Hayward CA

One of the victims died at the scene along a residential street; the two others drove themselves to a hospital, Contra Costa County sheriff’s officials said.

OAKLAND, Calif. - There are heightened fears about safety in Oakland, for many residents and business owners, after a series of violent sideshows early Sunday morning. Destructive sideshows take over major Oakland intersections. Three destructive scenes unfolded across major intersections in busy neighborhoods --...

After nearly two months of agonizing uncertainty, the Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau has identified the body found at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve as Qianya Huang, known as Amy to her friends and family. The San Francisco State University alum, who was found deceased on April 30, was identified on May 30 after...

Like many others I know, my heart was with you. I considered and reconsidered and decided (again!) that there are some things I no longer feel safe doing — limited eyesight, uncertain mobility, impaired hearing. In a word: old-age. Yes. It feels like it’s a one-word, one-dimensional condition these days and, mostly I...

An Alameda man has found himself at the center of a hefty federal indictment, facing charges that suggest a twisted tale of deceit and theft from those reliant on federal benefits. Nathan Wu-Falkenborg, 49, was indicted by a federal grand jury on 15 counts, including bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, as...

A months-long investigation into the sender of a greeting card to Santa Rita Jail laced with methamphetamine has led to the arrest of an Oakland man suspected of drug dealing, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office said. Last year, someone in custody received a card that tested positive for meth which...

The gray whale was up against rocks along Point Isabel in Richmond.

Around 12:41 a.m., Oakland Fire said crews were at a fire on the 3700 block of International Boulevard.

In front of the California Highway Patrol’s Oakland office on Telegraph Avenue yesterday morning, representatives from four Oakland civil rights and safe streets advocacy groups demanded an end to Governor Gavin Newsom’s highly publicized surge of state cops in the city. They said CHP car chases in pursuit...

A Richmond woman, identified as Terri Lowtrice James, 61, has been charged with murder following the death of Carolyn Renee Brown, 66, also of Richmond. According to a press release from the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office, James is facing a murder charge under Penal Code 187a and a firearm enhancement...