Former translators who escaped to Fremont from Afghanistan fear for family

Family and friends tell two Afghan translators in Fremont that the Taliban is going door to door looking for people with ties to the United States.

Mills College trustee gets access to college's financial condition

A judge again temporarily blocked Mills College from merging with Northeastern University and ordered the troubled Oakland college to turn over financial documents to an alumnae trustee. 

Erik Salgado's family opposes Oakland's plan to bring in more CHP

Erik Salgado's family and non-profit group, Anti Police-Terror Project will publicly announce their opposition against Oakland's plan to bring in more CHP officers Monday afternoon.

Erik Salgado's family opposes Oakland's plan to bring in more CHP
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The family of a man who was shot and killed by California Highway Patrol officers last year in Oakland lashed out Monday at the city's plan to bring in more CHP officers to enforce traffic laws on city streets.

Bay Area's 'Little Kabul' feels heartbreak over turmoil in Afghanistan

Fremont and other parts of the East Bay are home to one of the largest populations of Afghan immigrants and Afghan Americans in the United States, and on Sunday, families in the area feared for loved ones living in Kabul, where the Taliban took control that day.

Oakland Unified must pay back pay to substitute teachers during pandemic: arbitrator

The union claimed the Oakland school district failed to uphold the agreement by hiring only a fraction of the substitutes who had applied or tried to apply for the positions.

Bay Area Haitian families struggle to reach loved ones in Haiti after catastrophic quake

Families in the Bay Area woke up to the news that a 7,2 magnitude earthquake had done catastrophic damage in Haiti on Saturday. Haitian immigrants living in the Bay Area spent hours trying to reach loved ones who live in Haiti.

Oakland dispute over tennis court comes to a resolution
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The Athol Plaza tennis courts near Oakland's Lake Merritt have been home to about a dozen homeless residents for over a year. Residents in the area want the homeless cleared out, but homeless advocates say the residents have no where to go. KTVU's Greg Liggins reports.

Two arrested for ATM skimming in Fremont, over $20,000 in cash recovered
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Fremont police say Daniel Mot, 41, of Van Nuys and Marian Radu, 46, were arrested for multiple felonies related to their ATM skimming operation at Bank of America branches within the city.

Woman wounded in Oakland drive-by shooting
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The shooting at 7th and Filbert Streets happened Saturday afternoon. Police say the woman was transported to a nearby hospital with a gunshot wound, but her condition was not provided.

Crews cap gas leak that forced evacuations in Oakland neighborhood
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A driver suffering from a medial emergency crashed their vehicle into a gas main Saturday, forcing the evacuation of several homes on 7th Street. Crews capped the leak in the Acorn neighborhood a short time later, and people were allowed to return to their homes.

DNA on metal cart links man to homeless woman's murder in Oakland

A man has been charged with murdering a homeless woman in Oakland after authorities linked him to DNA found on a metal cart used to attack her.

Gas leak prompts evacuations in Oakland's Acorn neighborhood

Oakland police are asking residents in the area of 7th and Filbert Streets to evacuate immediately because of a natural gas leak.

Hayward police reunite lost girl with her family

Hayward police say they've reunited a young girl with her family after the girl was discovered Saturday walking barefoot in the area of Calaroga Ave and Bolero Ave. Police say the young girl was unable to say where she lives.

Police investigating shooting near Oakland Tech H.S., no injuries reported

Oakland police are investigating a shooting that happened Friday afternoon near Oakland Technical High School. There are no reported injuries, officials say. 

Oakland McDonald's settles case after employees were told to wear dog diapers as masks

According to the workers, managers at the restaurant told cooks and cashiers to use coffee filters and dog diapers in lieu of actual face masks, failed to enforce social distancing and checked workers' temperatures before their shift with an inaccurate thermometer.

Oakland car attack suspect charged with attempted murder

A man was charged Thursday with premeditated attempted murder and assault for allegedly hitting a man with his car after he was told to slow down in a residential neighborhood in the Oakland Hills.

Settlement requires McDonald's to improve worker safety after COVID outbreak

An Oakland McDonald's restaurant will be required to follow new worker safety guidelines and establish a worker safety committee as part of a settlement with employees who were told to use coffee filters and dog diapers as face masks during a COVID-19 outbreak last year.

Hayward power plant restarts, cause of explosion still unknown

The Russell City Energy Center is up and running and generating power again in Hayward to feed the grid, despite not knowing what caused a massive explosion that sent chunks of metal flying.