Officers save life of woman stabbed in Oakland: PD
(KRON) — A woman suffering from multiple stab wounds was rescued by Oakland Police Department officers on the 1600 block of 81st Avenue in Oakland around 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 19. “Officers immediately provided lifesaving aid, applying tourniquets and pressure to control bleeding and stabilize the victim [an] ambulance...
Criminal probe sparked by mysterious bruises on babies at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
Within the same week in late 2023, nurses and parents discovered mysterious bruises on three babies being cared for inside the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, triggering a criminal investigation that would end with a UCSF police officer believing there was enough...
Teachers at Oakland middle school raise money for water bottles to help kids safely...
As a new academic year begins, several schools in the Oakland Unified School District are still dealing with unsafe drinking water. Teachers at United For Success Academy, a middle school in the Fruitvale neighborhood, are taking matters into their own hands.
Bay Area bus driver slashed in the face by knife-wielding rider
The man allegedly pulled out a 7-inch knife and attacked the bus driver.
3 Contra Costa Women Arrested For Stealing Alcohol
The Petaluma Police Department says three Contra Costa women were arrested for stealing alcohol at a Safeway store. On Saturday, August 16, 2025, at approximately 9:59 p.m., Petaluma Police officers arrested three individuals after receiving a report of subjects stealing multiple bottles of alcohol from the Safeway...
Oakland man arrested in double homicide in hotel room
After a 16-month investigation, Yonston Vazquez was arrested on suspicion of killing two people in a Livermore hotel room, police said.
Only 2 Bay Area high schools break through top 10 in new ranking
A new ranking from U.S. News & World Report reveals the best public high schools.
3 Santa Rita Jail deputies to be charged in 2021 death of Maurice Monk;...
Three Alameda County sheriff's deputies will face criminal charges in the 2021 in-custody death of Maurice Monk at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, while charges were dismissed against six other deputies and two civilian employees, prosecutors said Thursday.
A toxic foundry finally left East Oakland. Then the city allowed in a new...
Three years ago, the AB&I metal foundry ceased all operations in East Oakland. After years of community advocacy, the plant’s 200 union jobs were gone. So were its foul-smelling toxic emissions, the subject of a $1.2 million settlement with the State of California, which said the plant had released air contaminants...
$2 million lottery ticket sold at Bay Area corner store
The shop owner will receive a $10,000 bonus, while the winner must complete the California Lottery’s claims process before collecting the prize.