Alameda County public defender challenges judge over lack of Black jurors
Last week, 85 people filed into Alameda County Superior Court in downtown Oakland. They’d been called to serve as jurors for a case in which the defendant, an Oakland woman named Eboni Route, faces misdemeanor charges of battery against a police officer and resisting arrest. Each prospective juror stood...
Positive news on 3 missing teens from San Leandro
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. - The Alameda County Sheriff's Office had some positive news on three missing teenagers who were last seen Friday night near 163rd Avenue and East 14th Street in San Leandro, deputies said. Authorities said the teens had made plans to go somewhere together and had not been...
Unsolved Mystery: FBI links killing of Oroville teen to other missing women & trafficking
OROVILLE, Calif. - The unsolved death of 19-year-old Tatiana Dugger from Oroville has taken a new turn. The FBI announced a possible link between Dugger's case and two other missing women, suggesting they may have been victims of human trafficking. Dugger disappeared in January 2021 after moving from Oroville to...
Teachers in East Bay school district to strike Monday
The district said it was ready to accept a compromise, but the union came to the table with a counterproposal.
The baker behind some of the Bay Area’s fluffiest Japanese milk bread is opening...
A popup bakery favorite is settling down in the East Bay.
Bay Area gas prices spike following Iran conflict
OAKLAND, Calif. - Gas prices jumped again as unrest in Iran continues to rattle energy markets. AAA announced the national average for a gallon of regular gas rose 4 cents on Sunday to $3.45. California felt the pinch even harder, with prices jumping 8 cents to an average of $5.15 a gallon.
This Dreamy Victorian Town In California Feels Like It Belongs In Another Era
The walk begins on a quiet residential street, where Victorian homes rise close to the sidewalk and set the tone immediately. Towers, gables, and ornate trim appear one after another, forming a streetscape shaped long before modern traffic or hurried routines. The spacing feels deliberate, the details purposeful, and...
Oakland police recover stolen gun, illegal tobacco in smoke shop raid
OAKLAND, Calif. - Police recovered a stolen firearm and illegal tobacco products during a search of an unlicensed smoke shop in East Oakland, authorities said. Oakland Police Department served a search warrant Tuesday at a business in the 6900 block of International Boulevard, police said. Investigators said they...
Joseph “Country Joe” McDonald Dead At 84
Joseph “Country Joe” McDonald has died. The singer/songwriter who fronted counterculture folk-rock icons Country Joe And The Fish died of complications from Parkinson’s disease last night, according to TMZ and Best Classic Bands. McDonald wrote the psychedelic Berkeley, California band’s most enduring songs,...
Expert talks about respiratory virus spreading in the Bay Area
A respiratory virus with no specific treatment or vaccines is spreading in the Bay Area. According to the CDC, the spike of the Human Metapneumovirus, or HMPV for short, started in December. A high amount of it is showing up in the wastewater and infections have been growing ever since.

















