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Homeless camp catches fire in Oakland; no injuries reported
OAKLAND — A fire at a homeless encampment at Fifth and Market streets in West Oakland was controlled at about 10 a.m.Monday, an Oakland fire dispatcher said. Dark smoke from a fire at a homeless camp...
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East Bay man admits to dealing Xanax, guns, after incriminating himself on...
OAKLAND — Seven months after his Instagram selfies led U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency officials to his doorstep, a Hayward man has agreed to plead guilty to selling guns and drugs, according to documents...
View ArticlePolice: Man stabbed to death in domestic dispute at Fremont residence
FREMONT — A domestic dispute that turned violent ended late Sunday with a man fatally stabbed and a woman arrested, police said Monday. A witness told officers responding to the 41000 block of Fremont...
View ArticleIconic Bank of Italy building is bought, signaling rising downtown San Jose...
SAN JOSE — The Bank of Italy office building, deemed by experts to be downtown San Jose’s most iconic tower, has been bought by investors based in Menlo Park and Manhattan, according to public records...
View ArticleBay Area housing: Active listings sank in November as prices shot up again
Bay Area home prices raced upward again in November, climbing 12.5 percent beyond their levels of a year earlier. It was the steepest regional increase in the state, bringing the median price of a...
View ArticlePhotos: Bay Area News Group staff Pictures of the Week for Dec. 11 -17
Click here if you’re having trouble viewing the gallery on your mobile device. See this week’s top news and sports coverage through the eyes of Bay Area News Group staff photographers. We were there to...
View ArticleOakland woman expected to survive stabbing
OAKLAND — A woman suffered a stab wound and was hospitalized Sunday, police said. Related Articles Police: Man stabbed to death in domestic dispute at Fremont residence Houses ‘lucky’ not to catch fire...
View Article‘This isn’t a case about race’ attorney argues in suspected threat near...
OAKLAND — The attorney for a man accused of pointing a handgun toward two black men outside of a mosque in Oakland in July states that the case isn’t about race, or even gun control. Defense attorney...
View ArticleNone hurt in Oakland apartment fires east of Lake Merritt
OAKLAND — Firefighters extinguished separate blazes east of Lake Merritt, authorities said Sunday. Around 2:20 p.m., dispatchers sent word of an apartment fire with a trapped person at a building in...
View ArticleBay Area man found with 5 pounds of meth, DEA says
OAKLAND — A Bay Area man is facing two charges related to allegedly manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine after officials found five pounds of the drub in a car in which he was a passenger,...
View ArticleAlameda’s Adoptable Pets: Free adoptions in Clear the Shelter event
Pet lovers, start your engines! All adoptions will be free at Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter (FAAS) during a Clear the Shelter event Feb. 28 through March 4. The event is being sponsored by the...
View ArticleBig-rig crash cleared on I-580
ALAMEDA COUNTY — A big rig crashed down an embankment early Monday morning, prompting the California Highway Patrol to close two transition ramps and issue a traffic alert, the agency said. All lanes...
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Chasing ice: Can crowded Bay Area skating rinks handle the post-Olympic crush?
(Click here, if you are unable to view this video or photo gallery on your mobile device.) Ice rinks across the Bay Area are anticipating the post-Olympic crush of newcomers enthralled with the...
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Bay Area International Children’s Film Festival turning 10 at Chabot
OAKLAND — A festival geared toward the Bay Area’s youngest cinephiles is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a roster of films from around the world. Billed as a “Playdate for the Imagination,” the...
View ArticleNoteworthy: anthem furor at East Bay campus; McClymonds High rings; and...
Welcome to the weekend refrigerator surprise, where everything goes even if it smells a little funky. Some students at San Ramon’s California High School got quite an education this week — the kind you...
View ArticleSix arrested after laptops stolen from Berkeley cafe
BERKELEY — Undercover officers staking out a cafe after a string of recent laptop thefts helped police nab six people Saturday, police said. Officers arrested three adults and three juveniles on...
View ArticleFirst Look: Celebrated Cambodian pop-up turned hip Oakland restaurant
Fans of Nyum Bai’s bold and flavorful Cambodian street food will be delighted to learn that the young chef and owner, Nite Yun, has turned her acclaimed noodle pop-up into a brick-and-mortar restaurant...
View ArticleEarl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl
Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl February 19, 2018 Black Oak Casino/Pacific Coast Termite Scratch Trios: Anthony Braga shot 2 perfect 300 games and an 805 set. It is a first 2 perfect game set at Dublin...
View ArticleBerkeley, A Look Back: 75 years ago, when fuel, tires, coffee were rationed
What would Amazon do? Seventy five years ago, in the midst of World War II on Feb. 19, 1943, the Berkeley Daily Gazette reported on the temporary demise of what it called “armchair shopping,” the...
View ArticleGhost Ship fire defendants enter pleas, trial expected this summer
OAKLAND — More than a year after a deadly fire at the Ghost Ship warehouse killed 36 people, Derick Almena and Max Harris, the only people criminally charged in the tragic case, pleaded not guilty and...
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