A Pleasanton man was charged after investigators tied a Range Rover to an April hit-and-run that killed an East Oakland bicyclist. Court records and video evidence are central to the case.

A man died Tuesday after a dump truck struck him while he crossed High Street at Coliseum Way in East Oakland. Police say the driver stayed and cooperated.

Berkeley Earth’s new Synthesis platform pairs observations and models to map city-level heat, rising cooling demand and emissions — with concrete implications for the Bay Area.

Steph Curry was honored with the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award for his Oakland-focused Eat. Learn. Play foundation. The nonprofit says it has delivered millions of meals and rebuilt schoolyards across the district.

Alameda County transferred a tax-defaulted MacArthur Blvd lot to the Black Cultural Zone for $10. BCZ says it will launch community programming and prep the site for future affordable housing.

A new noodle shop on Telegraph Avenue invites diners to don a glove and scoop as much beef as they can from a single bowl. The Meat Lovers soup joins a menu of Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles and cumin-lamb plates.

A BART fare‑evasion stop at El Cerrito del Norte led to the arrest of a man wanted in a 2021 Georgia homicide.

Anthro Energy's Proteus electrolyte could make batteries safer and denser. The Alameda startup has DOE and CEC backing as it prepares to scale.

An Alameda County judge rejected a challenge to the Port of Oakland’s environmental review, keeping the airport modernization plan intact while activists weigh an appeal.

Street vendors told Oakland City Council that stepped‑up enforcement is squeezing livelihoods; the city says safety measures and a vendor clinic are part of its response.

An Oakland trainer has been charged with 21 felony counts alleging child sexual abuse; investigators say evidence seized from his phone includes explicit images and messages. Preliminary hearing is scheduled for September 2026.

Emergency roadwork shut both directions of SR‑12 at the Rio Vista Bridge Tuesday night, creating major delays across the Delta.

The Bay Area will inherit an outsized share of California’s coming intergenerational wealth — but most of it is home equity, not cash, and taxes, care costs and scams will shape how that money actually helps families.