9 displaced in Oakland house fire in Lower Bottoms neighborhood

A house fire in Oakland is under control Wednesday afternoon, but as many as nine people were displaced and two structures damaged, Oakland fire officials say. 

Calls to prioritize vaccines for teachers grow

On Tuesday, there is a growing call for teachers including early childcare educators to be near the top of the COVID-19 vaccine priority list. Many said vaccinating teachers is critical.

Questions arise over unarmed security at Peralta colleges

Peralta Community College District will cease use of Alameda County sheriff's deputies on campus. But questions arise over the vetting process of the unarmed security firm the district will now employ.

Sports Basement CFO was one of 5 bike riders killed in Las Vegas crash

Bay-Area based Sports Basement is mourning the loss of its chief financial officer. Tom Trauger is one of five bicyclists killed in a tragic crash in Las Vegas.

'Fully engulfed' big rig crashes into Union City building

Officials are asking the public to avoid the area of Alvarado Niles Road and Central Avenue in Union City for a crash that resulted in a fire.

Overnight closures scheduled for maintenance work on Caldecott Tunnel

Caltrans will next week temporarily close the number one, two, three and four bores of the Caldecott Tunnel overnight starting Monday.

Man killed in solo vehicle crash on Highway 680 in Fremont

A driver who died Saturday morning after his car veered off a freeway exit in Fremont was apparently traveling at an unsafe speed, the California Highway Patrol said.

Bay Area music venues wonder which stages will be left once pandemic ends

Since the pandemic, Oakland's Uptown night club, the Starline Social Club and San Francisco's Slim's have closed permanently. Others are struggling to stay afloat.

3rd suspect arrested in the killings of 2 boys shot at Union City elementary school

Carlos Gilberto Zepeda, 20, was arrested last week on charges that he participated in the killings of 11-year-old Kevin Hernandez and 14-year-old Sean Withington.

Oakland teachers protest district's reopening plan

Oakland teachers say the district should not re-open for in-person learning until there is what they call near-zero incidents of coronavirus cases in every Oakland zip code. 

Trailblazing Bay Area soul singer, Sugar Pie DeSanto, to be honored

An Oakland woman who performed with the likes of James Brown and Jackie Wilson will receive a prestigious award Thursday for her life's work.