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.

Oakland police headquarters could become affordable housing

The nine-story Oakland Police Department headquarters could be torn down and replaced with affordable housing.

Bay Area Catholic schools see jump in enrollment after years of decline

Nationwide, enrollment in Catholic schools is rebounding after years of decline. Schools in the Bay Area are seeing this trend too. 

1 firefighter still in hospital following West Oakland blaze

An Oakland firefighter remained in the hospital Wednesday following a fire Tuesday afternoon that hospitalized two of her colleagues, fire officials said.

Mystery Highland Hospital patient with tattoos ID'd; daughter comes forward

The mystery patient with the distinctive tattoos at Oakland's Highland Hospital was identified in about 12 hours, thanks to the powers of social media.

Highland Hospital needs help identifying man with distinctive tattoos

Officials at Highland Hospital in Oakland put out a plea to identify a man who showed up without any identification. They're hoping someone will recognize him because he has distinctive tattoos.

'One last hurrah:' The nation says goodbye to NFL great John Madden in Oakland

Tickets to John Madden's celebration of life cost $32.14 which was the winning score when Madden led the Raiders to their 1977 Super Bowl victory. All of the proceeds will support educational opportunities to Bay Area youth.