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(KRON) — The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said an alleged wanted felon was taken into custody Friday, and a subsequent search of the suspect’s home uncovered 546 pounds of commercial-grade fireworks. ACSO said investigators from its Eden Township Substation partnered with California State Parole in the apprehension

International Boulevard in East Oakland turned chaotic on Monday after prosecutors say a woman set a car on fire, then attacked officers and medical personnel who rushed in to respond, leaving one officer injured. The confrontation unfolded along International Boulevard just east of Hegenberger Avenue, and the suspect

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Bay Area gun owners who like to hit the road with their firearms may soon get clearer federal rules on what counts as safe passage when crossing state lines, as regulators move to spell out that ordinary road-trip stops can still be covered. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and...

A man was fatally shot in what witnesses described as a targeted attack in broad daylight near 17th Street and San Pablo Avenue in downtown Oakland. Witnesses said at least one suspect exited a white sedan and opened fire on the victim's BMW, which rolled into the parking lot of Uptown Dental before the driver died at

OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland police on Friday said that they issued several citations and tagged more than two dozen boats that they said were illegally anchored in the estuary. OPD officer Behzad "Moe" Moeinimanesh also said they towed vessels with expired registrations. The enforcement actions, which took on Thursday, c

DUBLIN, Calif. — An arraignment hearing Thursday in Judge Diane S. Meier’s courtroom at the East County Hall of Justice evolved into a broader discussion about probation supervision and the state’s use of electronic monitoring devices. The accused, who was on probation for an unrelated charge, allegedly failed to compl

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(KRON) — An investigation is underway after an inmate was found dead at the Martinez Detention Center. A deputy sheriff at the facility intake discovered the inmate unresponsive in a room at 9:06 a.m. Thursday, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. Health services medical staff were summoned and deputi

Katherine Breed, a Bay Area endurance swimmer, is preparing for what she says has never been done before: swimming the entire length of California's coastline, an expedition that she estimates to be about 900 miles.