Victim of 2016 Oakland shooting dies from their injuries
(KRON) — A victim who was shot in Oakland nearly nine years ago succumbed to their injuries this week, police said. The Oakland Police Department initiated its investigation on the night of December 22, 2016, after receiving reports of a shooting in the 10400 block of Edes Avenue. Officers responding to the area...
Castro Valley homeowner stuck with $50K bill after neighbor’s tree falls on her house
A tree falls on your property, except... it's not your tree. It's technically on your neighbor's property. Yet, as a Castro Valley woman found out, she was stuck with the headache and the bill.
Inmate dies in apparent suicide at Oakland courthouse
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate after a 27-year-old died in an apparent suicide at Oakland’s Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse, authorities said.
Thieves who stole $52K in alcohol from Bay Area Safeways arrested: PD
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A “prolific” team of thieves who stole more than $52,000 in merchandise from stores in the Bay Area were arrested following a months-long investigation, the San Francisco Police Department announced Thursday. The suspects allegedly stole bottles of alcohol during dozens of organized thefts at...
Richmond police investigating shooting, victim expected to survive
RICHMOND, Calif. - Officers with the Richmond Police Department are investigating a non-fatal shooting that happened Wednesday evening. What we know: — Police said the victim in the shooting on the 1400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue had to be airlifted to a local hospital, but is expected to survive.
Gunfire Locks Down Richmond’s Pennsylvania Avenue, One Airlifted
Richmond’s 1400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue was shut down yesterday after a shooting left one person with moderate injuries and sent them to the hospital by air. Police said the victim is expected to survive. Officers blocked vehicle and pedestrian traffic on the block while detectives documented the scene...
Family of man shot and killed in homeless shelter sues Berkeley, shelter employees
The family of Marcel Dupree Jones, an unhoused Black man who was shot and killed in a homeless shelter, is suing Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency, or BOSS, the nonprofit that operates the shelter. The family is also suing the city of Berkeley, as well as Mark Christopher Dowling, the man who allegedly...
Drunk Woman Who Fought Restaurant Staff Is Pint-Sized, Dispatch Audio Reveals
The drunk woman at the center of the San Francisco restaurant fiasco put up one helluva fight with staff before getting face-planted --- and she's only 5-feet-tall, new dispatch audio reveals.
Map: Here are the Bay Area hot spots for the flu
Flu cases are climbing across the San Francisco Bay Area, and health officials say new wastewater data shows influenza activity is already elevated — particularly influenza A — weeks before many people seek testing or medical care. Hotspots include San Jose, Palo Alto, Fremont, San Francisco and parts...
Oakland Schools in Turmoil After Two Key Officials Depart Over Budget Crisis
Last week, tensions in Oakland’s school district over how to stave off a massive budget shortfall came to a head when the district’s top financial officer abruptly resigned, and its chief of staff was terminated. Lisa Grant-Dawson, who was brought into the Oakland Unified School District in 2020...
