Man Beaten By Deputies Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Gun, Drug Charges

Man Beaten By Deputies Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Gun, Drug Charges

A San Francisco man who was severely beaten by two Alameda County sheriff’s deputies in November pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court today to…

State’s First Fire Station, Health Clinic Combination To Be Unveiled

State’s First Fire Station, Health Clinic Combination To Be Unveiled

Hayward city officials are celebrating the grand opening today of a new fire station and its co-located health clinic, the first of a kind combination…

Food Stamp Applicants Sue Alameda County Over Alleged Delay In Processing Applications

Food Stamp Applicants Sue Alameda County Over Alleged Delay In Processing Applications

Three food stamp applicants sued Alameda County in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday, alleging the county is breaking the law and harming people in…

Several Small Aftershocks Reported Following 4.0 Earthquake

Several Small Aftershocks Reported Following 4.0 Earthquake

Several small aftershocks have been reported following a 4.0-magnitude earthquake that struck in Oakland this morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The 4.0 quake…

BART Trains Briefly Delayed by 4.0 Earthquake

BART Trains Briefly Delayed by 4.0 Earthquake

BART trains have been delayed this morning as a result of the 4.0-magnitude earthquake centered near Piedmont. The quake was reported at 6:49 a.m. and…

Update: Apartment Tenant Killed In Explosion And Fire

Update: Apartment Tenant Killed In Explosion And Fire

A man described by his neighbors as a loner was killed in an explosion and fire while two Alameda County sheriff’s deputies were serving him…

Deputies Serving Eviction Notice Injured By Explosion

Deputies Serving Eviction Notice Injured By Explosion

Two Alameda County sheriff’s deputies were injured by an explosion this morning while serving an eviction notice at a West Oakland duplex, a sheriff’s spokesman…

Most Bay Area Schools to Reopen Friday

Most Bay Area Schools to Reopen Friday

With heavy winds and rain expected to mostly subside tonight after drenching the Bay Area, most schools in the region that closed today are expected…

US Appeals Court Upholds Alameda County Drug Disposal Law

US Appeals Court Upholds Alameda County Drug Disposal Law

A federal appeals court in San Francisco today upheld a pioneering Alameda County law that requires prescription drug makers to pay for programs to dispose…

Nancy Cross, Missing 94-Year-Old Woman, Found Safe

Nancy Cross, Missing 94-Year-Old Woman, Found Safe

11:55 AM 7/3: A missing elderly homeless woman was found in Berkeley today, according to San Francisco police. San Francisco police said Wednesday that Nancy…

No Agreement Set Between A’s and Oakland, Alameda County Officials

No Agreement Set Between A’s and Oakland, Alameda County Officials

Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig today commended the Oakland A’s and Oakland and Alameda County officials for reaching an agreement to extend the team’s…

Bay Area Victory: Lowe’s Home Centers To Pay $18 Million For Dumping Hazardous Waste

Bay Area Victory: Lowe’s Home Centers To Pay $18 Million For Dumping Hazardous Waste

A judge has ordered North Carolina-based Lowe’s Home Centers to pay $18 million in damages for environmental violations at stores in California, Bay Area prosecutors…

Alleged Gang Members To Stand Trial In Shooting That Killed 3-Year-Old

Two reputed gang members were ordered today to stand trial on murder and premeditated attempted murder charges for a drive-by shooting in East Oakland two…

Alleged Digital Pirates Face Charges Over How I Met Your Mother, Black Swan

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…

Hep-A Watch: Target Staffer Who Handled Meds Infected

A Target pharmacy employee who works at store locations in Alameda County handled medications after being infected with hepatitis A by tainted berries sold at…