Nine alleged Ghost Town gang members were sentenced to a combined 709 months for a 2022 robbery spree that targeted Bay Area small businesses.

Alameda County Sheriff's Office renewed a plea for tips in the 1975 Castro Valley homicide of Geraldine Thomas.

An Oakland man was sentenced to five years after prosecutors say he and accomplices robbed a San Francisco mail carrier in October 2023 and fled with hundreds of pieces of mail.

The California DOJ has launched an AB 1506 probe after Alameda County deputies fatally shot a person in San Leandro early Monday.

Oakland police responded to a ShotSpotter alert at the Summit Crest apartments; officers say a suspect barricaded inside the building and fired from within, with a heavy police presence at 29th and Summit.

Tyja Braswell — shot and paralyzed in a 2022 Oakland gas‑station shootout — pleaded no contest to assault and a probation violation and faces about nine years in prison.

A Vallejo man was shot during an early‑morning fight in Oakland’s Uptown; police say the suspected shooter fled and a 23‑year‑old was arrested after allegedly assaulting an officer. Investigators are asking for tips and video.

A 70-year-old banned from San Pablo's Lytton Casino died after being taken into custody and suffering a medical emergency at the county jail.

Survivors told a judge they saw an Oakland man shoot his girlfriend and her 13‑year‑old daughter; prosecutors say children's testimony could be key.

A 2020 East Oakland crash that killed a passenger has led to an arrest; prosecutors say the driver was nearly twice the legal blood-alcohol limit.

A Contra Costa jury convicted a Richmond pastor this week of sexually abusing a child in his congregation; sentencing is set for April 9 in Martinez.

A new Alameda County suit accuses Emery Unified of ignoring warning signs that let a staffer groom and allegedly assault students on campus.

Three men accepted plea deals in the killing of retired officer Kevin Nishita, who was shot while guarding a KRON4 news crew in downtown Oakland.