Hayward CA

SAN FRANCISCO — The Bay Area’s most famous alleged bank robber has set a date to plead guilty to at least one federal charge and the reason why might spare him a jail sentence. Valentino Giovanni Luchin is a man in his 60s with two wildly different legacies...

Federal authorities say a five-month enforcement surge in Oakland has resulted in federal charges against 51 defendants and the seizure of 76 illegally possessed firearms. The FBI announced the results of the initiative, dubbed Operation Disarm, during a press conference today, describing it as a coordinated violent-cr

More than half of Bay Area wastewater sites now report high COVID-19 levels, and July concentrations were 136% higher than in June.

Alameda County agreed to pay $12 million to settle claims its social workers failed to heed warning after warning about the safety of Sophia Mason , the 8-year-old Hayward girl whose emaciated body was found rotting inside a Merced bathroom. The county’s Board of Supervisors announced the deal in a late-night release T

E-bike and motorized scooter riders in Danville will be required to dismount and walk while inside all town parks starting Thursday. The new rule applies to all town parks and is intended to improve safety for pedestrians and other park users. Riders must walk, rather than ride, e-bikes and motorized scooters while wit

Ben’s was once praised as “probably the best Chinese restaurant in Oakland that you’ve never heard of.”

Relatives say two young brothers, 7 and 4 years old, took their parents' car in Oakland while they were sleeping before losing control and crashing, critically injuring a woman walking her dog.

A man has been arrested after allegedly leaving a propane barbecue unattended, which sparked the devastating 6-alarm Foster City fire that injured firefighters and left more than 50 families displaced on Sunday, according to police.

(KRON) — A 14-year-old boy was arrested in San Lorenzo on Tuesday after allegedly stealing a car and fleeing from Alameda County Sheriff’s Office deputies. Authorities said this was not the young teenager’s first time stealing a car. Deputies responded just after 7 a.m. to a report of a stolen vehicle and tracked it to

LB Steak has closed its two Northern California locations as parent company Vine Hospitality shut down all seven of its Bay Area restaurants in June 2026. State WARN filings show the broader closure affected 365 employees across multiple locations.