Walgreens pays $7.5M to settle consumer protection suit

Pharmacy giant Walgreen's Co. has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a consumer protection lawsuit alleging that it put people's health at risk by allowing a phony pharmacist to handle more than 745,000 prescriptions in the Bay Area, prosecutors said on Monday.

Oakland opens safe RV parking site in Fruitvale District

The city of Oakland opened a safe parking site for 41 RVs in the city's Fruitvale district on Monday.

No Super Bowl for inmates at Santa Rita Jail after deputies confiscate homemade booze

Police departments around the Bay Area have been issuing public service announcements warning against driving impaired after Super Bowl LIV celebrations on Sunday, but the Alameda County Sheriff's Office quashed an apparent party planned by a group that is unable to drive - inmates at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin.

Oakland police seek assistance in armed robbery investigation

Officers responded to the robbery report at 12:30 a.m. in the neighborhood off Keller Avenue in the hills, where a woman was robbed of her purse and cellphone at gunpoint.

Derick Almena ready for second trial for Ghost Ship warehouse fire

The attorney for Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena said on Friday that he and Almena are ready for a second trial on 36 involuntary manslaughter charges for a fire at the Oakland building in 2016 that killed 36 people.

Third suspect arrested in Montclair laptop death case

Oakland police said on Friday that they've arrested a third suspect in the death of a man who was killed after he tried to get back his laptop computer, which was stolen while he worked in a coffee shop in Oakland's Montclair district last month.

Man charged in Berkeley hit-and-run that killed 58-year-old woman

Police say 29-year-old Alexander McGee struck and killed a 58-year-old woman while fleeing from officers who were in pursuit.

Disappearance of Dublin girl 31 years ago remains unsolved mystery

It’s one of the Bay Area’s biggest unsolved cases. Ilene Misheloff, then 13-years-old, vanished walking home from school in Dublin 31 years ago. Loved ones gathered to retrace her steps on the anniversary of her disappearance on Thursday.

Plan announced to provide housing help for homeless at Oakland Mosswood Park

Oakland officials said support for the homeless camp residents is the latest of many partnerships to meet the immediate needs of unsheltered people as well as tackling the root causes of homelessness.

Moms 4 Housing inspires bill that offers tenant protections

The Oakland City Council is considering new legislation that would give tenants the first right to purchase their home if it's put up for sale. 

'We want our child back:' Family of 13-year-old Dublin girl 31 years later

A candlelight vigil and walk will be held on Thursday evening to mark the 31st anniversary of the disappearance of Ilene Misheloff, who went missing while walking home from a Dublin middle school in 1989.

Train strikes vehicle stuck on tracks in Oakland, killing single occupant

A single occupant inside a vehicle was killed Wednesday night when they were struck by an Amtrak train in Oakland, officials with the fire department say.