Alameda County News

John Henneberry, of Newark, a vociferous critic of the Newark City Council, who frequently chides them at council meetings, talks to the city council during the public comment portion of the agenda in Newark, Calif., on Thursday, May 23, 2013.

7 break-in at the Oakland Museum of California , which recovered the artifact two months later.

Both English and Western riding styles are represented, including equitation and pleasure.

In an effort to reduce the number of people killed and injured in alcohol-involved crashes, DUI checkpoints are conducted to identify offenders and get them off the street, as well as educate the public on the dangers of impaired driving.

Thirteen health plans will be available on California's Health Benefits Exchange starting next year when President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act takes effect and requires virtually everyone in the country to have insurance or pay a penalty.

A man fatally shot March 30 by an Alameda County sheriff's deputy in the Fruitvale district after a vehicle stop turned violent was identified by authorities Thursday as Broderick Huggins, 32, of Modesto.

The deputy chief of the Alameda County Probation Department has been named San Mateo County's chief probation officer, filling a role that has been in flux since the former chief stepped down amid a child pornography scandal.

Alameda County Water District announced Tuesday that the continuing dry conditions should remind Tri-City residents to continue the water conservation habits they developed during the last drought.

A Lodi man died after being impaled by a 4-foot metal bar that crashed through his windshield during Wednesday morning's commute over the Altamont Pass, according to the California Highway Patrol.

An Alameda County Sheriff's deputy is asking for a jury to decide a misdemeanor case against him for forwarding confidential information to a San Ramon attorney.

This may come as a shocker to many Californians, but fewer motorists appear to be using hand-held cellphones as they drive along state highways and city streets.

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

The state-of-the-art REACH Ashland Youth Center celebrated its grand opening Wednesday afternoon after a decade-long, youth-driven effort to improve the neighborhood.

The body of a 73-year-old man who walked away from his Alameda home Wednesday morning was found floating in the estuary off the Grand Street boat marina a few hours later, police said.

Diantay Powell, 18, pleaded not guilty to killing two teenage girls during an adolescent lovers' quarrel last year, but two close friends and one acquaintance all said he did it, evidence presented during a preliminary hearing revealed.

The people of San Leandro have made history and San Leandro Hospital will remain open for the foreseeable future.

Monterey County supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a contract with Alameda County to house up to 80 local jail inmates in a facility in Dublin, at a cost of up to $2.5 million, despite a request from the American Civil Liberties Union that the county hold community meetings first.

A third-grade teacher at an Alameda County elementary school faces dozens of charges related to inappropriate behavior with his students.

Alameda County Sheriff's deputies and Oakland police are searching for two armed and dangerous men who reportedly ran from a stolen vehicle they crashed during a chase in the Fruitvale district on Monday evening, authorities said.

Festivities surrounding the Amgen Tour of California Race were brought to a temporary halt by a bomb scare in downtown Livermore yesterday afternoon.