Oakland crews pave potholes on Skyline Boulevard

Oakland crews began paving over potholes on Skyline Boulevard – a popular and steep route for bicyclists – after KTVU revealed the city has paid out the most of any Bay Area city to people who have suffered serious injuries on this stretch of rough road. 

Oakland police chief visits ransacked gas station, promises improvements

New Oakland police Chief Floyd Mitchell met with the owner of the 76 gas station on Hegenberger Road, about one week after it was targeted by a mob of people in a robbery captured on surveillance video.

Oakland Zoo will be devoid of elephants for 1st time in 75 years

The Oakland Zoo said Tuesday it will move its 30-year-old African elephant, Osh, to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee this fall, leaving the zoo without any elephants for the first time in 75 years.   

Subpoena sheds light on FBI investigation of Oakland mayor, Duongs

Oakland's city attorney faces a Thursday deadline to hand over documents to the FBI after the U.S. Attorney in Northern California issued criminal grand jury subpoenas to city officials in the widening probe of the city's politically connected recycling company owners and Mayor Sheng Thao.

Oakland police take days to respond after apartment complex shot up

Residents in one Oakland apartment building said they are living in fear after gunfire erupted on their street the night of July 4.

Suspect in Oakland robbery attack was just released from prison

A suspect arrested in an attack and robbery on two women in Oakland had been freed from prison 11 days prior, authorities said.

VIDEO: Brazen robbery and assault in Oakland caught on camera

Police are searching for the victims seen in a brazen assault and robbery in Oakland that was caught on camera, according to the Oakland Police Department.

Oakland crime victims say 911 response times still lagging

Oakland crime victims are calling on city officials and the police department to do more to address long 911 response times and crimes reported online.

Oakland mom heartbroken after losing 2 children to gun violence

An Oakland mother is awash in grief after first losing her stepdaughter to gun violence in a party bus shooting three years ago and now her son.

Video: Dozens ransack gas station in flash mob robbery

An Oakland gas station is reeling over the destruction of their business when a flash robbery took over the store. 

Oakland father, husband drowns in Modesto Reservoir

Family members are fundraising to repatriate the Oakland man's body to Guatemala City, where he was born.

California AG Rob Bonta returning $155K of Duong contributions

The California Attorney General is returning $155,000 of campaign contributions given to him by members of Oakland's Duong family, who were raided by the FBI in June. 

Oakland paid out more for potholes than police force cases

Oakland has paid out far more to settle pothole injury cases than excessive force and wrongful death police cases in the last five years, according to a data analysis by KTVU.

At $27M, Oakland’s pothole payouts are the priciest of any Bay Area city

Oakland has paid the most in pothole lawsuit payouts out of any major city in the Bay Area over the last five years, a KTVU analysis of public records shows.

Robbers identifying themselves as police in Oakland home invasions

Robbers have been claiming to be police officers in two home invasions in different parts of Oakland, police said Wednesday.

Oakland Juneteenth shooting: Man charged, additional suspects still sought

A 23-year-old Oakland man has been charged as one of the alleged shooters at a Lake Merritt Juneteenth festival that left 14 people wounded.

Oakland City Council approves mayor's budget to close $177M deficit

The Oakland City Council on Tuesday approved the mayor's budget, which will maintain most of the city's functions under the assumption that the sale of the Coliseum goes through this summer.