Where is SF's boosted merchandise being fenced? Police say check your local flea market

Thieves are increasingly stealing small ticket items like laundry detergent and razors, which authorities say they can easily fence online and at local flea markets.

Fire starts at vacant West Oakland home, spreads and displaces eight people

A fire spread to three homes in West Oakland near Chester and 9th streets Monday morning. Firefighters with Oakland Fire Department quickly responded to the scene. 

Oakland-based rowers say Olympic coach threatened, verbally abused them

US Rowing is awaiting the results of an assessment of the sport's national team programs, including the men’s group based in Oakland, where longtime coach Mike Teti is being criticized by some rowers for what they call his intimidating style.

Beloved Camp Tawonga staffer from Berkeley drowns in river near Yosemite

A 20-year-old Berkeley man who worked as a staff member at a well-known Jewish summer camp died Thursday while swimming in a river near Yosemite National Park.

Crash kills 1, injures 2 others along I-580 in Emeryville

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly traffic collision that shut down Interstate 580 off-ramps in the Emeryville area for several hours overnight.

Police bust illegal casino operating out of East Oakland

Police say they confiscated eight firearms including two assault rifles, 30 high capacity magazines, $76,000 worth of illegal drugs, $21,000 in cash and 18 gaming machines at a suspected illegal casino operating in East Oakland.

Fremont police arrest 14-year-old who stabbed both of his parents, killing his mother
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Fremont police say they responded to a reported stabbing at a home off Paseo Padre Parkway shortly after midnight Thursday. Only the father survived the attack. KTVU's Debora Villalon reports.

Police discover illegal casino operation in East Oakland
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This is the fourth illegal casino bust so far this year in Oakland, and police also recovered a cache of illegal weapons, illegal drugs and cash. KTVU's Amber Lee reports.

Neighbors say Oakland kidnapping suspect had numerous run-ins with police

Oakland police are still not saying much about an alleged kidnap and sexual assault situation in the Maxwell Park neighborhood this week where a woman was allegedly held captive by a man for three days.

Man robbed in Oakland's Chinatown Thursday evening
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Oakland police are investigating the violent robbery that happened around 3:45 p.m. Thursday on 9th Street.

Armed man safely surrenders to Berkeley police, multiple firearms recovered

Berkeley police say they safely negotiated with an armed man passed out inside of a vehicle on the 1400 block of Prince Street. Officers recovered multiple firearms and several hundred rounds of ammunition from the vehicle.

Hayward power plant approved to restart following massive turbine explosion

The California Energy Commission voted unanimously Thursday to allow the Russell City Energy Center to restart following a massive explosion and fire that sent debris flying hundreds of feet in the air. The cause of the explosion is still unknown.

Kidnapping nightmare: Woman allegedly held captive for days in Oakland

A date turned into a three-day nightmare for a woman held captive in an Oakland man's home, according to a stranger who said he helped her after she escaped.