2 sisters found in Oakland

Two teenage sisters who were missing in Oakland have been found, police said. 

Holy Names University to close after 154 years over declining enrollment, rising costs

Holy Names University in Oakland will close after spring semester in 2023 due to declining enrollment and other struggles, officials with the 154-year-old school said Monday.

11-year-old Oakland boy found safe

Police in Oakland found an 11-year-old boy who had been missing since Thursday night. 

Oakland police locate missing 84-year-old man

The Oakland Police Department shared Sunday evening that 84-year-old Rufus Hawkins is no longer missing and has been located. Authorities did not provide further details. 

Mother of toddler struck and killed by a stray bullet speaks out after suspects are arrested

Nearly a year after Jasper Wu, a 2-year-old boy, was killed by a stray bullet in Oakland, officials have charged three suspects in his killing. In an emotional one-on-one interview with KTVU, Xiao Xiao, Jasper's mother, said she is happy about the charges, but very sad because she has to live through the whole ordeal again and again.

Ghost Ship's Derick Almena will not get extra jail time for bows and arrows

An Alameda County Superior Court judge on Friday ruled that the former Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena will not get extra jail time for having bows and arrows and other weapons in his home.

Bay Area home chefs prepare food for the homeless and others in need

A Bay Area non-profit found a new way to feed the homeless and others in need this holiday season. Community Kitchens trained volunteers to become home chefs.

'Respect the ho ho ho': behind the scenes with Fairyland's Santa

Eric Martin is Oakland Fairyland's 'Black Santa.' KTVU joined him for a photo shoot and saw first hand what it takes to transform into the big jolly man.

Holiday donations pour in after toys stolen from Oakland minivan

Deltrina Johnson of the Oak Center Cultural Center is now on a high after donations poured into replace what was stolen just before Christmas.

Multi-agency departments hold drills for disaster pipeline fires

PG&E held a multi-scenario and multi-agency emergency natural gas disaster training drill Thursday at Merritt College in Oakland.  

3 gang members charged in Oakland highway shooting death of toddler Jasper Wu

The Alameda County District Attorney's Office charged three gang members with murder for the highway gun battle that resulted in toddler Jasper Wu's death on I-880 in Oakland in Nov. 2021.

Proposal to move forward with police-free Oakland schools

The Oakland Unified School District is now considering a proposal to move forward with police-free schools.

Oakland's vice mayor wants to restore masking requirement in certain facilities

Oakland Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan and some community members want to restore the requirement to wear a facial covering inside city facilities, which would provide equitable access to all and protect the public's health, Kaplan's office said Tuesday.

California reparations task force to talk eligibility in Oakland

California’s committee to study reparations for African Americans will meet in Oakland Wednesday to discuss what form reparations could take and eligibility requirements to receive possible payments.

Oakland NAACP say they support recount of mayoral election

The Oakland chapter of the NAACP announced they support community calls for a recount in the mayoral election. 

'Freaky Tales' movie shoot irking some Oakland merchants

A movie being filmed in Oakland promises to raise the city's profile, but not everyone is happy: some merchants say this glitzy production is an unwelcome spectacle.

Multi-agency operation nabs three suspected in San Bruno gang ambush

Three men suspected of belonging to an Oakland gang were arrested last week in connection with a lay-in-wait ambush that occurred in November in San Bruno, the police department there announced on Tuesday.  

Oakland police announce arrest in fatal drive-by shooting

Oakland police on Tuesday announced the arrest of a Pleasant Hill man on murder charges stemming from a drive-by shooting last month.