Alameda County

Three people were arrested following an investigation into the death of an Oakland teen whose body was found in a ditch in Dixon, sheriff officials said.

Governor Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that he won't declare a state of emergency in Oakland as the city grapples with a rise in crime, but he agreed to bolster existing resources in place to quell the spike in violence. 

A 19-year-old was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after he was seen on video allegedly hitting a man with his car in Oakland, authorities said.

While two siblings call the fatal case that killed their mother a hit and run, police say the facts don’t back up that claim.

The new rules are technically not a vaccine mandate - because people who don't want to be vaccinated, can still continue to work with those negative COVID tests.

The synagogue officials said 4 3-year-old children and 2 vaccinated staff members were tested positive.

"I believe that we've made some changes that I think are really good for the city, good for the department, and reflect positively on this progressive city and department," said Oakland police chief LeRonne Armstrong.

Just one day after the first day of school, Oakland school officials announced district staff, contractors and volunteers are now required to get the COVID-19 vaccination or to be tested weekly starting September 7. 

Fremont Police Department are asking the public's help to locate a woman who went missing in February. 

The city of Pleasanton has agreed to pay the parents of a man who died in police custody $5.9 million, one of the largest wrongful death settlements ever in the Bay Area.

Oakland community leaders on Tuesday called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency to help quell an ongoing spree of violent crime in Chinatown and across the city.

A deeply polarizing battle has been brewing in Oakland’s Upper Rockridge neighborhood over proposed plans for a permanent Black Lives Matter memorial mural along a popular stairway known as the Sunflower Path. 

Gov. Gavin Newsom visited a homeless encampment and helped remove debris in Berkeley on Monday, joining a Caltrans crew cleaning up a long-standing encampment along Interstate 80 at University Avenue.

A good Samaritan was shot and wounded while trying to stop a robbery in Oakland's Chinatown.

A driver was seen on video deliberately mowing down a man in the Oakland hills after being asked to slow down.

Alameda County announced the opening of applications Monday for more than $12 million in down payment assistance loans for residents seeking to buy their first home. 

Monday was the first day of school for Oakland's 49,000 public school students.

An Alameda County Sheriff's deputy was sent to the hospital with injuries to his back after being hit by a car while trying make an arrest in Oakland Monday morning. 

Most of the 35,000 students in the Oakland Unified School District are going back to in-classroom learning on Monday. The school district continues to offer distance learning, but students who choose that option won't be guaranteed placement at their current school when they decide to come back to the classroom.