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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 night has been arrested in connection with the shooting,...Read More
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 justice organizations to mobilize voters to get to the...Read More
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 fatally shot a 28-year-old man near the West Oakland...Read More
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 election she's being challenged by two well-known progressive candidates...Read More
Fire destroys Castro Valley liquor store
A fire destroyed a liquor store in Castro Valley early Thursday morning, an Alameda County battalion chief said.Read More
Fire extinguished at Alameda preschool
A storage shed on the property of a preschool in Alameda burned in a fire Thursday morning.Read More
Coast Guard seizes 11 tons of cocaine, arrests dozens
The Alameda-based Stratton just returned to the Bay Area after a 104-day patrol that also included enforcement of fisheries regulations in Alaska.Read More
Ocean Cleanup deploys to Pacific Ocean garbage patch
The world's largest accumulation of discarded junk is being targeted by an innovative effort.Read More
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 in the loss of more than $1 million, California...Read More
Service dog injured in freeway shooting dies
A service dog that was shot in a car on Interstate Highway 980 in Oakland on Friday has died, the dog’s owner said Sunday morning. The shooting was reported...Read More
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 laws for the safe storage, handling and disposal of...Read More
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 insurance fraud, claiming the drug is sold through illegal...Read More
CHP investigates Castro Valley highway shooting
Highway Patrol is investigating an early morning shooting and hit-and-run in Castro Valley. Read More
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 in Alameda County and was rescued.Read More
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 congressional candidate at the Castro Valley Fall Festival on...Read More
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.Read More
Albany man sentenced for concert fraud
An Albany man was sentenced to 24 months in prison Tuesday and ordered to pay full restitution to his victims after defrauding European concert promoters out of $450,000 by...Read More
Feds grant millions for safety to BART, zero to Muni
Muni will have to find a new source of funding to sustain the level of police presence on its vehicles.Read More
Man dies in Bay Fair BART station bathroom
A young man died Wednesday night in a bathroom at BART's Bayfair station in San Leandro.Read More
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 at the home of a San Francisco man reported...Read More