Oakland News

A comedian's nightmare might look something like what I sat through one night at a club.

A 52-year-old Oakland man was fatally shot on Friday afternoon, police said, making him the city's 100th homicide victim this year.

A 21-year-old man was in critical condition this afternoon after he was shot while driving a car in Brookfield Village, police said.

Librarian Kathryn Shepler screamed when she learned she had been selected to the panel that will help select the recipient of what is arguably the nation's most prestigious award for children's literature.

Dr. Bernard Harris Jr., the first African American astronaut to walk in space, signs the t-shirt of Keion Glover,13, after he was given the shirt and a certificate for improving his mathematical skills after a "Dream Tour" assembly at Roosevelt Middle Shool in Oakland, Calif.

An Oakland High School junior, who a relative said lost his mother to cancer four months ago, was shot to death Thursday evening when he went to answer a knock at the door of his home.

Oakland has the third-highest crime rate in the U.S. and Richmond has the 14th-highest, according to an annual crime report just released by CQ Press.

OAKLAND, Calif. a " A man is facing charges of theft, extortion and impersonating a state officer for allegedly pretending to be a Labor Department inspector and charging small businesses hundreds of dollars.Michael Bolanos pleaded not guilty on Friday.

Much of 2009 hit thousands of East Bay residents with some hard times - especially as jobs began disappearing - and a free holiday meal open to everyone was a welcome relief to many Tuesday.

A man shot on his 24th birthday Friday died in a hospital Saturday night, officials said.

OAKLAND a ' The public is getting their first glimpse at the Oakland Zooa TMs baby camels.

An Alameda County jury has decided that a drug dealer convicted of two Oakland murders in 2001 should be executed.

An aria from the opera "Turandot" was only fitting to open the festivities Saturday at the 75th anniversary celebration of the Ligure Club, one of Oakland's original Italian associations.

Booking photo for Michael Joseph Gibson after his arrest for assaulting an elderly man on a SamTrans bus earlier on the same day as the BART confrontation OAKLAND a ' Though BART police had arrested Michael Joseph Gibson on felony charges of battery of a police officer with injury, obstruction and resisting an officer, the Alameda County District ...

November 18, 2009 - Oakland, Calif. A- A study conducted by Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland scientists identifies a new class of therapeutic agents found naturally in soy that can prevent and possibly treat colon cancer, the third most deadly form of cancer.

A man shot in his car Monday afternoon in Emeryville managed to drive several blocks before crashing into a pole and dying, police said.

A protest in the lobby of University of California President Mark Yudof's office in downtown Oakland ended peacefully with no arrests Monday, as UC Berkeley officials said they were investigating allegations of police brutality against students and employees protesting fee hikes and budget cuts last week on campus.

An Alameda County Superior Court jury is recommending the death penalty for Oakland resident Christopher Evans for murdering two people at a hair salon eight years ago.

The sister of an unruly passenger injured after being removed from a San Francisco Bay area commuter train says transit police used excessive force on the mentally ill man.

As 40 people occupied the two-story building Friday, the crowd outside swelled to about 2,000 people and UC campus police called for backup assistance from Berkeley and Oakland police and the Alameda County Sheriff's Office.