Longtime Laney College head coach to retire

After 45 years, Laney College head football coach John Beam will hang up his whistle after the football season and retire.

Reggie Jackson brings together A's greats for final game at Coliseum

Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson brought former baseball stars and celebrities together for a final game at the Oakland Coliseum on Sunday. Ricky Henderson, Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco, and Coco Crisp were just a few of the celebrity baseball legends who took the field during the Reggie Jackson Classic.

CHP Task Force recovers 20 stolen cars in Oakland

A task force with the California Highway Patrol recovered 20 stolen cars on Oct. 17 in Oakland.

1 dead in Oakland semi truck and sedan collision: CHP

A Toyota Camry driver has died after they collided with a semi-truck in Oakland Saturday afternoon. 

Smoke seen near site of recent Oakland hills wildfire

“Yes, again": Those are the words of the Oakland Fire Department after smoke was seen Saturday afternoon near the Keller Avenue exit on Interstate 580 in Oakland.

Oakland police car stolen, quickly recovered

Oakland police are investigating the theft of a marked patrol vehicle on Friday.

Bay Area Run Club founder robbed of camera gear at gunpoint in Oakland park

The founder of a local running club is still shaken after being robbed at gunpoint in Oakland at Joaquin Miller Park Friday morning. Jacob Zlobinsky was promoting his latest event when he had thousands of dollars in camera equipment taken.

Former Alameda County DA, Oakland mayor support recalls of successors

The former Alameda County District Attorney and the former mayor of Oakland are both supporting the recalls of their successors.

'Unimaginable tragedy': Former Oakland High basketball star loses both parents

Within about a year’s time, former Oakland High standout basketball star Money Williams has faced unimaginable loss. Almost a year to the date of his father’s death, his mother passed away this month, leaving him and his sister to take care of their younger siblings. 

Faith leaders say Oakland mayor deserves a chance, Libby Schaaf says otherwise

The Mayor called reporters into Democratic Party Headquarters in Oakland to make an announcement of new appointments who want to serve and oppose the recall effort.

New video shows officer tasing man on Oakland shoreline

Body camera video, newly surfaced as part of a civil rights lawsuit, shows the moments when an East Bay Regional Park police officer used a Taser on an unarmed man who is now in a coma in a situation that started over expired car tags.