Oakland CA

Community and civic leaders in Oakland gathered at Chinatown’s Wilma Chan Park on Oct. 16 for the unveiling of a new mural symbolizing unity, strength, and peace as hate crimes continue to rise across the Golden State. This year, the City of Oakland opted to recognize United Against Hate...

(KRON) — Eight-year-old twin sisters and their family are “reeling from unimaginable grief” after a double homicide in Walnut Creek, a family friend told KRON4. The girls’ mother, Linlin Guo, and grandmother, Beimin Cheng, were slain inside their home on Kelobra Court on September 18, according to prosecutors....

SAN FRANCISCO - Loved ones of a family killed in a car crash at a bus stop in San Francisco's West Portal neighborhood are now accusing the driver in the deadly crash of concealing additional assets, according to court filings. The family members of the victims filed an amended claim...

A 3.0 magnitude earthquake with epicenter on campus near Memorial Stadium occurred Thursday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey, or USGS. USGS reported the earthquake less than an hour before the annual Great ShakeOut earthquake drill. The earthquake was one of several aftershocks from last...

Former Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong, who was appointed to the job in 2021 by then-mayor Libby Schaaf, faced another major legal setback after a state judge tossed out his lawsuit against Oakland last week. Armstrong sued Oakland last year, alleging the city and then-Mayor Sheng Thao fired him in...

It’s no secret that living in the Bay Area can be a costly affair, and new analysis from a personal finance website shows the high price of living worry-free in two of the Bay Area’s main cities. Utilizing recent Census data, home value analysis from Zillow and Bureau of Labor Statistics, GoBankingRates.com found...

San Francisco, CA – Residents across the Bay Area and Central Coast should prepare for possible thunderstorms beginning Tuesday night and lasting through Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) San Francisco Bay Area. The NWS said lightning and gusty winds are the main hazards, with isolated...

A serial harasser of women who was sentenced to five and a half years in jail and prison has apparently been released — and was seen approaching several women in San Francisco.

Colma Police Department has requested the public's assistance to track down two suspects involved in a theft at Kohl's last Saturday. The theft, which occurred on October 18, resulted in the loss of $280 worth of Levi's jeans from the retail store located at 1200 El Camino Real. According to a social media post by...

TURLOCK, CA — “On October 8, 2025, detectives with the Sheriff’s Office Human Exploitation and Trafficking (H.E.A.T) Taskforce arrested Devonte Hinkston, a 33-year-old black male adult out of Oakland for pimping and pandering. The arrest followed several months of investigation that began in May 2025, when a...