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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 pets.Read More
Jogger bitten by dog, allegedly assaulted by owner in East Bay park
Police at the East Bay Regional Park District are searching for a woman who allegedly assaulted a jogger after her dog attacked the victim Thursday morning.Read More
Hayward man sentenced to jail for beating puppy
A Hayward man was placed on three years' felony probation Thursday and ordered to serve 30 days in the county jail for brutally beating his 9-month-old pit bull puppy...Read More
Protest closes West Oakland BART station
BART's West Oakland station is closed until further notice because of a vigil and protest Thursday evening, BART officials said.Read More
Rig dispatched to scoop up Pacific plastic returns to Bay Area
A cleanup rig dispatched to collect plastic trash in the Pacific Ocean had another setback over the weekend and will be returning to port in Alameda.Read More
California offers blow-to-drive devices for first-time DUI offenders
A new California law will take effect next year starting on Jan. 1 that will affect first time and multiple DUI offenders.Read More
Alameda teachers negotiate 4.5 percent pay increase
Alameda teachers would get a 4.5 percent pay raise under a tentative agreement recently reached.Read More
Christmas Eve storm drops an inch of rain
More than an inch of rain was recorded in eight Bay Area counties on Christmas Eve into early Christmas morning, according to the National Weather Service.Read More
Gov. Brown grants clemency to 35 from Bay Area
Outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown on Christmas Eve pardoned and commuted sentences for 35 individuals in the Bay Area charged with crimes over the course of more than two decades.Read More
Oakland man convicted of murder in dispute over borrowed van
An ex-convict and self-described anarchist was convicted of second-degree murder Thursday for fatally shooting another man in a dispute over a van in Oakland in 2016.Read More
Girlfriend provides alibi for Oakland murder defendant
The girlfriend of an ex-convict who's accused of fatally shooting another man in Oakland two years ago because of a dispute over a van testified Thursday that he couldn't...Read More
Dublin robber caught by DNA sentenced to 28 years
A 37-year-old man was sentenced to 28 years in state prison Thursday for a home invasion robbery in Dublin five years ago that injured the victim in the case.Read More
San Jose woman sentenced to four years for fatal shooting
A woman was sentenced Tuesday to four years in state prison for fatally shooting another woman while they were riding together in a car in East Oakland last year.Read More
Apple robbery suspect gets probation after guilty plea
A two-time felon who was one of the 17 people charged for a robbery scheme earlier this year that targeted Apple retail stores across the state andresulted in the...Read More
Man found dead on Hwy. 84 off-ramp
An elderly man was pronounced dead Tuesday evening on an off-ramp from westbound state Highway 84 in Alameda County, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said.Read More
Cat Brooks blasts reporting of Oakland election results
Oakland mayoral candidate Cat Brooks issued a statement Thursday blasting news outlets for their coverage of Tuesday's election, in which she appears to have finished second by a wide...Read More
Bay Area joins nationwide protests against Trump
Activists across the Bay Area Thursday evening protested President Donald Trump’s replacement of his attorney general after Jeff Sessions resigned on Wednesday. Trump has since appointed Acting Attorney General...Read More
Loren Taylor in, Desley Brooks out as District 6 councilmember
Entrepreneur and management consultant Loren Taylor was elected to be the new councilmember for District 6 in East Oakland.Read More
HUD reports nationwide drop in veteran homelessness
Veteran homelessness across California dropped by 5.2 percent since last year, according to a new national estimate announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.Read More
Father charged with child abuse after son is shot
An ex-convict who is the father of a 3-year-old boy who was shot in East Oakland on Monday night and remains in critical condition was charged with two counts...Read More