Off-duty Oakland officer shoots suspect, leading to school lockdown

An off-duty Oakland police officer shot and wounded an armed suspect in West Oakland on Wednesday, which led to the lockdown of a nearby elementary school on the last day of class.

58 people have died at Santa Rita Jail since 2014; interfaith group demands change

An interfaith group is demanding that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors make changes at the Sheriff's Office after 58 people have died at Santa Rita Jail since 2014.

Two people injured in Oakland shooting

Gunfire erupted in broad daylight in Oakland on Tuesday, leaving two people injured, police said.

Driver detained after CHP officer injured in hit-and-run

The CHP said the driver of a pickup truck veered off Interstate Highway 80 near the University Avenue exit in Berkeley and hit the patrol car where the officer was helping someone in a disabled car.

Oakland police seek missing at-risk elderly woman

Oakland Police are looking for an elderly woman who is at-risk due to dementia who was first reported missing at 11:40 a.m. on Monday. 

Co-owner of Filipino restaurant in Oakland shot dead in front of son

Loved ones are in shock after the co-owner of a popular Filipino restaurant in Oakland was gunned down in front of his 11-year-old son.

Oakland gets $11M to create housing for homeless near Coliseum

The state of California is giving the city of Oakland $11 million to turn a hotel into a place to shelter homeless people near the Coliseum, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week.

2 dead following freeway shooting in Oakland, 2 injured

Two people died and two people were injured in a freeway shooting and crash off Interstate Highway 580 in Oakland, the California Highway Patrol said. 

Gunshots fired in Oakland near freeway; victims found in overturned car

The California Highway Patrol is investigating yet another shooting; this time in Oakland just off I-580 after gunshots were fired causing injuries to people discovered inside an overturned Nissan sedan.

Man charged with murder after body found dumped in Oakland hills

Authorities on Wednesday said a man found fatally shot in the Oakland hills had been attacked at a homeless camp before his body was dumped.

Oakland City Council passes resolution to make the city a pro-choice sanctuary

The Oakland City Council has unanimously passed a resolution to make Oakland a sanctuary city for women seeking abortions, Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan announced on Tuesday evening.

K-9s in question: Bay Area police dogs bite with little consequence

Police dog bites can cause severe injuries but there has never been any legislation proposed or passed in California to regulate K-9s. In the Bay Area, San Jose police lead the pack with the most number of dog bites.

Graphic photos: Police K-9s cause serious injuries throughout the Bay Area

KTVU focused in on about more than a dozen specific cases where police deployed K-9s on people, looking at the injuries they incurred and the reasons the canines were told to "find and bite." Here are their stories:

Mills College holds final commencement as women's college; first in three years

More than 400 students walked across the stage Saturday morning at Mills College in Oakland; it was the first in-person ceremony since 2019 and the last as an all women's undergraduate institution.