Beloved Puerto Rican restaurant La Perla moving out of Oakland
A beloved Puerto Rican restaurant in Oakland is moving out of town. After serving the community for years, this is the last week La Perla will be open in Oakland’s Dimond district.
Amazon driver flees after hitting Castro Valley teen on bike
A Castro Valley couple voiced outrage on Friday after their 14-year-old son was struck by an Amazon delivery driver who afterward fled the scene.
Overturned Army truck blocks lanes on eastbound I-580
An overturned Army truck blocked lanes on eastbound I-580 in Castro Valley on Friday afternoon.
Massive fire at Lake Chabot Public Market in Castro Valley
A three-alarm fire ripped through the popular Lake Chabot Public Market.
Jenny Lin's parents cope with pain 30 years after girl's unsolved homicide
The search for justice in a decades-long homicide case continues. The family of Jenny Lin, the 14-year-old girl who was killed in her Castro Valley home nearly 30 years ago on May 27, 1994, gathered for a memorial service.
Funeral for Oakland police officer Jordan Wingate
Oakland police officers bade a final farewell Friday to Officer Jordan Wingate, who died from injuries in an on-duty crash in 2018.
Teenager, possible runaway, missing out of Alameda County
Authorities are searching for a 14-year-old believed to be a runaway teen.
Reps. Lee, Swalwell celebrate $30m in federal funds for multimodal project
U.S. Reps. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, and Eric Swalwell, D-Castro Valley, celebrated on Friday after receiving $30 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to install about 10 miles of street improvements along the project corridor, which will span from Lake Merritt to Bayfair.
Bill Pickett Rodeo celebrates 40 years honoring Black cowboys
Rowell Ranch is host to many rodeos in the Bay Area including one long-standing event that is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo.
Fatal crashes seen in Castro Valley, Santa Cruz
The California Highway Patrol said at 3:19 p.m. Sunday a fatal crash has closed Eureka Canyon Road. at Las Colinas Drive in the Santa Cruz area.
Woman leaving San Leandro store dies after being hit by boy on bike
A 77-year-old woman has died after she was hit by a 12-year-old boy on a bike as she left a store at Bayfair Center in San Leandro.
Castro Valley family business van broken into 3 times in 6 months
A family in the East Bay is upset that their company van has been vandalized by would-be thieves three times, all within the last six months.
Victim speaks out after road rage shooting in Castro Valley
A man and his dog were shot at Monday afternoon while driving in Alameda County in an apparent bout of road rage.
CHP investigating possibly freeway shooting in Castro Valley
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a possible freeway shooting on Interstate 580 in Castro Valley.
'You're killing us': Castro Valley mobile home park residents told rent will double
Low-income residents of Avalon Mobile Home Park in Castro Valley received letters stating their rent would double next year, causing many to fear they'll soon be homeless.
4 arrested after BMW driver carjacked in Castro Valley
Alameda County Sheriff's deputies and other law enforcement officials assisted in the arrest of four people suspected of a carjacking Sunday night in Castro Valley.
Castro Valley man sentenced for obtaining $1.6M in COVID scheme
A Castro Valley man was sentenced to 2½ years in prison after he pleaded guilty to spending more than $1.6 million in unemployment benefits that belonged to other people during the pandemic, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Northern California.
BART trains moving slower due to Bay Area heat
BART trains are running at slower speeds between Orinda and Pittsburg/Baypoint stations and between Castro Valley and Dublin/Pleasanton stations Saturday due to the warm weather.
Toxic algae bloom shuts down 2 East Bay lakes, leads to caution advisories at several others
People planning to visit some East Bay lakes amid soaring temperatures this Fourth of July weekend, were being warned of a dangerous level of toxic blue-green algae.
Alameda County lawyer slammed for 'misleading' claims about Black family's detention
A federal judge upheld an $8.25 million verdict awarded to a Black mother and her daughters who were unlawfully detained outside a Castro Valley Starbucks while also denying a pair of Alameda County sheriff's deputies the right to a new trial.