Oakland CA

A beloved middle school teacher in California was killed early Saturday after gunfire erupted inside a nightclub in downtown Oakland, leaving two people dead and several others injured. Authorities say Latetia Bobo, 33, was among the victims when a shooting broke out at the EZ Lounge around 3:30 a.m. while...

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is returning home to the East Bay for a one-off benefit concert this spring — his first performance since Super Bowl LX.

Last Thursday, an alert BART rider spotted someone peering into parked cars inside the Fruitvale station parking structure and decided it was worth a call. That tip ended with officers arresting Jobie Morton and recovering a loaded stolen handgun, suspected narcotics, and other stolen property. The arrest itself took...

These days, his "objective is not to charge you 300 bucks to sit down."

SAN FRANCISCO — As the sun peeked over the horizon on a recent Friday morning, only a few people stood on a platform in Pittsburg, California, to wait for a Bay Area Rapid Transit train that would whisk them nearly 40 miles southwest to San Francisco. The working-class town...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced that 408 public middle schools and high schools were selected as 2026 California Distinguished Schools. The annual award recognizes exceptional schools that distinguish themselves on the basis of exemplary student outcomes for...

California parole board approves release of convicted sex offender despite prosecutor concerns about incomplete treatment programs for sexual violence.

OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Police Department is investigating a stabbing that happened near Oakland International High School on Tuesday. The stabbing on the 4500 block of Webster Street happened at around 3:45 p.m., according to police. When officers arrived at the location on the report of a stabbing, they...

Chevron says it could close more California refineries if proposed changes to the state’s cap-and-trade program are approved. The company says the rules would raise operating costs and threaten fuel supplies. Chevron says possible closures at its Richmond and El Segundo facilities would come in addition to two...

When Mary Ellen Bruns was carried by firefighters from her smoldering house in early February, and soon declared dead, neighbors on the short dead-end Poe Street in central Berkeley were shocked, saddened, but not completely surprised. Bruns, 74, was a bit of a mystery woman, neighbors said, someone they knew but...