Alameda County

U.S. Marshals apprehend Concord waterpark shooting suspect

A suspect who allegedly shot another man two weekends ago in the parking lot of Concord's Six Flags Hurricane Harbor…

5 years ago

Man charged with grandmother’s murder refuses to help police locate body

An Oakland man has been charged with murder for financial gain for the death of his 71-year-old grandmother, who was…

5 years ago

Firefighters contain I-580 grass fire near Grant Line Road

Fire crews have contained a small grass that started in the center divide of Interstate Highway 580 in unincorporated Alameda…

5 years ago

District attorney says four officers justified in April shooting

Four South San Francisco police officers who fired 32 rounds at suspects fleeing the scene of a robbery in April…

5 years ago

Rebuttal witnesses contradict Ghost Ship defendants

Prosecutors presented three witnesses Monday who contradicted testimony by Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena, creative director Max Harris…

5 years ago

Prosecutor seeks two attempted murder convictions for shooting ex-girlfriend, other man

An Alameda County prosecutor told jurors Monday that a man should be convicted of two counts of attempted murder for…

5 years ago

Man pleads guilty to transporting minor for prostitution

An Oakland man is facing the possibility of life in prison after he pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of…

5 years ago

DNA leads to life sentence in 1979 sex crime, murder

A three-time felon already serving time for a sex crime in another state was sentenced on Friday to life in…

5 years ago

Ghost Ship defendant’s wife contradicts former fire marshal testimony

The wife of Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena testified Tuesday that police and fire officials who visited the…

5 years ago

Grass fire near Mountain House at 90 percent containment

A grass fire Friday morning near Mountain House was 90 percent contained as of 8 a.m., according to fire officials.…

5 years ago

Ghost Ship trial highlights emails between Max Harris, landlord

Ghost Ship warehouse creative director Max Harris reluctantly admitted on Tuesday that he lied to a police officer when he…

5 years ago

Santa Rita Jail inmate dies in maximum security cell

An inmate at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin in Alameda County died Wednesday, according to the Alameda County Sheriff's…

5 years ago

Ashland FamFest brings families together in Alameda County

The Ashland Cherryland FamFest Festival is taking place Saturday in unincorporated Alameda County. The festival will take place between 11…

5 years ago

Eric Swalwell wants to ‘go big, go bold and do good’ as next president

Former Alameda County prosecutor Eric Swalwell announced on Monday that he will join the crowded field of candidates seeking the…

5 years ago

Fatal virus prompts Lindsey Wildlife to stop treating several bird species

The Lindsay Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital in Walnut Creek is no longer accepting turkeys after the discovery in a neighboring county…

5 years ago

Kamala Harris unfurls historic White House bid

It had to happen in Oakland; the progressive hometown where Kamala Harris set out to make history.

5 years ago

Restaurant owner’s assets seized in wage theft case

The owners of a Bay Area restaurant chain have had $1.7 million in assets seized to help pay back 56…

5 years ago

Jurors hear closing arguments in Oakland strangulation trial

An Alameda County prosecutor told jurors on Wednesday that a 26-year-old man should be convicted of murder for the strangulation…

5 years ago

Driver killed on Cal campus by falling eucalyptus tree

A driver was killed on the University of California at Berkeley campus on Sunday afternoon when a large eucalyptus tree…

5 years ago

Attorney: Woman who bit jogger was defending herself and her dogs

An attorney for an Oakland woman arrested after allegedly biting a jogger maintains her client was defending herself and her…

5 years ago

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