'No recourse:' Catalytic converter thieves hit victims over and over in Bay Area

Victims of catalytic convert theft tell KTVU they’ve been hit 6, 7, 8 times or more. And at hundreds of dollars a pop for insurance deductibles, the costs rack up.

Oakland NAACP continues push for reinstatement of OPD chief

The Oakland chapter of the NAACP on Monday put out another call for the city's mayor to reinstate police chief LeRonne Armstrong.

Body found in Oakland manhole

Oakland police are investigating the death of a 41-year-old man whose body was found lodged in an Oakland sewer manhole on Feb. 4. 

Double shooting in Oakland leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

Oakland police continue to investigate a weekend shooting where one person was killed and another was injured.

Judge: Oakland may clear Wood Street homeless encampment

A federal judge is allowing the city of Oakland to clear out the last remaining area of a large homeless encampment.

Oakland police chief, on leave, accuses federal monitor of faulty conclusions

Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong, who is on paid leave, said Sunday that the independent monitor in charge of department reforms used faulty logic to help push him to the sidelines.

Fentanyl, ghost gun, thousands of dollars found in Oakland home bound for Tenderloin

San Francisco police recovered several pounds of narcotics, thousands of dollars, a ghost gun and additional pieces of evidence in an Oakland home Wednesday evening, officials said. A majority of the narcotics found was fentanyl and was “earmarked" for the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco.

After 'chaos and closure' Oakland Zoo reopens again

The giraffes and otters were spotted craning necks on Friday, looking just about as excited as their human visitors, now that the Oakland Zoo is back open after a massive sinkhole forced its closure.

Principal heralded for KIPP Bridge Academy's success

The KIPP Bridge Academy is a charter school in West Oakland is transforming the power of education by creating a passionate community for learning. It all starts at the top as we highlight the principal.

Parking meters are going up at Lake Merritt

Parking meters have been newly installed around Lake Merritt in Oakland in areas that until now, were free to park.

Teen hit with gunfire, killed in Oakland shooting

A teenager was killed Friday morning in Oakland and no one is in custody, police said.

Thieves ransack West Oakland convenience store 4 times in 3 months

A West Oakland convenience store owner is fed up after his shop was ransacked early Thursday for the fourth time in just three months.

Police captain involved in OPD saga placed on leave from park district

An East Bay Regional Park Police captain – who left the Oakland Police Department after one of his sergeants was involved in two investigations – is now on paid administrative leave. 

CHP locks down Oakland building after man spotted with gun

The California Highway Patrol on Wednesday morning placed a building in Oakland that houses Caltrans on lockdown after a state employee thought they saw a man in the parking lot with a gun.

Judge orders Oakland school board votes to be re-examined

The results of last month's Oakland School District 4 election will be re-examined. Officials said there were problems with how the rank-choice ballots were counted.