Oakland CA

(KRON) — The Oakland Police Department is cracking down on dirt bikes and ATVs when riders are involved in unlawful activities. Last weekend, West Oakland patrol officers seized six dirt bikes and ATVs after riders violated traffic laws and endangered pedestrians. “We understand the community’s frustration with...

The Alameda Police Department investigated an embezzlement case involving a local nonprofit organization that began in early October. Officers discovered that a former employee allegedly embezzled about $22,000, and further investigation revealed a scheme totaling more than $460,000 over several years.

A NEW bill to raise the minimum wage could pass in a US city soon. In Alameda, California, a coalition is campaigning to see the minimum wage raised to $30 an hour, as lawmakers around the country consider the same. This is only a proposal right now, and no change...

EMERYVILLE, Calif. - Bay Area-based Grocery Outlet this month announced the closure of 36 underperforming stores in California and around the country. KTVU has learned that not only will none of the closures be in the Bay Area, plans are underway for the bargain retailer to open at least two new stores in the region.

A 45-year-old man from Santa Rosa was arrested on suspicion of killing a woman after Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies found him hiding inside a water tanker truck following a nine-hour search.

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) officials are warning that multiple stations across the region could shut down in the coming years under a worst-case “doomsday” scenario driven by a massive budget crisis.

In a new video compilation presented in court in a wrongful death case, two former Oakland police officers can be heard laughing after witnessing — and arguably causing — a high-speed crash on June 26, 2022 that killed 28-year-old Lolomanaia "Lolo" Soakai. As KTVU reports, lawyers for the...

Restaurateur May Wasem has returned to her hometown of San Francisco, bringing along the American comfort food that’s extremely popular across the bay at Grand Lake Kitchen. She and her husband, chef Dave Wasem, on Saturday soft-opened the newest location of their popular Oakland brunch spot — this one on the corner...

We tasted sourdough from longtime institutions like Boudin and Acme Bread Co. alongside Tartine and buzzy newcomers. Some surprises arose.

ALAMEDA, CA — Thomas E. Miller, 52, of Alameda, was arrested several hours after a caustic. chemical attack occurred on March 16. Miller remains in custody at Alameda County Santa. Rita Jail in lieu of $150,000 bond. The attack happened at the Casa Blanca Apartments, 724 Santa Clara Avenue....