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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 percent contained.Read More
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 men have turned their lives around.Read More
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 who was arrested while leading a group bike ride...Read More
Richmond mayor: Drop ‘bicycling while black’ charges against Najari Smith
The mayor of Richmond has written to Alameda County's District Attorney asking her to drop charges against Najari Smith.Read More
‘Ghost Ship’ prosecutors shut door on plea dals
Alameda County prosecutors have told the two mens' attorneys they will no longer accept or entertain any more plea dealsRead More
Bomb squad clears Emeryville garage
Emeryville police said the threat from a possible explosive device was eliminated following its discovery Tuesday afternoon in a storage room in a garage.Read More
Tracy teen dies in Mines Road crash
A man who died in a solo vehicle accident on Mines Road in unincorporated Alameda County on Sunday morning has been identified by the Alameda County coroner's bureau as...Read More
Judge rejects Ghost Ship plea deal
\he case against Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris for a fire at the warehouse in Oakland’s in December 2016 that killed 36...Read More
One dead in Castro Valley homicide
A man is dead following a slaying Thursday evening in the unincorporated Alameda County community of Castro Valley, sheriff's officials said.Read More
Man dies in Pleasanton police custody
A man who died at a hospital on Wednesday afternoon after Pleasanton police officers handcuffed him for allegedly causing a disturbance inside a grocery store was identified by police...Read More
Man charged in Berkeley stabbing
A 22-year-old unemployed ex-con who was recently convicted of felony assault has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing another man at the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic...Read More
Suspect charged in last of three recent BART deaths
A Fremont man was charged Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly fatally punching a 47-year-old transient man.Read More
One dead in San Leandro head-on collision
A driver of a vehicle died in a fatal head-on collision late Monday night in San Leandro, police said Tuesday.Read More
Bicyclist killed by van in Oakland collision
A 34-year-old bicyclist was killed in a collision with a van in East Oakland on Friday night.Read More
Community leaders demand justice for Nia Wilson
Community leaders held a news conference at Oakland City Hall Friday to demand justice for the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Nia Wilson at the MacArthur BART station.Read More
Bay Area jobless rates hover near record lows
June unemployment in the San Francisco Bay Area was very low, data from the California Employment Development Department shows.Read More
Lead ‘Riders’ plaintiff sentenced to 24 months
The lead plaintiff in the Riders police misconduct case in Oakland has been sentenced to two years in state prison.Read More
Man rescued from Union City cement mixer
A man was rescued safely Thursday evening from a cement mixer in Union City, Alameda County Fire Department officials said.Read More
Berkeley evicts Marina vehicle dwellers
The city of Berkeley has evicted about 35 homeless people who were living in RVs and vans in the parking lot of the recently-closed HS Lordships restaurant.Read More
I-580 reopens after Grant Fire contained
Crews have fully contained the Grant Fire, which started Sunday and burned 640 acres near the Altamont Pass and Interstate Highway 580.Read More