Man followed to Piedmont home, robbed at gunpoint

Piedmont police are looking for two people who followed a man home and robbed him at gun point in his driveway.

Anonymous donor gives $10M to East Oakland youth

An anonymous donor pledged to contribute $10 million to Rise Eas program, an initiative focused on improving the health and well-being of Black children and families in East Oakland.

Anonymous donor pledges $10 Million to improve East Oakland
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Serena Wilson of 'Rise East' talks one-on-one with Heather Holmes about $10-million dollar donation that's set to help improve East Oakland. https://www.riseeast.org/donate

'Reckless' driver slams into OPD car, suspect gets away

Oakland police said that a person who was driving "recklessly" ended up slamming into an unoccupied police car before driving off and losing officers somewhere near the Caldecott tunnel. 

Historic Oakland Hills home built for jazz great Dave Brubeck being sold for $3M

An iconic home in the Oakland Hills, where jazz legend Dave Brubeck wrote some of his most famous pieces, has hit the market with a listing price of $3 million. 

Human remains stuffed in a suitcase found in Lake Merritt, residents speak out
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Human remains stuffed in a suitcase were found in Lake Merritt Tuesday morning, the Oakland Fire Department has confirmed with KTVU. Fire personnel responded to the area Tuesday around 11 a.m. after volunteers who clean the lake found the suitcase and called 911.

Human remains stuffed in a suitcase found in Lake Merritt
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Human remains stuffed in a suitcase was found in Lake Merritt Tuesday morning, the Oakland Fire Department has confirmed with KTVU.

Interfaith group wants investigations into Santa Rita Jail death of Oakland man left languishing for days

A group of interfaith activists on Monday demanded answers and outside investigations into the death of an Oakland man at Santa Rita Jail, where he was left languishing for three to four days without anyone providing him any meaningful care, a story first exposed in a KTVU investigation earlier this month.

Man who attended nightclub shot to death in Oakland's Uptown

A 34-year-old Oakland man was killed in the Uptown neighborhood over the weekend, bringing the city's total homicide count to 106.

Oakland school district says teachers union owes over $400,000

The Oakland Education Association, the teachers union, owes Oakland Unified $403,434 from the last two school years, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday morning.   

Thousands attend Dia de los Muertos festival in Oakland

The annual Dia de los Muertos festival was held in Oakland Sunday. The event was expected to bring 100,000 people to the city's Fruitvale neighborhood to commemorate the Mexican traditions around the Day of the Dead.

3-alarm fire in Oakland spreads to nearby homes

Oakland fire crews battled a 3-alarm structure fire Saturday morning that spread to nearby homes.

'This is my dream job': Newly appointed Oakland Fire Chief Damon Covington shares vision

The Oakland Fire Department announced Damon Covington for the permanent position of Fire Chief, after months of serving as the interim chief. Chief Covington was officially sworn in on Thursday.

Oakland woman speaks out after she's shot in road rage incident

An Oakland woman on Friday recounted the terror she felt after she honked at another driver, was followed home - and then shot as her 10-year-old daughter was in the back seat, in what police are investigating as a road rage incident.