Oakland-based DJ Erika Kayne leaves an impressive legacy as a transcendent artist and dublab resident, while the world mourns her loss.

Alameda County and a nonprofit foster care provider have agreed on a $3.5 million settlement over the fatal methamphetamine overdose of 3-year-old Mariah Mustafa in 2015.

As toxic algae blooms continue to shut down swimming areas in the East Bay and affect marine life along the California coastline, concerns grow over human and ecological impacts.

One man fatally shot and two in custody after a high-speed chase for a stolen vehicle ends in a violent fight in a residential Alameda County neighborhood.

An appeals court upholds the suspension of a disgraced UC Berkeley professor, shutting down the Egyptian scholar's claims that the university's sanctions were racially discriminatory.

Alameda County Sheriff's Office carries out a massive drug bust at Oakland Airport, seizing over 5 pounds of fentanyl and various other illicit substances. Read on for the full story.

A Brentwood couple has been sentenced to a combined 52 years in prison for their shocking and sickening conspiracy to produce child pornography that involved a 10-year-old victim, exposing their disturbing actions.

As tragic details emerge about Gabriel Trujillo's untimely death in Mexico, concerns about cartel violence grow.

Nonprofit Oakland Affordable Housing Group plans to transform a parking lot into 126 affordable homes.

A man walking home in East Oakland is unexpectedly shot in the neck, leaving the community searching for answers.

Retired Alameda County Judge Gloria Rhynes falls victim to gunpoint robbery, joining Judge Kevin Murphy in a disturbing trend of crimes towards judges in Oakland.

An Oakland motorist faces federal charges after engaging in a road rage incident that resulted in shots fired, a dramatic crash, and an attempt to flee from law enforcement.

Alameda County has taken steps to make it illegal just to watch a sideshow, with punishments with up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine for being within 200 feet of such an event.