Homicides in California surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, killings are down to historic lows in Los Angeles, Oakland, ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee signed two executive orders Thursday that outline the city's response to immigration enforcement ...

The revival of a once-prominent gathering space — just a five-minute walk from the Lake Merritt BART station — arrives at a moment of transition in Oakland, where beloved bars and restaurants across ...

Oakland is cracking down on speeders with cameras at 18 locations around the city. Drivers have a 60-day warning period ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - California Highway Patrol officers on Wednesday investigated reports of a freeway shooting on Highway 24 in Oakland. According to CHP, the agency received reports of a shooting ...

Former college football and NFL head coach Mike White, who coached at Cal, Illinois and for the Oakland Raiders, has died.

In new fire hazard severity maps released last week by state fire officials, Oakland saw a significant reduction in its “very high” hazard zone and a 32% reduction in overall hazard average. The maps, ...

OAKLAND — The city will rely on the wet winter and early spring months to afford the temporary closure of two fire stations until June, an effort to help resolve a crippling budget crisis that ...

All lanes on a stretch of westbound Highway 24 in Oakland near the Caldecott Tunnel were closed during the Thursday evening commute due to an overturned big-rig, according to the California ...