11-year-old girl wounded in Oakland shooting
OAKLAND — An 11-year-old girl was shot and a woman injured in a drive-by shooting Sunday afternoon in West Oakland, authorities said Monday. The girl remained hospitalized Monday. The woman, who police...
View Article‘Uncle’ convicted of years of sex assault against two East Bay sisters
OAKLAND — A young girl who kept quiet about the sexual abuse she endured for years received some justice Friday: The man whom she considered an uncle was convicted of 12 counts related to sexual...
View ArticleStray bullet critically injures man in East Oakland
OAKLAND — A man was shot Monday afternoon while driving in East Oakland, police said. He was in critical but stable condition at a hospital, authorities said. The shooting happened at 2:23 p.m. Monday...
View ArticleRobbery gone wrong in ‘a pimp, a prostitute and a bad plan’ murder, attorney...
OAKLAND — Lee Jackson IV is accused of shooting and killing a man he attempted to rob, who was negotiating terms with a prostitute, a prosecutor said Monday. Jackson, 29, is accused of killing Tony...
View ArticleAfter Lake Merritt BBQ spat goes viral, protesters demand civic action
OAKLAND — A confrontation that went viral when someone complained to police about a group of black people barbecuing at Lake Merritt is sparking protests this week and reigniting a new-versus-old...
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Man admits to pulling gun first in deadly road rage that killed mother of 4...
OAKLAND —The defendant on trial for killing a mother of four in a road rage confrontation admitted on the stand Tuesday to showing his gun to her husband first, and returning to the scene of the crime...
View ArticleChris Webber says what he really thinks about Draymond Green
“Peace is at hand.” Henry Kissinger? No, Chris Webber. It has been three weeks since Webber, a TNT NBA analyst, opined that if the Warriors’ Draymond Green “was on other teams and expected to score, he...
View ArticleOliveira Elementary wins award for students making ‘green’ trips to school
FREMONT — Oliveira Elementary School has won the 2018 Golden Sneaker Contest, which encourages kids to use environmentally friendly and healthy ways to get to school. Of the 94 participating schools in...
View ArticleFremont City Council approves two housing developments
FREMONT — Fremont’s City Council has approved 13 new townhomes on land formerly zoned for commercial use in Niles. It also agreed another developer could subdivide a parcel, making way for seven new...
View ArticleOakland family trying to heal after mother’s death
WATCH: LaDonald Griffin and his son Christopher Davis talk about the loss of Christina Davis. Click HERE if you’re having trouble viewing the video or gallery on your mobile device. OAKLAND — LaDonald...
View ArticleComputer network outage forces Sutter Health to delay care to some patients
Sutter Health said it was working to recover Tuesday from a network outage that affected the medical care system’s care provision to patients in Northern California. Some of our information systems are...
View ArticleJust how much is Tesla worth to the Bay Area and California?
With its electric cars all over local roads, its sales and service centers springing up in new locations and its massive Fremont manufacturing plant looming beside Highway 880, Tesla is highly visible...
View ArticleOakland man claims self-defense in stabbing after gay comment
OAKLAND — The fate of Antwan Robinson, who says he was acting in self-defense when a man with a long stick attacked him, is now in the hands of a jury. Robinson, 44, is accused of murder for the death...
View ArticleFremont police seek missing teen
FREMONT — Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing at-risk teen Tuesday afternoon. Jack Conner, 14, was last seen around 4:30 p.m. near Central Avenue and Blacow Road, and was...
View ArticlePhotos and video: “Grill Your Government” rally at Oakland City Hall
Click HERE if you’re having trouble viewing the video or gallery on your mobile device. At least 100 people attended a “Grill Your Government” rally at City Hall in Oakland on Tuesday as protests over...
View ArticleHoward Wiley brings soulful sax sound to Malcolm X fest in Oakland
When it’s time to get a party started, Howard Wiley gets the call. The Oakland saxophonist has been a mainstay on the Bay Area music scene since he was a teenager, and at 39 he’s taken up the mantle of...
View ArticleTreasure Island Music Festival announces impressive 2018 lineup
The lineup has been announced for the 2018 Treasure Island Music Festival, which this year moves from its namesake location to its new home at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park in Oakland The headliners for...
View ArticleAfter 50 years, Hs Lordships restaurant in Berkeley pulling up anchor
Bay Area fans of waterfront dining will have six more weeks to enjoy the seafood and bayside views at Hs Lordships at Berkeley’s marina. The venerable restaurant will close July 1 after nearly 50 years...
View ArticleParolee charged in Berkeley shooting
BERKELEY — A parolee has been charged in the drive-by shooting of a man in West Berkeley on Sunday, according to authorities and court documents.. William Earl Robinson, 21, was arrested about two...
View ArticleJerry West on leaving the Warriors: ‘You have to be wanted’
Last year at this time, Jerry West was on the payroll of the Golden State Warriors. He’d come to the team in 2011 and helped build the transcendental dynasty we know today. As we speak, West is on the...
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