State investigates hiring of 47 'unsuitable' Alameda County sheriff's deputies
POST has launched an inquiry into the hiring of 47 Alameda County sheriff's deputies who were hired despite receiving unsuitable marks on their psychological exams, KTVU has learned.
47 Alameda County sheriff's deputies deemed unsuitable 'did nothing wrong'
47 Alameda County sheriff's deputies who were deemed unsuitable on a pysch exam will not be in uniform or have contact with anyone incarcerated in jail.
47 Alameda County Sheriff deputies get unsatisfactory on psych evaluations; relieved of duties
A total of 47 Alameda County Sheriff's deputies were told on Friday that they were relieved of their law enforcement duties because they received unsatisfactory results on their psychological examinations dating back to 2016, KTVU has learned.
Dozens of women detail rape and retaliation at Dublin prison, real reform is questioned
Over the course of eight months, KTVU has spoken with more than three dozen women who say they have been sexually assaulted or witnessed such abuse at FCI Dublin. Many who spoke up were retaliated against.
East Bay woman turns lifelong fascination for British royals into children's book
Curiosity led to an East Bay woman's fascination with the British Royal Family, particularly Queen Elizabeth II. She's authored a children's book based on the Royals and even traveled to Great Britain to witness her Royal Highnesses Platinum Jubilee celebration.
Alameda County sheriff's deputy charged in slayings of married couple
Devin Williams Jr. was also charged with the special circumstances of murder to avoid lawful arrest after he initially fled the Dublin home of Benison and Maria Tran.
Dublin prison guard threatened to kill woman if she snitched on him for having sex: suit
A woman identified as M.R. alleged that she was sexually abused and then threatened by former Correctional Officer Ross Klinger who said he would kill her with a pitchfork if she broke up with him.
Mother of deputy accused in double killing says she warned him against relationship
The mother of an Alameda County sheriff's deputy accused in a shooting that left a married couple dead in Dublin says her son had been in a romantic relationship with one of the victims, the deputy's mother told KTVU Thursday.
Alameda County sheriff's deputy gives up in shooting deaths of couple in Dublin
Alameda County Sheriff's Deputy Devin Williams Jr. was arrested after allegedly killing a married couple in Dublin.
These are the most unaffordable cities in California
All nine California cities placed in the top 10 list of most unaffordable cities in America.
Dublin prison cook 3rd officer to plead guilty in sex abuse scandal
A third correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin is expected to plead guilty to having "abusive sexual contact" with incarcerated women, his lawyer told the court.
'This is rape:' Judge sentences Dublin prison chaplain to 7 years for sex abuses
A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Dublin prison chaplain to seven years behind bars, calling his crimes "unspeakable" and dismissing his defense team's pleas to be lenient because he suffered PTSD as an Army veteran who suffered from "impulse control."
Women say Dublin prison chaplain used Bible, God to manipulate them to have sex
Six women detail how former Dublin prison chaplain James Highhouse offered his office as a sex den and used Bible stories to manipulate them into having sex.
Dublin prison chaplain used faith and fear to abuse inmates
Highhouse, an Army veteran, pressured one inmate into having intercourse with him on Veterans Day by telling her she needed to serve her country and on Thanksgiving by telling her she needed to show her gratitude for him, prosecutors said.
Dublin prison correctional officer under investigation dies by suicide
A correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin who was under investigation has died by suicide, the Solano County Coroner's Office said.
Whistleblower outs racist, misogynistic Instagram page at California federal prison
A whistleblower is outing a racist and misogynistic IG page that mocks women getting sexually assaulted, female officers sleeping their way to the top and Black inmates getting thrown in solitary for fun.
Former prison Dublin warden indicted for allegedly having sex with 3 women in custody
The former warden at Dublin's federal prison has now been charged with sexually abusing three women.
High heat brings day of wildfires to Bay Area
High heat and dry conditions, created a busy day for firefighters across the Bay Area and more of the same is expected for Tuesday.
California woman becomes pastor after sex assault at Dublin prison 30 years ago
Valerie Mercadel was sexually abused at the federal prison in Dublin 30 years ago. She became a pastor to help her deal with that trauma. But nothing has erased those dark memories.
Dublin prison guard says she was forced out for reporting abuse
Tess Korth worked as a federal correctional officer at Dublin's prison for 25 years, in which she reported the abuse of women. Then, she got a letter telling her she was re-assigned to another state. She told them to shove it.