Oakland News

Deron Williams, arrested in connection with 10 bank robberies, was arrested this week by San Leandro police.

A young woman who died in December after crashing her car at Golden Gate Fields had a blood alcohol concentration level nearly twice the legal limit, authorities reported this week.A Albany Police Detective Sgt.

From an Alameda County press release: The Alameda County Registrar of Voters will be open Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3, to allow voters to vote early for the June 5 Presidential Primary Election.

CAL PERFORMANCES Afghan singer Ustad Farida Mahwash, third from right, joins the Homayoun Sakhi in a concert titled Voices of Afghanistan Saturday in Richmond.

A prosecutor told jurors Thursday that a 35-year-old man should be convicted of first-degree murder for the bludgeoning and stabbing death of his former lover because he premeditated and deliberated the killing.

The California Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty of an Oakland man who killed three people and injured two others when he opened fire on partygoers in an apartment in 1993.

A judge has ordered two East Oakland motels, both sued by the city following decades of prostitution and child sex trafficking, to close for a year and for the owners to pay hefty fines, according to tentative decisions issued earlier this week.

Dan Barsanti, back left, a graduate student, prepares to have dinner with his wife Jolina, right, and their two children, Vincenzo, 1, and Gianna, 4, at their home in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, May 29, 2012.

Eighteen months after its grand opening, the Oakland branch of the Jewish Community Center of the East Bay has found its sea legs.

Ronald "Ronnie" Kidd, 30, a married father of three sons, was stopped at a light at Seventh and Market streets about 5:40 a.m. Sunday when a man in a dark, newer-model Audi fired a shot, striking him, said police Officer John Haney.

By Debi Mason Billed as the place where "the suits meet the tats," the Sixth Annual Oakland Indie Awards takes place this Thursday, May 31, and promises to be a playful and true celebration of the best of Oakland.

A 55-year-old Oakland man was arrested Tuesday night after he allegedly attempted to grab a child and threatened a woman in a movie theater at the Bayfair Center, police said.

Eighty gallons of diesel fuel were cleaned up after a big rig crash on Interstate 880 in Oakland this morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.

El Sacromonte, 2062 First St., Livermore. 925-371-1173; http://elsacromonte-usa.com . This artsy, romantic newcomer to Livermore's dining scene offers fabulous decor, artwork from Guadalajara and authentic, gourmet Mexican fare that's the polar opposite of Tex-Mex. Sip a high-end margarita or a little pinot noir as you sample the ceviche, ... (more)

It's about time the A's stopped worrying about defense and started focusing on putting the best line on the batting card.

Oakland's newest farmers' market opened this month on the edge of the Uptown District, one block from Lake Merritt.

OAKLAND, May 30, 2012 -- For the second time in two weeks police surrounded an East Oakland house on Wednesday looking for a residential robbery suspect but this time -- after a five-hour standoff -- they found and arrested him.

In announcing their intention to move to San Francisco, the Golden State Warriors embraced the possibilities presented by a redeveloped San Francisco waterfront -- and left Oakland and its underdeveloped, half-baked Coliseum plans to the land of "what if." What's more depressing is the way Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and others in City Hall continue to ... (more)

OAKLAND -- Oakland High School is on lockdown after a teenager was shot near the campus.

People check out the various food trucks at the Moveable Feast street food festival at the San Mateo County Event Center in San Mateo, Calif., on Friday, Sept 2, 2011.