Oakland Zoo closes because of power shutoffs

The zoo asked visitors to check the zoo's website at 7 a.m. Tuesday to see if it will be closed that day as well.

Alameda County eases into indoor dining with 25% capacity

Under California guidelines, the orange tier actually allows for 50% of indoor capacity, but Alameda County health officials say they want to take a more measured approach with 25%.

Oakland school district apologizes for using racist Asian term in survey

Spokesman John Sasaki said as soon as the district became aware of it, officials removed the term and replaced it with "appropriate language." 

Oakland police make hate crime arrest in synagogue vandalism

Oakland police say a 57-year-old man arrested was charged on Thursday with hate-crime enhancements for painting swastikas and phrases at an Oakland synagogue. 

Man barricaded in building with hostage in Oakland
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Oakland police public information officer Johnna Watson spoke with KTVU's Gasia Mikaelian about what has unfolded at the scene.

New regional park opens next to Bay Bridge toll plaza

The Judge John Sutter Regional Shoreline includes a public observation pier, a former train maintenance building to host events, and walking paths to the Bay Bridge Bicycle-Pedestrian Trail.

Two-story Oakland apartment building catches fire

(KTVU) -- Firefighters in Oakland battled a 2-alarm apartment fire early Wednesday morning.

Missing no more: Oakland pilot killed in WWII is found

The remains of a 22-year-old pilot from Oakland who was killed during World War II have been identified, almost 77 years after his plane plunged into the sea.

2 displaced by residential fire in Oakland; fire under control

Two people were displaced by a residential fire in Oakland's Upper Dimond Monday night. The fire department has the one-alarm fire under control, officials said. 

Abselnteeism leaving bigger holes in remote classrooms
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School districts in Oakland and west Contra Costa county report that absenteeism has risen and officials are worried about the impact.

Two killed in Sunday morning Oakland shooting

Officers investigating a shooting report just before 1 a.m. in the 9900 block of MacArthur Boulevard located a wounded San Francisco woman.