Hayward News

The Berkeley Unified School Board on Wednesday night formally appointed Donald Evans as the new Berkeley superintendent of schools by approving his contract.

A canvas-covered cart, loaded with bright yellow buckets filled with breakfast goodies, is rolled out to the playground during morning recess at four of the district's elementary schools, said Robin Gallagher, director of child nutrition.

A new youth center in the East Bay community of Ashland is opening its doors this week.

Police are seeking the public's help in solving two Hayward bank robberies that took place less than two miles away from one another and within about three hours of each another.

A woman was in stable condition after being stabbed at least a half-dozen times during an early morning attack about four blocks south of the Hayward BART station, police said.

Dennis Byas was known for being frugal during his time as superintendent of schools, a characteristic that he took to heart.

On November 19, 1988, Michaela Garecht , then 9, was kidnapped, in broad daylight, at a supermarket just a few blocks from her San Francisco home.

A Hayward woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for her role in a false tax refund scheme, a federal prosecutor announced Tuesday.

Federal authorities recently arrested a Hayward man for violating his probation after he impersonated an FBI officer and want to know if the public has ever come into contact with him while he pretended to be an agent.

A Green Beret from Hayward who died of injuries sustained in combat in Afghanistan was laid to rest Monday with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.

Construction workers renovate the old Foothill Square shopping center, Monday, May 20, 2013 in Oakland, Calif.

Police are investigating the disappearance of a 3-year-old boy from his home, but they say he could be with his father and taken as part of a custody battle.

Responding to consumers' desire for minimally-processed, pre-sliced meats, Columbus Foods, Hayward, Calif., expanded its Farm to Fork Naturals line to include Made from pork or turkeys that have been humanely raised on family farms with no antibiotics and 100% vegetarian feeds, this line uses only the highest quality, antibiotic-free ingredients ... (more)

Q The streets leading up to the I-80 east/I-580 west onramp just north of the Berkeley/Emeryville border at the southern edge of Aquatic Park are in the worst condition I've ever seen.

Q Here's my story: Fortunately for my family, they live in lovely Santa Cruz. Unfortunately, I do not.

Four reputed gang members, including two brothers, have been convicted of their roles last July in a Hayward carjacking and a subsequent vehicle pursuit in Oakland where a California Highway Patrol officer was shot at and had his car rammed, officials said Thursday.

A Hayward man has been arrested in connection with an officer-involved shooting outside the Department of Motor Vehicles in Hayward last week, police said Thursday.

Jessie Stoddard-Nunez has lots of questions for the officer who shot and killed his brother in the early morning hours of March 3. His brother, Shawn Stoddard-Nunez, died when Hayward police Officer Manuel Troche fired into the passenger side of a car he was riding in.

Q I know you've written about the construction that's beginning again on Interstate 580 in Livermore, Dublin, and Pleasanton, but there seems to be much more going on than just the addition of a westbound carpool lane.

Solomon, a 14-year-old golden eagle, perches on a branch at the Sulphur Creek Nature Center in Hayward.