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Police call on public to help solve missing person case 49 years later
With the 49th anniversary coming up Saturday of the disappearance of a young woman in Hayward after an evening of shopping, police are asking for any information that might...Read More
Hayward rocked by second fatal shooting in less than 24 hours
The second homicide in as many days was reported in Hayward early Monday morning, police said. Officers responded at about 12:30 a.m. to a report of gunshots heard in...Read More
Fatal shooting marks Hayward’s first homicide of new year
Hayward saw its first homicide of the year on Sunday morning when a man found shot about 5:23 a.m. in the 1800 block of Osage Avenue was pronounced dead...Read More
Coroner identifies three people killed in Highway 24 crash
Three people killed in a crash off of state Highway 24 in Orinda early Saturday morning have been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner’s office. Sione Vaitafa, 21,...Read More
Hayward police investigate two fatal shootings less than eight hours apart
Hayward police are investigating the city’s second fatal shooting in 24 hours after finding a man in the 27000 block of Belvedere Court suffering from gunshot wounds at 12:40...Read More
Car veers into tree, kills three men in Highway 24 solo crash
Three men were killed early Saturday after a car veered off westbound state Highway 24 and crashed into a tree near Orinda, according to the California Highway Patrol. The...Read More
Capitol Corridor train strikes, kills person in Hayward
A person was struck and killed by a Capitol Corridor train in Hayward on Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The collision was reported shortly after 2:20 p.m. east of the...Read More
Police arrest sex offender caught urinating in front of Safeway customers
A 35-year-old transient from Hayward was arrested Sunday morning after he allegedly was urinating outside of a Safeway store in front of several store customers, Fremont police said. The...Read More
Hayward man faces charges in Chinese spy scheme
A U.S. citizen was arrested Friday at his home in Hayward on suspicion of spying for China, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Xuehua Peng, also known as Edward Peng, has...Read More
Developer to break ground on Hayward retail, market-rate housing project
A developer will break ground Monday on a retail and housing project at the former Mervyn’s headquarters site in downtown Hayward. The Lincoln Landing development will house more than...Read More
Capitol Corridor train strikes person on Hayward tracks
A Capitol Corridor train struck a person trespassing on the tracks in Hayward Thursday morning, according to the transit agency. Train 523, traveling from Sacramento to San Jose, struck...Read More
Police investigate Hayward officer-involved shooting
Hayward police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that took place Tuesday morning. The shooting took place in the area of Mission Boulevard and Valle Vista Avenue in Hayward around...Read More
Police shut down I-880 lanes, arrest four suspected thieves
Hayward police stopped a car in Oakland Monday morning to arrest suspects in a theft from a Hayward mall, prompting lane closures on Interstate Highway 880. Four people suspected...Read More
Flight instructor killed in helicopter crash
Wayne Prodger, 62, of Sunnyvale died Monday after a helicopter he was in crashed at Hayward Executive Airport, according to the Alameda County coroner’s office. According to his LinkedIn...Read More
Helicopter lands upside down in Hayward, injuring two on board
Two people were seriously injured when a helicopter crashed Monday afternoon at the Hayward Executive Airport.Read More
Newark apartment building fire affects several units
Firefighters are working to extinguish a one-alarm apartment fire that’s affected multiple units at a residential complex in Newark, a fire spokeswoman said Monday afternoon. The fire was reported...Read More
Judge sentences contractor in forced labor case to prison term, orders restitution
A Hayward construction contractor was sentenced in federal court in Oakland Tuesday to eight years and seven months in prison for his conviction on charges of obtaining forced labor...Read More