Alameda County News

The Alameda County Fair's theme of "summer fun starts here" kicked into gear Wednesday in Pleasanton, and the fair is offering special $1 admission and $1 rides throughout the day.

Bring the family for a day of healthful fun at the "Healthy Parks Healthy People Festival" Saturday, June 22 at Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area in Fremont.

A man hit and killed by a Daly City-bound BART train at the Hayward station on Tuesday has been identified as Cecilio Profeta Santiago, Jr., of San Leandro, according to the Alameda County Coroner's office.

Human bones that were discovered by a worker repaving a walkway on Mound Street on Wednesday are American Indian, police said.

What may have begun as typical child's play ended in a "tragic accident" Monday morning, police said, as a 6-year-old boy died after being bitten by the family dog at a Union City home.

Video broadcasts of City Council meetings will soon be available, bringing the city up to date with other Alameda County cities.

A decade after a conviction for possession of child pornography, a former elementary school teacher from Northern California has been charged with the classroom sexual abuse of a second-grade boy 15 years ago.

A Castro Valley restaurant robbery suspect who was shot and killed by an Alameda County sheriff's deputy was a parolee with a long rap sheet, authorities said Tuesday.

Alameda Hospital's board unanimously signed off on a proposal Monday to explore a deal that would see Alameda County's medical system taking over management and operation of the financially ailing hospital, a deal board members said they're optimistic about despite the circumstances that produced it.

On Monday a 6-year-old boy was mauled by a dog. It happened at a home on Elizabeth Way, in Union City, around 11:00 a.m. The Alameda County Fire Department says a 6-year-old boy was mauled by a pit bull or a pit bull mix and he was quickly taken to Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.

A former Fremont teacher once sent to prison for possessing child pornography has been arrested on child molestation charges for the second time in a dozen years, according to authorities.

Authorities are searching for a 30-year-old man who fell out of a kayak and disappeared at Lake Del Valle on Sunday afternoon.

A 53-year-old man described as being mentally ill was shot and killed by Fremont police early Sunday after a confrontation with police, the second fatal officer-involved shooting in Alameda County in three days.

A proposal to close an $80 million budget shortfall in Alameda County includes cuts to the safety net and one-time only savings from previous budget years.

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Three brothers from Fremont are facing criminal digital piracy charges in Alameda County Superior Court for allegedly operating a website that provided bootleg versions of copyrighted television shows and movies.

Two young men were killed in a car crash early Saturday when the driver veered off Powell Street and hit a tree, police said.

When Gary "Malachi" Scott, then 16, was sentenced to 15 years to life for second-degree murder, there was no Facebook.

Authorities had few details following a robbery at a hamburger stand late Friday that left as many as three people shot, possibly including the suspect, an Alameda County Sheriff's Office spokesman said.

An Alameda County Sheriff's spokesperson said around 10:10 p.m. Boulevard Burger was being robbed by an armed man.