Driver seen on video yelling racial slurs before crashing on Oakland highway arrested, CHP says

A driver captured on viral video shouting racial slurs at another motorist before crashing his own vehicle on an East Bay highway was arrested Friday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

UC Berkeley to add new college to campus

UC Berkeley is establishing a new college on its campus for the first time in more than 50 years. 

Oakland A's face more challenges with Las Vegas move

The Oakland A's are running into additional funding problems as they try to make a move to Las Vegas. 

Beloved Bay Area Children's Theater to close effective immediately

The Bay Area Children's Theater, a longtime and beloved performing arts company in Berkeley, has abruptly announced its closure.

City of Fremont appoints 1st woman and Afro-Latina Fire Chief

Only about 6% of fire chiefs across the country are women. Diaz says when she started out it was never her goal to become a fire chief, but her passion for helping people led her to her purpose in fire service.

Alameda County Sheriff's Office seeks help in finding 2 missing girls

Two teenage girls are missing Thursday after they allegedly ran away from home, according to the Alameda County Sheriff's Office.

Oakland police: No arrest in attempted robbery where toddler was injured by bullet

Oakland police reversed course Thursday, saying no arrests had been made in the high-profile attempted robbery of a nanny pushing a 15-month-old girl in a stroller, who was struck by flying bullet shrapnel. 

Alameda frog jumping jockeys compete for $20,000 world record

It's a contest for the fiercest frog jumping jockeys in the world and it's going down Thursday through Sunday in Frogtown, USA. With over 65 years of experience, one Bay Area family takes this competition very seriously.

Family grieves as Hayward police search for man accused of killing ex-wife

Lorenzo Smith is mourning the loss of his niece Monique Aldridge of Hayward. Her family is struggling with her sudden death — the victim of gun violence. The suspect is her ex-husband.

Stolen truck located in connection with unfounded kidnapping report

Police said a report of a possible kidnapping on Tuesday afternoon in East Oakland was unfounded, but that they have located the pickup truck involved and discovered it was stolen.

Woman followed home from ATM, boxed in and robbed in Oakland

A woman says she was followed home from an ATM in Oakland, boxed in and held up by two carloads of robbers she suspects are linked to a high-profile case that was captured on video a day earlier.

1 stabbing, 3 separate shootings during violent night in Oakland, police say

Police are grappling with the aftermath of a violent night Monday in Oakland. They said there was a stabbing during a robbery at Jack London Square, and three separate shootings, all within a 12-hour span.

Tupac Shakur Way: Oakland renames street for rap icon

The Oakland City Council voted unanimously Tuesday evening to rename a portion of MacArthur Boulevard in honor of the late rapper Tupac Shakur.