Unidentified burn victim found in Downtown Berkeley pronounced dead
An unidentified burn victim found in Downtown Berkeley died Friday evening. The Berkeley Fire Department responded to the victim, transferring the individual to a nearby trauma hospital where they were later pronounced dead. At 4:59 p.m. on Friday, the BFD dispatched officers in response to a report of a person...
Police: Decomposing human limbs found in different parts of Oakland belonged to the same...
Human limbs found weeks apart in East Oakland were from the same person. Police are investigating the death as a homicide.
Man Dies After Jet Ski Flips in Discovery Bay Tragedy, Sheriff Says
DISCOVERY BAY, CALIFORNIA – A man has tragically died in a jet ski accident, and locals have a lot of questions. The man died Sunday after a personal watercraft (jet ski) flipped near the Discovery Bay Marina launch ramp, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies...
Mayor Ashcraft: Making Alameda Streets Safe for All Users
You may have noticed recent transportation and safety improvements on local streets, including the Central Avenue Safety Improvements Project, featuring Alameda’s first roundabouts and a protected two-way cycle track, and a protected two-way cycle track on Grand Street, from Shoreline Drive to Otis Drive.
A virus without a vaccine or treatment is hitting California. What you need to...
Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, are on the rise in parts of California. It typically causes mild, cold-like symptoms, but could lead to more-severe disease in vulnerable individuals.
First change of its kind in at least a decade arrives at BART
One change is the first of its kind in at least a decade.
Oakland Talks Tough On Trash Dumpers, Lets Most Fines Rot
Oakland talks a big game about cracking down on illegal dumping, with eye-popping fines for people caught tossing trash on city streets. On the ground, though, the money mostly never shows up, while the same hot spots keep filling with junk and city crews keep rolling out to clean it up. Neighbors say the...
‘Bring pets indoors’: Police warn East Bay community of possible mountain lion sighting
(KRON) — Residents in one East Bay community are being warned about a mountain lion sighting early Monday morning. According to the Kensington Police Department (KPD), the agency received two reports of a mountain lion or lynx in the area south of Rincon Road and north of Highgate Road. KPD released surveillance...
‘You’re killing her!’: Witnesses recount horrific Mission Bay crash where 2-year-old died
A pedestrian named Emily was hurrying to a Pilates class in Mission Bay Friday night when she heard screaming at the intersection of 4th and Channel streets. The neighborhood was packed. Cardi B was performing at the Chase Center, and Emily, who asked The Standard not to divulge her last name, thought the yelling was...
Walnut Creek Man With Pellet Gun Killed By Police In After-Midnight Encounter
An after-midnight police call in Walnut Creek ended in gunfire last Thursday, when officers shot and killed a 46-year-old man who, they say, refused to drop an object that was later determined to be a pellet gun. He was pronounced dead at the scene in a residential neighborhood near Buena Vista and Alvarado avenues...
