Ghost Ship defendant Derick Almena likely to be released from Santa Rita Jail amid COVID-19
A teleconference with a judge is scheduled for Friday morning to discuss potential conditions of release, according to one of Almena’s attorneys.
Coronavirus delays Ghost Ship trial for months
The retrial of Derick Almena, the master-tenant of the Oakland Ghost Ship fire where 36 lives were lost, has been delayed until July because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Second trial for Ghost Ship defendant Derick Almena delayed over COVID-19 crisis
A retrial in the deadly Ghost Ship fire for defendant Derick Almena is delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Derick Almena ready for second trial for Ghost Ship warehouse fire
The attorney for Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena said on Friday that he and Almena are ready for a second trial on 36 involuntary manslaughter charges for a fire at the Oakland building in 2016 that killed 36 people.
Ghost Ship warehouse fire victims' families can now sue PG&E
A bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday that the case is no longer on hold and the victims’ families can sue the PG&E in state court.
Almena's lawyers seek personal information on jurors in Ghost Ship trial
Almena's lead attorney Tony Serra filed a motion on Monday that there's good cause to release the personal identifying information of the jurors in the first trial because they may be willing to share information to assist the defense in the retrial.
PG&E announces $13.5B settlement with individual Northern California wildfire victims
The utility company announced a $13.5B settlement with individual Northern California wildfire victims on Friday. It includes settlements for claims from the Ghost Ship fire in Oakland.
Ghost Ship owners can no longer be criminally charged for involuntary manslaughter
Alameda County prosecutors can no longer criminally charge Ghost Ship warehouse owner Chor Ng and her two children Kai and Eva Ng with involuntary manslaughter.
Somber anniversary: 3 years since deadly Ghost Ship Warehouse fire
Monday December 2, 2019 marks three years since the Ghost Ship Warehouse fire killed 36 people in Oakland.
Derick Almena will be retried on manslaughter charges in the Ghost Ship Fire
Derick Almena will be retried on manslaughter charges in the Ghost Ship warehouse fire in Oakland that killed 36 people, Alameda County prosecutors said Friday, a month after a judge declared a mistrial in his case.
Derick Almena speaks out from jail on eve of retrial decision
Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena spoke to KTVU in his first interview since a jury hung on his fate in the deadly warehouse fire in Oakland, a day before he learns whether prosecutors will retry him. "I want to go home. Now. Soon. Tomorrow," Almena said during an hourlong interview Thursday at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin.
Juror in Ghost Ship trial shares details of deliberations, verdict
One of the jurors from the Ghost Ship trial said on Friday that initially, one of the members on the panel insisted that Max Harris was guilty.
KTVU's Ghost Ship trial courtroom blog
This is the Ghost Ship Trial blog by KTVU crime reporter Henry Lee and KTVU staff. Check back here for continuous updates on the case.
KTVU legal analyst breaks down first month of Ghost Ship trial
The Ghost Ship trial resumes on Tuesday, taking a break for the Memorial Day holiday.
2 will go to trial over 36 deaths in Oakland warehouse fire
Two California men will go to trial on involuntary manslaughter charges in the deaths of 36 partygoers in the worst building fire in the U.S. in more than a decade, a judge ruled Thursday.
Derick Almena & Max Harris must stand trial for involuntary manslaughter
A judge has ruled Derick Almena & Max Harris must stand trial for involuntary manslaughter in Ghost Ship warehouse fire. The preliminary hearing continued on Thursday.
2 witnesses describe Ghost Ship Warehouse as 'death trap'
Two witnesses at the preliminary hearing for Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris described the structure in Oakland's Fruitvale district where 36 people perished in a fire last year as a death trap.
Family lets go of grief, works to help artists after Ghost Ship fire
When Jonathan Bernbaum died in the Ghost Ship fire last December, his family had several choices. They could be angry, they could sue, they could mope.
"A great burden": Wife of Ghost Ship's Derick Almena talks to KTVU
A year after the deadly Ghost Ship fire, the wife of master tenant Derick Almena is standing by her husband, raising three children, and trying to make ends meet while he sits in jail.
Exclusive jailhouse interview: Ghost Ship's Derick Almena says others should share in the blame
Derick Almena gets it. He gets why he’s behind bars at Santa Rita Jail, effectively in solitary confinement, on 36 charges of involuntary manslaughter, one count for each of the lives lost in the Ghost Ship fire nearly one year ago.