Family to be reunited with loved one's ashes stolen during Oakland car burglary

The ashes of Jill Smith were stolen Monday night from a rental car parked near the corner of 8th and Webster streets as a family member dined in a nearby restaurant.

Oakland's Home of Chicken and Waffles permanently closes doors on Monday

The Home of Chicken and Waffles will serve its final Southern comfort food dishes on Monday, bringing an end to a restaurant that has become a fixture in the Oakland community.

The AI boom and demand for data centers
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Data centers are promising jobs, investment and economic growth, but neighbors want to know what comes with them. The fight playing out in Bay Area communities is part of a much bigger national debate over who benefits and who bears the cost. Daniel Aldrich, a Dean's Professor of Resilience at Northeastern University, gives insight.

$125M proposed to turn Golden Gate Fields into a waterfront park

The long-imagined transformation of Golden Gate Fields into a sprawling public park on the East Bay waterfront is moving closer to reality following new funding developments unveiled this weekend.

Park reopens in Oakland after being shut down because of drugs, violence

A long-dormant green space in Oakland’s Sobrante Park neighborhood has officially reopened to the community, complete with new play structures, local artwork, and a renewed focus on youth and violence prevention.

Woman's ashes stolen in car burglary in Oakland's Chinatown

A woman's ashes were stolen during a car burglary in Oakland's Chinatown as her widower was having dinner.

Oakland stabbing spree suspect refuses to leave jail cell for court

A homeless man was charged Thursday in a random spree of stabbings in Oakland that left a man dead and four other victims hurt.

Police: Tenant fatally shot Pleasanton homeowner before turning gun on himself

Authorities are investigating after a tenant fatally shot a woman who rented him a room before turning the gun on himself, Pleasanton police said.

Suspect in Oakland stabbings is homeless, as are some victims, police say

A man suspected in an apparently random series of stabbings that left one victim dead and four others hurt in Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood is homeless, as are some of his victims, police said Tuesday.

Oakland stabbing suspect in custody after an apparent spree that killed 1

A stabbing suspect is in custody in Oakland Monday night after an apparent spree that killed one person and injured four others. Oakland police say there are multiple crime scenes.  

2 armed teens break into Fremont apartment, 1 ends up dead: police

Fremont police on Monday revealed more details about a fatal shooting at an apartment in the middle of the day: Two armed teens allegedly broke into a home and one of them ended up killed during a struggle with a person who lived there.

Fremont police investigating deadly shooting

Authorities are investigating a deadly Friday afternoon shooting in a Fremont neighborhood that left one man dead and several people detained.

Castlemont High stabbing raises questions about OUSD cell phone ban

A student was taken to a hospital on Thursday morning following a fight that resulted in a stabbing on the campus of Castlemont High School in East Oakland.