Oakland CA

Two northbound lanes of Interstate 280 near Serramonte Boulevard were closed after a New Year’s Day collision.

Two-day event starts in Livermore on January 3 and moves to Alameda on January 4. Six years ago Barney Smith lost his father, who served as an Alameda County firefighter for 30 years, to suicide. In response, Smith organized a 50K hike to honor his dad and to boost “suicide awareness for people who think there is no...

The California Highway Patrol's Golden Gate Division Air Operations chronicled the event in a social media post, detailing how their helicopter unit, CHP H-30, assisted ground Crime Suppression Teams in tracking down a stolen vehicle. According to the post from CHP Golden Gate Division Air Operations, the aerial crew...

On Tuesday, an incident occurred on I-580 when a California Highway Patrol officer spotted a gray Infiniti speeding at 25 mph over the posted limit, resulting in an enforcement stop and a series of citations for an unlicensed driver. According to a social media post by CHP Oakland, the vehicle was not only traveling...

There was a baby boy born in San Leandro just a few minutes after midnight last night, making him likely to have been the Bay Area's first birth of 2026. A baby boy whose name is not being made public was born at 12:03 am on January 1, 2026, at Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center.

Got a problem with squatters? A California man wielding a samurai sword and trained in mixed martial arts could be the solution.

Officials are exploring engineering solutions. Experts issue warning as US community sinks into oblivion: 'People aren't necessarily aware that this is happening' first appeared on The Cool Down .

A 31-year-old man is in critical but stable condition after being shot multiple times Tuesday night during a confrontation in East Oakland, according to police. The gunfire broke out around 7:25 PM in the 900 block of 87th Avenue, where the two men clashed outside before shots were fired. The suspected shooter ran...

For nearly a year before it filed for bankruptcy, Flipcause paid over $3 million to executives, all while nonprofits’ requests to have donations transferred to them went unanswered. The transactions were discussed in bankruptcy court during a Dec. 22 hearing on the Oakland-based company’s request for protection under...

OAKLAND, Calif. - A car smashed through the doors of a boxing club in Oakland on Thursday, causing damage to the interior of the building and to the club’s boxing ring. The crash occurred overnight at Lightning’s Boxing Club, located at 5845 MacArthur Blvd, the establishment’s owner, Kris Lopez, told KTVU.