Oakland CA

Prepare to question gravity—and maybe even your own senses—because at Confusion Hill, nothing is quite as it seems. Tucked among the towering redwoods along California’s scenic Highway 101, this quirky roadside attraction has been baffling and delighting visitors since 1949.

Relief washed over a San Francisco community as the San Francisco Police Department reported the safe recovery of 15-year-old Jennifer Garcia Eguigure. After an anxious search that mobilized concerned citizens, Jennifer was found and reunited with her family yesterday, per an update on the SFPD's official news...

Richmond police are investigating the city’s first homicide of the year after a man was found fatally shot Thursday morning at Triangle Court Apartments.

San Leandro is grappling with the repercussions of a violent event that has claimed the life of one of its residents, setting a grim milestone for the community this year. In a press release by the Alameda County District Attorney, DA Ursula Jones Dickson declared that murder charges have been filed against...

A 22-year-old Oakland woman was sentenced Thursday for a string of bank robberies in the Bay Area and Sacramento, prosecutors said.

Orinda, California – Readers of the Bay Area Telegraph have written in to share that they’ve seen ominous lines of light in the skies above Orinda, California. One reader sent in a photo showing a perfectly aligned series of dots of light – which look almost like stars – in the early morning skies above the East Bay...

(KRON) — A man who allegedly vandalized several Tesla vehicles in a Walnut Creek parking lot was identified and arrested by detectives Wednesday, police said. Steven Grubka, a 60-year-old Concord resident, was booked into jail on felony vandalism charges, the Walnut Creek Police Department said. Investigators said...

The Berkeley Flea Market may be officially closed, with the nonprofit that ran it no longer holding an active lease to the parking lot of the Ashby BART station, but that hasn’t stopped longtime vendors from showing up and selling their wares. On Saturday, a week after what was...

(KRON) — A bar and event space in downtown Oakland that features DJs and community dinner parties is closing after a close call with a shooting and has placed the blame squarely on city officials. In an Instagram post earlier this week, Couchdate announced it is leaving downtown Oakland and why. In the post,...

Last Thursday, the Oakland Police Department's Alcohol Beverage Action Team (ABAT), along with other California state agencies, conducted a raid that led to the arrest of an individual at an unlicensed smoke shop in East Oakland. The intervention, which was a response to community concerns, netted an illegal assault...