Oakland Security Guard Released After No Evidence Links Him to Unsolved Murder
Security Guard Detained Then Freed Amid Murder Investigation. Ray Gilbert, a 27-year-old who worked as a security guard at an unlicensed gambling operation in Oakland, California, was initially detained after authorities found a firearm in his possession linked to an unresolved homicide. However, following further...
Berkeley: Fire Reported In West Berkeley Early Tuesday
A fire was reported in Berkeley early Tuesday morning, prompting police to urge the public to avoid the affected area. In an advisory around 3:10 a.m., the Berkeley Police Department said the fire occurred in the 2300 block of Ninth Street in the West Berkeley area. Article continues below this...
DA Links Walnut Creek Murder Case To Triple Killing Plot Across California
Contra Costa County prosecutors today moved to stack new murder counts on top of an already grim Walnut Creek case, alleging that resident Howard Wang and an accused hitman are tied to three killings scattered across California. Wang, already jailed since last year on separate Walnut Creek murder charges, now faces...
Man dies in solo crash in East Oakland hills
The crash happened in the Crestmont neighborhood of East Oakland on Saturday night, police said.
Danville’s Most Prominent Mall is Officially Bankrupt
DANVILLE, CALIFORNIA – It’s a classic Danville destination, home to countless ducks, and the former location of one of the region’s best grocery stores. Now, though, it’s officially entering the bankruptcy process. Blackhawk Plaza’s owner, Ramanujan Group LLC, filed a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition on...
Four Arrested in Separate Milpitas Incidents
Milpitas Police made four arrests during the weekend. On March 26 at 9:22 PM, an officer arrested a 41-year-old San Jose resident for felony hit and run related to a prior crash causing minor injuries.
Deadly virus first detected in Bay Area park found in Central California
A strain of the deadly avian flu detected in Ano Nuevo State Park last month, with cases confirmed in California marine mammals for the first time ever, has been documented in another new county hundreds of miles south of the initial outbreak. On Thursday, UC Davis' Institute for Pandemic Insights...
A Popular Bay Area Burger Chain Just Opened a New Location in San Ramon
Super Duper Burgers debuted its new San Ramon location, offering free burgers to the first 50 guests.
Anheuser-Busch owes $2.3 million in fines before leaving Bay Area
Anheuser-Busch agreed to pay the amount after regulators found elevated emissions and improper monitoring practices.
Human remains found on a Bay Area beach in 1999 and 2023 have been...
Human remains that were found — twice— on Bay Area beaches have been identified as those of a California banker who disappeared in 1999. The man was identified as 59-year-old Walter Karl Kinney, a former banker who lived in Santa Rosa, according to a news release by the nonprofit DNA Doe Project. Kinney disappeared...
