Oakland CA

When her so-called mentor suggested she sell her car and all her physical belongings at a pawn shop to try and 'unfreeze' her account, Dawn Furseth realized she had been scammed.

One morning in November, an East Oakland business owner alerted the police that someone was dumping debris onto the road at 100th Avenue and Pearmain Street. The intersection, where there’s a mix of industrial and residential properties, has long been targeted by illegal dumpers. Two OPD officers arrived and,...

Oakland, Calif.—Four California men have been charged in connection with the June 2025 robbery of a jewelry store in Fremont, California. A federal grand jury indicted Afatupetaiki Faasisila, 20, of San Bruno, Jose Herrada-Aragon, 20, of Concord, Andres Palestino, 19, of Concord, and Tom Parker Donegan, 19, of...

A massive law enforcement operation has busted a statewide fuel theft ring that investigators believe was based in Oakland. Several agencies were on the ground in numerous cities around the East Bay on Wednesday.

The James Beard Awards list includes more Bay Area semifinalists compared to 2025.

If you like cheap prices and items usually found only thousands of miles away in Asia, you're in luck. That's especially true if you happen to live in the East Bay. H Mart -- the fast-growing Korean-American grocery chain known for its huge produce sections, marinated meats, and hard-to-find pantry staples -- is...

Federal prosecutors are telling a judge they are not hanging their corruption case against recalled Oakland mayor Sheng Thao on a single cooperating witness, but on a thick stack of documentary and electronic records. In a new court filing this week, they push back hard on defense efforts to toss evidence seized...

The union representing 31,000 nurses and other workers at  Kaiser Permanente plan to start an open-ended strike Monday at locations in California and Hawaii, including in the Bay Area.

San Jose police said the incident began at a San Jose dealership when the suspect entered with a gun and stole a vehicle around 2 p.m. The suspect then left the city and was spotted by a San Jose police helicopter in San Benito County.

MENDOCINO CO., 1/19/26 – The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to search this week for a missing Philo teen whose car was last seen in San Francisco. Sara Gene Keene, 17, was last seen leaving her foster parents’ home in Philo around 11 a.m. Jan. 2. Her vehicle, a white 2013 Acura TSX four-door sedan...