Oakland

Webster Tube to close overnight Tuesday, Wednesday for maintenance

The Webster Tube, which carries one-way traffic from Oakland to Alameda, will be closed for maintenance overnight Tuesday and Wednesday.

2 years ago

Rain, King Tides reign until Tuesday across greater Bay Area

Rain is expected south of the Golden Gate early Monday afternoon with about a quarter of an inch expected in…

2 years ago

Let the festivals begin: Oakland to award grants to local nonprofit event organizers

In an effort to encourage cultural celebrations and foster festival culture, Oakland will distribute $234,500 in funds to local nonprofits…

2 years ago

East Oakland fourplex fire displaces eight people

A two-alarm fire Wednesday morning displaced eight people from an Oakland fourplex, fire officials said. The fire was first reported…

2 years ago

Police investigate Chinatown graffiti as possible hate crime

Graffiti found in Oakland's Chinatown last week is being investigated as a possible hate crime, police said Monday. The vandalism…

2 years ago

Chabot Space and Science Center reopens with hands-on ‘Nasa Experience’

The Chabot Space and Science Center reopened to limited capacity Friday with "The NASA Experience," a special hands-on exhibition.

2 years ago

Saturday morning shooting injures two people in Oakland

Two people were hospitalized in the wake of a shooting in east Oakland early Saturday morning, police said. Officers responded…

2 years ago

Police arrest three teens suspected in nine armed robberies across multiple counties

Police have arrested three teenage suspects in the September armed robbery of a Shell gas station in San Mateo, officials…

3 years ago

Police detain five youths after collision in carjacked vehicle

Five youths were detained by police Wednesday morning in Oakland following a collision involving a carjacked vehicle, police said. The…

3 years ago

Victim dies at scene of Oakland hit-and-run

An Oakland resident was arrested on suspicion of driving the vehicle that struck and killed a person in a hit-and-run…

3 years ago

‘We lost an angel’: Students, staff remember teen killed in road rage shooting

Shamara Young was 15 years old when she was shot and killed in an act of road rage in Oakland…

3 years ago

A mother’s plea: ‘It’s not called snitching’

The mother of a teen killed in a shooting late Wednesday night in Oakland pleaded with the community in a…

3 years ago

Police seek help to find 11-year-old runaway boy

Oakland police are asking for the public's help in finding an 11-year-old boy who is considered a runaway and at…

3 years ago

One person injured in shooting near McClymonds High School

One person was wounded in a shooting late Wednesday morning near McClymonds High School in West Oakland but students, teachers…

3 years ago

Female victim dies in condemned Oakland house fire

One person is dead after a fire early Tuesday morning at a two-story home near Mills College in Oakland, a…

3 years ago

Earthquakes strike near Oakland Zoo

Four small earthquakes struck near the Oakland-San Leandro border over the past 24 hours, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.…

3 years ago

Woman with Alzheimer’s disease missing from Oakland since Saturday

Kimberly Cooper, 53, went missing Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. She was last seen in the 6000 block of San Pablo…

3 years ago

Fourth militia group member pleads guilty to murder investigation obstruction, conspiracy

A fourth member of a far-right, anti-government militia group pleaded guilty Monday, joining three others who admitted to conspiring to…

3 years ago

FBI claims man killed in Oakland was armed, leaves other details vague

The FBI claims the man killed by an agent in Oakland Monday was armed. They did not say if he…

3 years ago

Big rig driver kills pedestrian, flees scene

An Alameda man died after he was struck by a big rig in a hit-and-run collision in the 200 block…

3 years ago

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