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OAKLAND, Calif. - An armed robbery took place Monday afternoon at an Oakland jewelry store, after the business was rammed with a vehicle that was left at the scene, police say. Jewelry store rammed and robbed. The Oakland Police Department said the business, located at the 700 block of International...

Alameda County prosecutors have not yet publicly decided whether they’ll request to try the teen suspected of killing Derbing Jose Alvarado Gonzalez in adult court.

The teen was expected to start his senior year of high school this fall.

A Berkeley man is facing torture and false imprisonment charges after being arrested by police last week, court papers show. Kashani Raney, 32, was also charged in connection with gun parts for a stolen Glock that had been hidden in his University Avenue apartment, Berkeley police wrote in charging papers. Raney is...

Animal rights activists protest outside the Trader Joe’s on University Avenue in Berkeley on Saturday, August 16, 2025. (Credit: Direct Action Everywhere) Saturday, August 16, 2025, BERKELEY, CA -- Dozens of activists with the animal rights network Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) protested outside the Trader Joe's...

Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences come wrapped in the most unassuming packages, hiding in plain sight along bustling waterfronts where tourists and locals cross paths. Pier 23 Cafe Restaurant & Bar sits proudly on San Francisco’s Embarcadero, a white and blue maritime haven where the boundary...

When Lafayette resident Elise A. told neighbors about an old-school lunch spot with a great milkshake on social media, the replies poured in. “My suggestion is BLT, fries, and a milkshake. Oh, so good!!” she wrote, praising the service and the luck of snagging a space in the small lot.

Walmart will pay $5.6 million to settle a consumer protection lawsuit alleging the Arkansas-based retail giant overcharged customers and sold products such as produce, baked goods and other prepared items with less weight than shown on the label. The civil complaint, filed by a team of district attorneys’ offices,...

Once, cities were fun. I used to love walking around the District of Columbia, visiting sites such as the National Archives Building and the Lincoln Memorial, paeans in stone to our greatness.

The 7-Eleven on Telegraph Avenue was burglarized early Sunday morning, with thieves stealing thousands of dollars in cash. A pickup truck smashed through the front window of the store around 3am, then dragged away the ATM with the chain. People in the area say other local stores have also been...