Smoke seen rising off I-580 in Oakland

Smoke was seen rising in East Oakland along Suter Street and Star Avenue late Monday morning. 

2 Berkeley High brothers shot and killed at Oakland house party

An Oakland house party, largely attended by teens, turned deadly this weekend after gunfire erupted inside a home. Two Berkeley High brothers were killed.

Ayesha Curry's Sweet July store burglarized

Ayesha Curry's flagship Sweet July store was broken into on Friday night, according to the store's Instagram page. 

Oakland police chief promises extra officers on patrol after more gun violence Friday

Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong says he is adding extra officers to patrol the city, following a week of gun violence capped by three additional shootings Friday that sent at least five people to the hospital. 

Oakland school shooting prompts calls for change

At a public “Families in Action” forum at Castlemont High School, school board candidates and mayoral candidates spoke about the issues to students, parents, teachers and community members who want a change.

Highland Hospital treats more than 500 gunshot victims this year

Doctors at Highland Hospital – the region's premier trauma and gunshot medical facility – are currently treating three of the six victims injured during Oakland's school campus shooting, and are alarmed at the astronomical rise in gunshot wounds they have seen in the last five years. 

Civil rights lawyer John Burris confronts police narratives

Before John Burris became the go-to lawyer for Northern California families grieving a loved one killed by police, the civil rights legend was a child suspicious of the Santa Claus narrative.

Oakland school campus shooting was likely gang-related; 6 victims connected to school

All six people who were shot at an Oakland educational campus Wednesday were connected to the schools there, the city's police chief said, adding that the attack was most likely gang-related. 

Youth ALIVE! wants to be part of the solution for Oakland's rampant gun violence

Violence from a school shooting that injured six adults in Oakland shocked parents on Wednesday. There has been a continuing string of gun violence in the city over the last two weeks, but the violence is once again touching a school community. 

Oakland school shooting injures 6

Six people were injured in a shooting on an Oakland school campus – the worst Bay Area school shooting in recent history and one that drew condemnation from local and state leaders. 

Oakland police reorganizing to stem rising gun violence after 96th homicide

The 96th slaying this year in Oakland on Tuesday is prompting police to reorganize and deploy additional officers in East Oakland and parts of West Oakland, Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong said.

Oakland firefighters battle 3 major fires in 10 days off I-580

Oakland firefighters have dealt with several massive brush fires off I-580 over 10 days. Arson is the cause behind at least one day of grassfires.

Southwest Airlines flight attendants picket at Oakland Airport, day after SFO food workers go on strike

Multiple demonstrations were held by union workers at Bay Area airports on Tuesday. At Oakland Airport, Southwest Airlines flight attendants held a picket line, as part of a nationwide labor action demanding a new contract.

DA charges 19-year-old with manslaughter following sideshow, police chase

The Alameda County District Attorney has charged a 19-year-old following a sideshow where prosecutors said he sped away from police in a series of events that ended up killing a son having a burrito with his mother and cousins.

Oakland Zoo rescues 140 black-crown night herons from downtown streets

Oakland is home to the largest black-crown night heron nesting ground in the Bay Area. A team from the Oakland Zoo has rescued 140 fledglings from downtown streets this year.