Watch: DeMarcus Cousins, Kevin Durant square off at Warriors’ practice facility
Click here if you’re having trouble viewing this video on a mobile device. DeMarcus “Boogie” Cousins and Kevin Durant played one-on-one Monday at the Warriors practice in Oakland. Cousins has been...
View ArticleVideo shows Oakland man telling FBI he wanted to kill 10,000 in Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO — An Oakland man hoped to kill 10,000 Bay Area residents, according to court records that reveal a chilling plan of planting bombs around Oakland and UC Berkeley, blowing up a gay bar in...
View ArticleSan Jose airport soars towards record passenger levels, Oakland also jumps
SAN JOSE — San Jose International Airport expects to have served a record level of passengers by year’s end, a jump in travel activity that is poised to propel the air travel hub higher in the rankings...
View ArticleAttorney General Becerra backs Oakland coal ban
SACRAMENTO — State Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday stood behind the city of Oakland’s fight to stop a developer from transporting coal through a terminal being built on the former Oakland...
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CHP officers recover loose goat from I-880 in Oakland
The California Highway Patrol shared this image Monday, Dec. 17, 2018 of several CHP officers at CHP Oakland headquarters with a goat rescued after crossing multiple lanes of Interstate 880 near the...
View ArticlePG&E fires East Bay contractor from Camp Fire recovery after employees post...
By PAUL ELIAS | The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A Northern California utility on Monday said it terminated one of its contractors helping with wildfire recovery after three workers posted on...
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Logging off for the day: NAACP calls for Tuesday boycott of Facebook
Millions of people spend hours a day on Facebook. And on Tuesday, the NAACP wanted all of them to log off from the social networking platform for the day. The organization took to its website and...
View ArticleYemeni mother granted wish to visit dying 2-year-old son in Oakland
A Yemeni mother who was barred by the Trump administration’s travel policy from flying to the United States to visit her dying 2-year-old son in an Oakland hospital will get her wish to see him one...
View ArticleWarriors HQ Podcast: Dubs appear to be back in championship mode, and for a...
It was Nov. 21, the day before Thanksgiving. Professionally speaking, the Golden State Warriors didn’t have a whole lot to be thankful for. That night, they lost their fourth consecutive game — the...
View ArticleBenioffs’ $15 million gift to bolster children’s hospital mental health services
OAKLAND — UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland has received a $15 million gift from Lynne and Marc Benioff to address a shortage of mental health services for children and adolescents in Oakland...
View ArticleDriver dies after car collides with box truck in Union City
UNION CITY — The driver of a car involved in a crash with a box truck early Tuesday died after being rushed to a hospital, police said. Authorities did not identify the person immediately. The crash...
View ArticleTrolls attack Amy Trask and her idea for a going-away party for Raiders’ fans
Amy Trask had an idea. So she went on CBS last Sunday and shared it. With Dec. 24 — and potentially the Raiders’ final game in Oakland — drawing near, Trask, the Raiders’ CEO from 1997 to 2013,...
View ArticleOakland murder trial attorneys argue: Is case over stolen van or drugs?
OAKLAND — In closing arguments Tuesday for the case of Patrick Dempsey, his defense attorney said there is evidence that points to another man, but the prosecution said it that it is all “just words.”...
View ArticleGhost Ship landlord moving forward with warehouse demolition
OAKLAND — The landlord of the Ghost Ship warehouse is moving forward with demolition plans, but attorneys representing the families of the 36 victims do not want the building sold, the lawyers said in...
View ArticlePedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle in Fremont
FREMONT — A pedestrian was killed in a collision with a vehicle Tuesday night in Fremont, police said. The crash was reported about 10:05 p.m. in the area of Fremont and Grimmer boulevards. The driver...
View ArticleTraffic wreck closes part of Niles Canyon Road in Fremont
FREMONT — A crash involving a garbage truck and two other vehicles Wednesday morning injured one person and shut down a portion of Niles Canyon Road, authorities said. The wreck happened at 6:37 a.m....
View ArticleBowling: Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl
Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl Dec. 17 Wednesday Wonders: Martin Alvarez had a 225 game and a 655 set, 127 over average. PB Experience: Garret Rhett had 215 game and a 623 set, 134 s over average....
View Article“Teddy Bear Bandit” suspect arrested by San Leandro police
SAN LEANDRO — A man known as the “teddy bear bandit” for burglarizing a flower shop in October and making off with flowers and stuffed animals has been arrested, police said Wednesday. Authorities said...
View ArticleRaiders fans call for pregame rally, but history is not on their side
Got plans for Christmas Eve? Of course you do. Change them. That is the plaintive plea from a group called Forever Oakland. The group will be attending Monday night’s Raiders game against the Denver...
View ArticleNew teen play in Berkeley takes on the end of the world
It’s a world without grownups. In fact, it’s a world without pretty much anyone at all. We don’t really know what happened to everyone in “The People’s History of Next,” which TheatreFIRST is...
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