Southwest Airlines starting non-stop service between Oakland and Tucson in March

Wanna get away? The Port of Oakland announced that Southwest Airlines will begin nonstop service between Oakland International Airport and Tucson in March.

9 displaced in Oakland house fire in Lower Bottoms neighborhood

A house fire in Oakland is under control Wednesday afternoon, but as many as nine people were displaced and two structures damaged, Oakland fire officials say. 

Overnight closures scheduled for maintenance work on Caldecott Tunnel

Caltrans will next week temporarily close the number one, two, three and four bores of the Caldecott Tunnel overnight starting Monday.

Bay Area music venues wonder which stages will be left once pandemic ends

Since the pandemic, Oakland's Uptown night club, the Starline Social Club and San Francisco's Slim's have closed permanently. Others are struggling to stay afloat.

Oakland teachers protest district's reopening plan

Oakland teachers say the district should not re-open for in-person learning until there is what they call near-zero incidents of coronavirus cases in every Oakland zip code. 

Trailblazing Bay Area soul singer, Sugar Pie DeSanto, to be honored

An Oakland woman who performed with the likes of James Brown and Jackie Wilson will receive a prestigious award Thursday for her life's work.

Oakland records 100th homicide, a 47 percent spike from last year

Oakland Police Officers Association criticizes Mayor Libby Schaaf, saying she doesn't have a plan to deal with violent crime.

Oakland woman known as 'Mama' to many, celebrates 103rd birthday

To many, she’s simply known as “Mama.” Oakland resident Mary Ella Gilliland turned 103 on Monday, with an outpouring of love from some of her biggest fans and those whose lives she’s touched. 

1 dead in Oakland triple shooting, police investigating

Police in Oakland are investigating a triple shooting where one person has been killed Monday night.

1 arrested, 3 at large after pursuit from Cupertino to Oakland

The driver, Jesus Becerra Hernandez, led police on a pursuit for 25 to 30 minutes before being cornered and detained near Bancroft Avenue in Oakland.