Convicted Oakland doctor facing 30 years in prison for health care fraud, kickback schemes

A doctor in Oakland is facing up to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of accepting kickbacks for patient referrals, health care fraud, and false statements relating to health care, federal prosecutors said.   

Self-confessed drug dealer facing 20 years to life in prison

A self-confessed drug dealer from Oakland is facing 20 years to life in prison for selling various illegal drugs in San Francisco, federal prosecutors said.   

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.

Alameda dad says kids came home from trick-or-treating with repurposed sauce packets

From fun-size to king-size, one of the best parts of Halloween is coming home to go through your treats, laying them out for everyone to see, then bargaining trades with your siblings and friends. But this Halloween, an Alameda dad had a good laugh about something different in his kids' bags.

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

Alameda warns drivers to be careful as time changes

It's an annual ritual - falling back one hour for daylight saving time this weekend. It might seem to be a routine change, but Alameda's police chief and mayor say it could lead to some major consequences if drivers aren't alert.

'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.

Four children receive cannabis fruit chews at school's Halloween event

It was a Halloween scare that parents never imagined they'd face, after attending a "Trunk or Treat" event at Alameda's Amelia Earhart Elementary School on Sunday.

Cannabis candies found after kids attend Halloween event at Alameda school

Cannabis-infused fruit chews were found among candy that elementary school children received at an event organized by a PTA on Alameda over the weekend, according to the city's school district. 

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.