“There are few congressional leaders, public servants, that have served with the kind of courage and tenacity as ...

killing 39-year-old Troy Jermaine Lee. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Man shot outside home in Oakland’s first homicide of 2025 Crime and Public Safety | One killed, three wounded in ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland will finish 2024 with a 34% reduction in homicides and non-fatal shootings, according to city data championed by the nonprofit group, Faith in Action East Bay. The group ...

“It’s an extreme outlier in the state of California.” Barbara Leslie, CEO of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce, said that the crime rates in the city have heavily impacted businesses.

Oakland Township — A Livonia woman is dead and three others injured after authorities said a driver veered into the wrong lane of traffic, leading to a head-on crash Friday in north Oakland County.

(Courtesy Oakland Fire Department) OAKLAND — Three BART police officers injured when their two vehicles collided Saturday were responding to a reported drug overdose at the West Oakland station ...

The Diocese of Oakland is denying allegations that it poured tens of millions of dollars into a diocesan fund in order to avoid a payout to survivors of clergy sexual abuse. A Dec. 11 filing by ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging the city of Oakland to change its policies when it comes to police chases.In a Friday news conference, Newsom, alongside other advocates calling for change, said the ...

Since 2021, Oakland has issued nearly 3,000 illegal dumping citations totaling about $1.3 million but only collected about $109,000 – or 11% – of those fines. Though Oakland has new cameras to ...

OAKLAND – A 48-year-old man was shot to death Thursday afternoon in East Oakland, police said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | ‘A huge heart’: Man paralyzed as teen in 2004 ...

City leaders and community members took part in the event to call for the continued support of Oakland’s Ceasefire program to reduce gun violence. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) OAKLAND ...