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Nearly three years after Holy Names University shut down amid declining enrollment and rising costs, the 60-acre campus in East Oakland is set to be reborn for a new purpose: housing.

The smoke shop in Oakland's Dimond District is still open after police arrested a suspect, seized an AR-15 pistol and marijuana, ecstasy and mushrooms.

In our first news roundup of 2026, we discuss California reactions to the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the latest drama in the long-running efforts by California Forever to build a new city, and a nostalgic goodbye to the Westfield Mall in...

(KRON) — Helicopters with the the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration will fly at low altitudes around the Bay Area between Feb. 2 and Feb. 4 in preparation of Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. The flights are to “protect public health and safety during the event,” the...

(KRON) — There’s a concerning new trend among burglars in the Bay Area, authorities say. Burglars are hiding surveillance devices like cameras at homes to monitor their potential victims, the San Jose Police Department announced Friday. “The suspects plant hidden surveillance devices, often posing as delivery service...

Jorge Bautista, the pastor who was shot in the face by a federal agent with a projectile during a protest in Oakland last October, has filed a Federal Tort claim against the U.S. government. Bautista, an Oakland resident who serves as pastor at the United Church of Christ in San...

Fremont police detectives say that on Tuesday, they spotted a vehicle tied to two firearm-related incidents earlier this month and pulled it over at a gas station on Mission Boulevard. Officers detained a male driver and a female passenger without incident, and a K-9 search turned up a loaded firearm hidden in a...

When images of FBI agents carrying boxes out of Sheng Thao’s Oakland home hit the news and social media in June of 2024, it was the public’s first glimpse of a possible investigation of the then-mayor. But records now show that agents had been working for over a...

“This is not your average hot-dog stand. You know what this is? This is Winky Dinky Dog!”. This line from the classic 1980s comedy “Hollywood Shuffle” has become reality in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood. On Jan. 24, Winky Dinky Dogs opened its long-awaited spot at Telegraph Avenue and 46th Street, turning a...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Alameda County prosecutors have filed felony charges against a 26-year-old man accused of trying to kill a San Francisco police officer during what they described as a violent confrontation in Oakland. The Alameda County District Attorney's Office said Joseph Willis II was charged with attempted...