Oakland CA

A freed California condor died of lead poisoning at the Oakland Zoo Sunday after veterinarians “did everything they could” to save the animal's life, the zoo said.

The construction worker who died on a job site at a Berkeley elementary school last week was a father of seven and his family's main provider, according to a fundraiser launched in recent days. "JD was the heart of every room he entered — the kind of person who lit up a space with his laugh, his goofy jokes, and his...

This is definitely not a list you want to be on but unfortunately, no place is completely free or safe from crime for the most part. There are a ton of different crimes, from porch pirates stealing a package off of your front step to more serious crimes like armed robbery and the like.

Oakland School for the Arts is planning to open specialized art spaces in the Dufwin Theater for students beginning in August.

More than 60 years after officials in Hayward—a city in California’s San Francisco Bay Area—used eminent domain to forcibly remove and demolish the unincorporated community of Russell City, local leaders have approved a $1 million reparations fund for displaced families, renewing long-standing calls for recognition...

A San Jose tattoo artist whose battle with ICE has made headlines in recent weeks is in trouble again after a Sunday morning crime spree in Berkeley, according to police and community reports. Since early July, Bay Area immigrant rights groups have been rallying support for 31-year-old Guillermo Medina Reyes, saying...

Richmond's streets saw no shortage of criminal activity during the week of July 21-27, 2025, as police logged dozens of incidents ranging from petty theft to attempted murder.

A swimmer drowned near the Hirz Bay Boat Ramp at Lake Shasta on Saturday afternoon, the Shasta County Sheriff's Office said. The victim was identified as 29-year-old Luis Cornejo-Paz, of Concord. Officials said his next-of-kin have been notified. Authorities said they responded to an area of the Hirz Bay Boat Ramp at...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Following a string of random attacks carried out by girls in San Francisco, police officers arrested a group of juvenile females for another unprovoked assault over the weekend, San Francisco Interim Police Chief Paul Yep said. One of the girls was only 11 years old, according to police. Yep...

Police said officers learned two people had gone into the store and taken purses from the racks, and while trying to drive away from the area, the suspects drove through barriers at the mall.