Oakland CA

Thankfully, the device didn't detonate and blast a residential neighborhood with shrapnel.

(KRON) – An artist who shifted the genres of rap and hip hop is coming to the Bay Area for a highly anticipated show. Lil Wayne and all his double entendres have announced his new tour, “Tha Carter VI,” with a South Bay show. The Grammy Award-winning rapper will also release his newest album, “Tha […]

For eight years, no one seemed to mind that Michael Bowen had claimed a vacant Oakland land. Now, the city and PG&E are seeking to move him out.

A Redwood City man jailed for a fatal street racing crash died from an accidental overdose of methadone, amitriptyline, and Gabapentin, officials say.

Four people were rescued from a sinking boat by a good Samaritan in San Pablo Bay on Sunday. The good Samaritan tells ABC7, the conditions on the water were rough at the time, when he noticed the sinking sailboat and went to help.

Berkeley police have asked community members to avoid the area of Gilman and Curtis streets after a report of gunfire Monday morning. Police sent out a Nixle alert advising people to stay out of the area shortly after 11 a.m. Scroll down for updates to the story. Officers responded to the block sometime before 9 a.m....

In the 1900s, San Francisco eradicated native coyotes from the city. But around 20 years ago, they returned and are now a part of daily life. For some residents, they’re a source of wonder, while others view them as a nuisance and a danger to pets and children. Links:

Over the past two weeks, city crews have been demolishing Oakland’s largest homeless camp and moving upwards of 70 of its residents into a hotel that’s been newly converted into a shelter. For some of the former residents of E. 12th, it’s their first time living indoors in...

The Excelsior’s Central Drug Store is joining a growing list of independent city drug stores to bid adieu. The nearly 60-year-old family-run business will shut down on July 15. The owner, pharmacist Jerry Tonelli, announced on Monday that he will retire. “We’ve had a good run,” said Tonelli, who...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Parents at an Oakland elementary school made a shocking discovery in their children's yearbook this year: a racial slur from a 1940's newspaper article. The offensive language was buried in an old article republished in this year's Montclair Elementary School yearbook. The article, originally...