Guilty pleas thrown out for suspects accused of destroying evidence in killing of Oakland federal officer

A federal judge on Tuesday threw out guilty pleas by three members of the Grizzly Scouts anti-government militia who are accused of destroying evidence in a deadly shooting of a federal security officer in Oakland.

Former 'American Idol' contestant croons along Oakland's Lakeshore Avenue

On any given day, you might find 38-year-old Donnie Williams along Oakland’s Lakeshore Avenue, amid the hustle and bustle of the neighborhood and lost in the moment of his music.

Rogue fireworks display blocks traffic on Bay Bridge

Videos on social media show an unsanctioned, yet elaborate, fireworks display happening on the Bay Bridge Tuesday evening. The display apparently blocked traffic along the western span of the bridge headed into San Francisco. 

Parents aren't taking the Oakland school closures sitting down as protests continue

While Parker Elementary and Middle School in East Oakland was closed Monday for President's Day, many parents are upset their school is slated to close permanently at the end of the school year. They came to rally support in hopes of keeping it open.

Suspects remain at large in armed robbery of Asian couple outside Oakland laundromat

The armed robbery of a Chinese couple outside a laundromat is the latest crime involving Asian victims in Oakland's Eastlake neighborhood near Lake Merritt.

More protests ahead in light of Oakland school closures

Parents at an Oakland elementary school on Monday are planning more protests, hoping to prevent their school building from closing.

Video: Oakland man robbed at gunpoint, punched, thrown to the ground

Police are searching for two suspects who robbed a couple at gunpoint in Oakland. During the attack, captured on surveillance video, a male victim was punched and thrown to the ground.

Two men killed in Oakland shootings 3 hours apart

A man from Richmond and another from Oakland were killed in separate shootings in East Oakland over a three-hour time span, police said.

Resolution to delay Oakland schools consolidation rejected by board

The Oakland Unified School District's emergency board meeting held a vote on Friday that rejected a proposed amendment to delay the consolidation plan that closes some of the district's schools. 

Radical Reflections: Oakland's Elaine Brown on leading the revolutionary Black Panther Party

Musician, author, and most famously a former leader of the Black Panther Party in Oakland, Elaine Brown is still politically active, still a force of nature, even at 78-years old. 

Mystery patient with distinctive tattoos dies just days after family finds him

The man's daughter came forward just two days ago after seeing a KTVU social media post that featured the unique tattoos she recognized as her dad's.

Firefighters injured in Oakland high-rise residential fire

Oakland Fire Department battled a fire that was quickly extinguished at a residential high-rise in Oakland on Tuesday afternoon. At least three firefighters suffered non-life threatening injuries. 

As pressure builds, Oakland school district now considering delaying campus closures

The Oakland Unified School board is hosting a special meeting Friday night to possibly reverse course and delay school closure plans that they voted on last week.

Touring Oakland's Black history
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Walk through some of Oakland's past with the Black liberation walking tour. The guided tours have been highlighting some of the important locations around West Oakland.

Man convicted of attacking Oakland Chinatown leader to serve 3 more months

James Ramsey received a three-year term for assaulting Carl Chan last April. The sentence includes 18 months at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin but due to time served and credits, Ramsey will likely be locked up until sometime in May.

Emotional support dog stolen in Oakland from disabled man's car

A 7-year-old Pomeranian-Shetland sheepdog mix named Cocoa was stolen from a car parked in Oakland, a terribly upsetting ordeal for the owner, who is a disabled man in a wheelchair.

Why the stabbing death of Christina Yuna Lee reaches far beyond New York City

The deaths of Christina Yuna Lee and Michelle Alyssa Go in New York City are renewing demands to protect Asian-American communities nationwide.

Oakland could take crucial vote on new Oakland A's stadium development

Oakland councilmembers will vote on whether to certify the final environmental impact report, a necessary step toward a new A's ballpark. The A's are also considering building a ballpark in Las Vegas and moving the team there.