Noose found in Berkeley park leads to hate crime charge

A person who works at the marina saw the man, later identified as Jaime Robledo-Espino, 32, tying a noose with some rope Thursday morning.

Oakland land trust buys house that homeless moms had occupied

Members of the activist group, Moms 4 Housing, announced Friday that the three-bedroom home in West Oakland was purchased by the Oakland Community Land Trust from a real estate investment company

Oakland development group wants to be 1st Black-owned team in NFL history

The push for the new expansion team started in June, and just this week, the group made an offer to buy Oakland's $92 million interest in the Coliseum site.

Oscar Grant's family meets with DA in renewed look at case

The family of Oscar Grant met Thursday with Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley, three days after she announced she was reopening the investigation into Grant's shooting death by a BART police officer in 2009.

Bay Area lawmaker again pushes for safe injection sites

"It's about meeting people where they are and giving people options to be healthy and move into recovery," Sen. Scott Wiener said. 

Bang! Bang! Astros thump away vs Oakland, return to ALCS

Carlos Correa hit a go-ahead, three-run homer after Michael Brantley's two-run shot in the fourth inning, helping the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 11-6 on Thursday to clinch their home-run heavy AL Division Series in four games.

Man charged in fake fundraiser for guard killed in Oakland

Dominic Deandre Gregory, 27, allegedly created a GoFundMe campaign saying he was related to Patrick Underwood.

'We've got to do everything we can:' Oakland mayor pushes to reopen schools in January

"But I am very hopeful and working in deep partnership with school officials to try and get our schools open by this January. We know these kids will never get this year back in terms of their education. But we've got to do everything we can." -- Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf

Workers say 5-day hospital strike in Alameda County is not about pay

The nurses on strike want the Alameda County board of supervisors to take over from the volunteer board of trustees that currently oversees the hosptials in the Alameda Health Services system. 

Free rapid Covid-testing at Oakland International Airport

Testing at airports, it is hoped, will ease the minds of would-be travelers who are worried about the safety of flying amid the ongoing pandemic.

Oscar Grant's family wants death case reopened, another BART officer charged

An independent report and video shows former officer Anthony Pirone hitting Oscar Grant in the head and kneeing him on the Fruitvale BART station platform in 2009.

Oakland school officials address 'surprising letter' from Donald Trump inside free meal boxes

Oakland Unified School District officials on Monday addressed what they called a “surprising letter” from President Trump which was included in boxes of food distributed to families as part of the district’s “Grab and Go” free meals program.