Legendary coach John Beam honored with memorial walk at Laney College
The memorial was intended to reflect the journey that Beam traveled with generations of students during his time at Laney College.
List: Best Bay Area holiday light displays in 2025
Eager to find the best and brightest holiday displays the Bay has to offer? Look no further.
Series of 11 earthquakes rattles East Bay
A series of small earthquakes rattled the East Bay on Monday, with 11 quakes recorded in a single day, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
New ferries coming to both Bay Area ferry systems for fun, commuting, and disasters
While mass transit continues its slow recovery from pre-pandemic days, the aging of buses, trains and ferries is looking up as more new equipment hits the road rails and waves. The freeways are not free of more and more vehicles, while ferries face little traffic even at the peaks of terrestrial transit.
2.9M earthquake shakes Piedmont amid string of East Bay quakes
The U.S. Geological Survey reports the small earthquake struck just before 3 p.m. about 1 mile west of Piedmont in Alameda County.
Dive teams search Lake Merritt for gun possibly used in Condor Club manager shooting
Dive teams searched Lake Merritt in Oakland for a gun possibly used in the Oct. 3 shooting of Condor Club manager Mark Calcagni.
Crash on Dumbarton Bridge leaves classic Packard torched
The classic car burst into flames due the collision, though the CHP did not report any injuries.
Residents of Oakland waterfront complex upset by car break-ins
Week after week, night after night, burglars have been converging on an apartment complex along Oakland's waterfront to break into cars.
Cal State East Bay gets $50M from MacKenzie Scott
California State University, East Bay was given a $50 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the university said in a statement Thursday.
Recalled Alameda County DA Pamela Price says she's running again; critics pounce
Pamela Price, who was recalled in 2024 as Alameda County's District Attorney, announced on Thursday that she's running again – and soon after she did that, critics jumped on her desire to come back to a position she was ousted from.
Man allegedly stabbed Livermore roommate to death; caught driving victim's car
Authorities have arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of stabbing his roommate to death in Livermore, police said.
Honoring John Beam: Oakland memorials held for the legendary coach
Memorial events are being held in Oakland for a community heartbroken by the loss of legendary and beloved football coach and Laney College Athletic Director John Beam last month.
Bay Area Afghan community alarmed after reported ICE detentions
Members of the Bay Area’s Afghan community are voicing growing concern after more than a dozen Afghan immigrants were reportedly detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement this week in Northern California, according to the San Francisco chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Golden Gate Fields to end racing at the end of the year
Animal activists are applauding the decision by the owners of Golden Gate Fields to close it's thoroughbred horse racing track in the East Bay at the end of the year. The track has been in operation since 1941. Eight race horses have died at Golden Gate Fields since January of 2023.
Longtime Berkeley firefighter dies at age 56
The Berkeley Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of its own, a veteran firefighter, a beloved husband and father of three.
AC Transit bus crashes into Oakland building, sends 11 to hospital
An AC Transit bus crashed into an Oakland auto shop Tuesday afternoon, sending 11 people to the hospital.
Oakland's UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital becomes babies' home away from home
On Giving Tuesday, KTVU Fox 2 is partnering with UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals to raise money for children, like 9-year-old cancer survivor Penny DeBoer.
Slow down: Speed cameras coming to Oakland
Oakland is set to become the second city in California to roll out high-tech speed cameras designed to automatically ticket drivers traveling more than 11 mph over the speed limit.
This Bay Area city is named the nation's best place for food
The Bay Area is home to the country’s No. 1 best city for food.
Cory Booker marries partner Alexis Lewis in two separate ceremonies
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) announced that he married his partner Alexis Lewis on Saturday in an Instagram post.