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The four were suspected of a series of car and residential burglaries in Fremont and other cities dating back to last year, police said.

This week in Milan, reigning world champion Alysa Liu could put the exclamation point on her decision to return to the ice by winning an individual Olympic gold medal.

Alyssa Gilbert (right) is the owner of Ollie’s American Cheese + Provisions, a retail shop at 396 11th Street in Oakland. (Artist Cathy Raingarden visited and made the sketch at left). Gilbert is also the new executive director of the California Artisan Cheese Guild. Alameda. Dragon Rouge. Waterfront Vietnamese...

An elderly and reportedly wealthy woman who killed a family of four while speeding the wrong way down a residential San Francisco street will likely face no prison time, a judge handling the case indicated Friday. Mary Fong Lau, 80, changed her plea Friday afternoon from not guilty to no...

High above the Bay Area, Lick Observatory’s 36-inch Great Refractor is now hunkering down under a fresh temporary shield as another round of winter storms marches in, just over a month after a violent Christmas windstorm ripped open part of its dome. Staff and contractors have thrown a protective cover over the dome...

Michael Gerold, an SF-based entrepreneur, "social climber," and former US Army captain, is accused of forcing at least ten women into sex work. Gerold, who’s been dubbed “the Epstein of the West,” threatened to sue his alleged victims if the Standard published their piece. [SF Standard]. Bay...

OAKLAND, California — Mayor Barbara Lee is signaling a shift in Oakland’s approach to homelessness, seeking to reduce large-scale encampment sweeps while focusing more on sanitation and services, even as some City Council members push for a tougher crackdown. Lee and interim homelessness chief Sasha Hauswald said the...

(KRON) — A 75-year-old man who has been behind bars for the last 50 years for an East Palo Alto double murder was found suitable for release on parole on Thursday, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. John Meachum was 25 years old on Nov....

DANVILLE, CALIFORNIA – After the Gold Rush, the East Bay really was the Wild West. Cowboys and ranchers ruled the hills, and most other folks worked in agriculture. Not much has survived, culturally speaking, from those rugged times. Today, you’re more likely to see denizens of the 925 driving a Porsche Cayenne and...

Oakland, California – A 76-year-old woman was hospitalized after being violently pushed to the ground during a daytime robbery in East Oakland on Thursday, authorities confirmed. The suspect allegedly stole jewelry and cash before fleeing the scene on foot. Police said the woman remains in stable condition and is...