Alameda County News

The mysterious death in 1975 of Karen Rose Robinson is a mystery no more. The Alameda County Sheriff's Department says the 21-year-old Oakland woman -- whose body was found off a dark road in Pleasanton 34 years ago -- died of a heroin overdose.

A marathon standoff ended peacefully with the release of scores of protesters who occupied Wheeler Hall on the UC Berkeley campus for more than 12 hours Friday.

The Berkeley teen arrested and charged with murder this week for the death of a San Ramon Valley High School senior in January was arrested five months later for burglarizing three Berkeley homes, court records show.

Patients and caregivers for those with hepatitis C held a rally outside the Alameda County Public Health Department building today to protest the absence of testing and treatment services in the county and the state.

They won't be leaving Oakland any time soon. The Raiders agreed to extend their lease at the Coliseum through the 2013 season, the Alameda County Joint Powers Authority announced Wednesday.

An Alameda County judge is scheduled to announce on Thursday where the murder trial will be held for a former transit officer charged in the killing of an unarmed man.

An Oakland man was arraigned in Alameda County Superior Court Tuesday on charges that he murdered his girlfriend and her 17-month-old son.

Cal Fire announced recently that the peak wildfire season in Northern California will end Monday, but fire officials are urging residents to remain vigilant in preventing the destructive blazes.

The suspected remains of 17-month-old Jashon Williams found Sunday at the Berkeley Marina remain unidentified by the Alameda County coroner's office today.

In an apparent attempt to head off Republican criticism of its internal inquiry into a secret audio taping controversy, Attorney General Jerry Brown has asked the Alameda County District Attorney's office to look into the matter.

Nominations are being accepted for the 17th annual Alameda County Women's Hall of Fame luncheon and awards ceremony.

Alameda County authorities say more arrests could be made after cocaine with an estimated street value of more than $2 million was seized in Hayward.

Divers are searching a Berkeley park lake for an 8-month-old boy after his mother was found shot to death near the water.

Like a vision from a bygone era, the 1965 Pontiac GTO rumbles out of its garage ready to tear up California streets.

A Livermore man on probation for a federal narcotics conviction was arrested Thursday evening after the Alameda County Narcotics Task Force seized 11 1/2 kilos of powder cocaine with a street value of more than $2 million.

Police in Hayward announced Thursday the arrests of five suspected gang members believed to be connected to a 2007 drive-by shooting that killed a toddler and seriously wounded two others.

Speech therapist Roberta Rockwell has worked with Alameda students for more than two decades, helping special education students communicate with the world.

Veterans young and old, but mostly old, were greeted with cards, handshakes and many "thanks" in Fremont on Wednesday during Alameda County's 59th annual Veterans Day ceremony.

A lawsuit accusing Alameda County of failing to adequately train sheriff's deputies in when and how to remove a child from a family due to sexual abuse allegations can proceed, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers in State Employment has filed its reply to Gov.