Witnesses to injury crash on San Mateo bridge sought

The accident reported at 1:48 a.m. about one-half-mile west of the toll plaza, where a 25-year-old woman was in a black 2014 Volkswagen Jetta sedan stopped on the right shoulder.

Berkeley asks residents to reduce waste on Thanksgiving

The city said residents with garbage pickups on Thursdays or Fridays should plan to put their carts out a day later on Thanksgiving week.

Harriet Tubman movie celebrated, debated in Oakland

The movie about Harriet Tubman, who led slaves to freedom in the 1800s, stirred controversy while pulling in a solid $12 million in its national debut earlier this month. 

Rep. Barbara Lee on impeachment, immigration and marijuana legalization
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Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) talked to Mornings on 2 about the impeachment inquiry, her recent trip to the U.S.-Mexico border and renewed efforts to legalize marijuana at the federal level.

Family seeks to shed light on Marine’s death, California’s lax isolation laws

Edwin Villalta’s treatment and the events that led to his death not only haunt his family to this day, they raise serious questions about how county jails across the state care for people with mental illness and how they use isolation cells. Villalta’s story also sheds light on California’s lax laws governing the amount of time inmates can be held in solitary confinement.

Two boys, 11 and 14, killed overnight at Union City elementary school

Officers arrived on scene, and found the two men in the parking lot of the school. One victim died at the scene, while the other died in route to the trauma center, said Union City Police.

Livermore police warn Toyota Prius is target for catalytic converter thefts

The Livermore Police Department has logged 25 thefts since July, including 10 since Nov. 1 and says all of the incidents have been overnight.

Father finds solace as son’s murderer sentenced to life behind bars

A father is finding some closure in his son's murder from five years ago. The man who killed his son, who was a student at Oakland Tech H.S., was sentenced to three life sentences.

Mother of 6 goes from homelessness to career in construction

A mother of six has pulled herself out of a bad marriage and homelessness. Now she's graduated from a construction program and looks forward to a new career.

Parents plan to sue OUSD over violent board meeting

Parents who protested at an OUSD board meeting in October plan to sue the district after it turned violent.

Woman recounts trying to save BART stabbing victim

A woman describes the chaotic knife fight on a BART train that left a good Samaritan dead. The woman, a nursing student, comforted the victim as she applied pressure to his stab wounds.

Trial date set for suspect in fatal stabbing of Nia Wilson

The suspect in the 2018 fatal stabbing of Nia Wilson at the MacArthur BART Station in Oakland entered a not guilty plea on Friday by reason of insanity.

Ghost guns growing in popularity as law enforcement struggles to trace the unregistered weapons

The Los Angeles County sheriff revealed Thursday that the .45 caliber handgun a teenager used to kill two fellow high school students and himself in Santa Clarita last week was a ghost gun

Teachers, parents rally to renovate aging Dublin school after plan put on hold

The Dublin School board voted to hold off on renovating a 57-year-old, but teachers and parents say the school is unsafe with mold and leaky ceilings.

Inmates sue Santa Rita Jail and Aramark for forced labor

Attorneys representing eight current and former Santa Rita jail inmates have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Alameda County Sheriff's Office and Aramark Correctional Services (a food services company) of forced labor. A spokesman for the sheriff's office disputes the claims saying the program for inmates is volunteer-base.

Suspect in fatal BART stabbing walked away from San Leandro Hospital

The suspect in a fatal stabbing during a fight on a BART train at the transit agency's South Hayward station Tuesday afternoon walked away from a San Leandro Hospital sometime prior to the crime occurring, according to BART officials.

Foodie hall coming to Jack London Square in the summer

A 40,000-square foot market hall is coming to Jack London Square next summer. Oakland Assembly will be the third and largest market concept for real estate developer John McEnery IV of Kinzie Bridge Holdings.

Woman struck by stray bullet inside West Oakland home

Police say a woman was hospitalized after she was hit by a stray bullet while inside a home in West Oakland Sunday night.