A two-alarm fire early Thursday damaged a Berkeley Hills home and spread to a nearby building; utility crews responded and no injuries were reported.

Marin County detectives arrested a 26-year-old this week and recovered a FedEx delivery valued at about $60,000 after license‑plate scans and a FedEx driver's tip.

Alameda County prosecutors allege a Hayward officer accepted cash and free access to sex workers; the DA has taken over the criminal probe while HPD opens an internal review.

An Alameda judge vacated Franklin Lynch’s conviction and death sentence after finding prosecutors’ racially biased jury tactics. The ruling grows out of a wider county review that has already altered many capital cases.

A 34-year-old Newark woman and her dog were struck and killed Monday night on Cedar Boulevard near Joaquin Murieta Avenue as investigators probe the collision.

A traffic stop outside MacArthur BART led officers to seize crack, meth, heroin, pills and a loaded pistol; two people were arrested and face felony counts, per court records.

The family of Jose de Jesus Mendez‑Rios sued Richmond and two officers, calling the Feb. 4, 2025 shooting a "preventable tragedy" amid an ongoing state AB 1506 review.

A solo-vehicle crash on westbound I-580 near the Isabel Avenue offramp in Livermore left one driver dead; CHP says speed may have been a factor.

Two men have been charged after a masked robbery and attempted carjacking of a food delivery driver in San Leandro. Police say phone forensics and license‑plate readers helped lead to arrests.

A 31-year-old man faces felony counts after allegedly traveling from San Mateo County to Martinez to meet someone he believed was a 13-year-old; court records describe an undercover sting and a March 26 hearing.

Richmond leaders are weighing whether to restore Flock license‑plate readers after police disabled them over a possible data‑sharing setting. Supporters say the cameras cut crime; critics call them surveillance.

A 30-year-old driver was killed Tuesday in a two-vehicle collision at 68th and Bancroft in East Oakland; police say the crash remains under investigation.

A hazmat response at an Alameda apartment block on Santa Clara Avenue prompted evacuations and on‑scene medical checks. Authorities say no one was immediately hospitalized.