Derick Almena gets ‘slap on the wrist’ for 36 Ghost Ship Fire deaths
Monday marked the end of a long road in the case of the Ghost Ship warehouse fire where 36 people died on the night of …
Fatal BART stabbing suspect ‘malingering’ about mental incompetence, judge says
A judge said on Monday that there are indications that a transient man is malingering to avoid standing trial on a murder charge for the …
Seaman faces Article 32 hearing for murder connected to drunken fight
A U.S. Coast Guardsman currently stationed in Alameda will learn within weeks whether he will face a court-martial for murder in connection with the death …
Judge dismisses three Ghost Ship trial jurors
People gathered Monday afternoon in front of an Alameda County courthouse waiting for a “major announcement” in the trial against Derick Almena and Max Harris …
‘I didn’t know I had to’: Derek Almena admits no permits for Ghost Ship work
Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena admitted under cross-examination Wednesday that he didn’t get permits for work he had performed.
Ghost Ship judge threatens again to close trial over juror issues
The judge in the trial of Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris on Wednesday threatened for a second time …
Oakland man sentenced in murder over tree-trimmings dispute
A 66-year-old man was sentenced Friday to 50 years to life in state prison for fatally shooting another man during a dispute over tree trimmings in front of his house in East Oakland in 2016.
Judge denies motion to dismiss Ghost Ship fire charges
An Alameda County Superior Court judge Friday denied a defense motion to dismiss the 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena and Max Harris face for their alleged roles in a fire at the Oakland warehouse in December 2016 that killed 36 people.
Sex worker: Client beat me, ran me over
A sex worker testified Thursday that she thought she would die when a client choked her and hit her with his car three times after they had sex.