the Oakland hills, authorities said. The Alameda County Coroner’s Office identified the man Monday as Oakland...
View ArticleMan shot in car in Oakland after dispute at intersection
OAKLAND — A 31-year-old man was shot Monday night near Mosswood Park after he got into some kind of dispute with another man while he was stopped in his car, authorities said. The man was in stable...
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Bicyclist killed in Oakland hills crash was highly respected BART manager
OAKLAND — A bicyclist killed Sunday in a crash in the Oakland hills was a highly respected and beloved BART manager, the transit district said. Jamal Thompson, 41, of Oakland, died Sunday afternoon...
View ArticleMan shot in Oakland, but exact site not known
OAKLAND — A 29-year-old man walked into a Pill Hill hospital Wednesday night with multiple gunshot wounds and police were trying to determine where the shooting happened, authorities said. Before...
View ArticleWoman shot in East Oakland
OAKLAND — A woman was shot Thursday morning in East Oakland, authorities said. The woman was shot about 10:18 a.m. in the 7900 block of International Boulevard, apparently after getting into a dispute...
View ArticleTeen son arrested in fatal Oakland stabbing of his father
OAKLAND — A 15-year-old boy was arrested in the Thursday night fatal stabbing of his 51-year-old father in their East Oakland home, authorities said. The dead man’s name was not immediately released....
View ArticleTwo men shot in East Oakland; one in grave condition
OAKLAND — Two men were shot in different areas of East Oakland within 90 minutes early Saturday and one of them was in grave condition, authorities said. The shootings do not appear to be related at...
View ArticleHomicide victim in Oakland’s Temescal district is identified
OAKLAND — A man found dead with with major head trauma Monday morning in the Temescal district in North Oakland was identified by police Thursday as 40-year-old Kenyon Graham. Even though the exact...
View ArticleWoman fatally shot at East Oakland homeless camp
OAKLAND — A 38-year-old woman was fatally shot Sunday night at an East Oakland homeless camp, authorities said. The killing was the 133rd death being investigated as a homicide by Oakland police this...
View ArticleMan shot in East Oakland
OAKLAND — A man was shot multiple times Monday morning in East Oakland, authorities said. He was reported to be in stable condition at a hospital Monday afternoon. The shooting was reported about 10:45...
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