Oakland CA

(KRON) — The California Highway Patrol said Friday that a roadway in Alameda County is closed due to multiple car crashes and heavy fog. CHP closed Vasco Road in both directions on the Livermore and Brentwood sides. The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District reported a total of four accidents along Vasco Road....

On Friday, a judge in Alameda County dismissed a case against a former San Leandro police officer who killed a man inside a Walmart five years ago.

Federal prosecutors have accused an Oakland physical therapist of overbilling a federal health care program by more than $5 million, including billing for services not rendered.

An Oakland man is accused of turning the back seat of an Orinda police cruiser into his own hiding spot, allegedly slipping a loaded Glock onto the floor while he sat there in handcuffs. Prosecutors say the weapon went unnoticed for nearly two weeks and was only discovered when a different officer used the same...

A San Francisco courtroom interpreter was beaten by an in-custody defendant last month, raising concerns about safety measures in another public space monitored by the sheriff’s office.

Gun rights journalist Cam Edwards, on his show Bearing Arms’ Cam & Co, says San Francisco has managed to do something even many anti-gun jurisdictions usually avoid: it turned law-abiding concealed carry holders into non-carriers overnight, not by changing the law, but by simply letting their permits expire.

For her series California Foodways, Lisa Morehouse is reporting a story about food and farming from each of California’s 58 counties. On a corner in Richmond, California, there’s a business that has celebrated the city’s Black history and Southern roots for 30 years. The building is bright...

While this December chill has shocked many Bay Area residents, brace yourself when you open that PG&E bill. Here are some tips on how you can save money while staying warm.

SAN LORENZO — Detectives from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force. arrested a man on suspicion of drug trafficking. Erick Salas, 26, of San Leandro, was apprehended on December 9 in nearby San Lorenzo. Salas is allegedly a member of a major drug trafficking organization in...

A surfer was attacked by a shark Friday morning at a Sonoma County beach. The unidentified victim was bitten in the hand about 300 yards from shore at Salmon Creek, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities said the injuries are non-life-threatening, and the victim refused medical transport.