Alameda County

Father arrested after toddler is shot

The father of a 3-year-old boy who remains in critical condition after he was shot in East Oakland on Monday…

6 years ago

Severed skull connected to headless body

It's likely that a decayed human skull that was found in West Oakland on Friday morning is connected to a…

6 years ago

Warriors ordered to pay $40 million for Oracle upgrades

The Golden State Warriors must fully complete payments on a $100 million, 30-year bond for renovations at Oracle Arena.

6 years ago

Grants aim to mobilize Alameda Co. voters

A racial justice advocacy group announced this week that it is making available $265,000 in grants to support six racial…

6 years ago

DA decides fatal January BART police shooting self defense

The Alameda County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday that it won't file criminal charges against a BART police officer who…

6 years ago

Progressives challenge Schaaf for Oakland mayor

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf would be considered very liberal in most parts of the country, but in the Nov. 6…

6 years ago

Fire destroys Castro Valley liquor store

A fire destroyed a liquor store in Castro Valley early Thursday morning, an Alameda County battalion chief said.

6 years ago

Pedestrian killed in Oakland hit-and-run identified

Authorities have identified an Oakland man who died Friday evening after a hit-and-run collision near Eastmont Town Center. Lester Charles…

6 years ago

Oakland man arrested on suspicion of possession of false bomb

Police in Piedmont on Thursday arrested a man in connection with several crimes including possession of a false bomb.

6 years ago

Seventeen arrested after Apple store robberies

Seventeen people have been arrested and charged for a robbery scheme targeting Apple retail stores across the state that resulted…

6 years ago

Whole Foods pays $1.6 million to settle hazardous waste case

Whole Foods and two related entities will pay $1.64 million to settle a civil action alleging that it violated California…

6 years ago

Man charged with attempted murder after machete attack on neighbor

A 28-year-old Fremont man has been charged with attempted murder and mayhem for allegedly attacking a neighbor with a machete.

6 years ago

State sues drug maker over kickbacks

State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones sued the maker of an arthritis drug in Alameda County Superior Court Tuesday for alleged…

6 years ago

80-foot backyard tumble sends man to hospital

Fire officials said an 82-year-old man was taken to a hospital after he fell about 80 feet down a hill…

6 years ago

Congressional candidate attacked in Castro Valley

A man has been arrested on suspicion of felony assault and other charges for allegedly trying to stab a Republican…

6 years ago

Urban Shield returns to Alameda Co. fairgrounds

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is hosting its last "Urban Shield" first-responder training exercise in its current format this weekend.

6 years ago

Police find torso in Clara Street home

Police are awaiting an autopsy report on a human torso that was found earlier this month inside a fish tank…

6 years ago

Wildfire near Castro Valley burns 48 acres

A vegetation fire that burned Sunday near Palo Verde Road near Castro Valley in unincorporated Alameda County is now 100…

6 years ago

Sentences commuted for convicted murderers

Gov. Jerry Brown has commuted the sentences of two men convicted of murder in Alameda County, saying he believes both…

6 years ago

Najari Smith won’t be charged, says Alameda DA

The Alameda County District Attorney's Office has declined to file criminal charges against Najari Smith, a bicycling activist from Richmond…

6 years ago

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