Oakland

The huge blaze started at around 7.30 p.m. local time underneath the Lake Merritt Boulevard overpass near the Kaiser Convention Center in downtown Oakland.

"The conditions in the walls were such that the body was preserved in good conditions," said Lieutenant Ray Kelly of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office.

"I felt like I just saw the boat leaving the dock and my money's on the boat," the man said once he realized he might not see the money again.

Over 1,200 students in the Oakland Unified School District signed a petition demanding the district move to remote learning or improve COVID-19 safety measures.

The "Jeopardy!" champ, an engineering manager based in Oakland, recently boosted her ever-increasing cash prize total to $1,057,800.

"Jeopardy!" champ Amy Schneider has informed her Twitter followers that she got sick shortly after she was robbed in Oakland, California.

Police in Oakland, California, have shared further details after "Jeopardy!" champ Amy Schneider revealed that she was robbed over the weekend.

Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong said officers "feel strongly" they have identified a third suspect in the fatal shooting.

Both the Oakland and San Francisco communities in California have reported a rise in vehicle break-ins this year.

"No discipline was warranted. There are no discipline records at the high school," said Oakland Community Schools' superintendent Tim Throne.

Kevin Nishita, a former police officer, earned an award commending his "high moral character" in 2018.

The store's owners said they "cannot operate as a business at the moment" on a GoFundMe page launched after the break-in.

The mother of 23-month-old Jasper Wu, who was killed while sleeping in his car seat, is calling on the public to help "find the killers."

A Comcast outage map shows large number of customers in San Francisco and the surrounding area were affected.

Gangs have turned to highways during shootouts since eye-witness accounts are so difficult at high speeds, authorities say.

More than 100 homicides have been reported in Oakland so far this year, according to the city's crime statistics.

The woman reportedly became so infuriated by the unidentified track, it resulted in her arrest.

"I wouldn't sit there and watch anyone get hurt," Mychelle said.

"I never thought he would die in the street," Robert Herron's fiancée told KTVU. Herron died after suffering gunshot wounds on August 20.

"The assailant pushed her in the back, stole her cell phone and jumped in a waiting car," says a message on the Twitter account of former Senator Barbara Boxer.

A news crew was nearly robbed at gunpoint while interviewing the chief of the Department of Violence Prevention in Oakland, California last week, ironically demonstrating Oakland's heightened crime rates. City Council approved a significant budget cut to the police department.

"You can record all you want. I just know it can't be posted on YouTube," the sergeant says in the video while playing Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" from his phone.

Heather Youmans posted the video which showed a distracting sound delay during her rendition of the national anthem at the Oakland Coliseum in California.

The City Council voted to slash the police budget by $17.4 million as violent crime continues to surge in the city.

Emboldened by the recent outburst of noxious anti-Semitism in America following the violence between Israel and Hamas in Gaza last month, Block the Boat was able to exploit a complicated mix of factors.

About 1,000 Californians were peacefully celebrating Juneteenth in the area, when gunfire broke out.

The California governor was visiting small businesses in Oakland when he was "approached by an aggressive individual," according to police.

Officials estimate that about 70 shots were fired from at least two guns.

The bus was reportedly pulling into Eastmont Station at approximately 12:23 a.m. Tuesday when shots were fired into the vehicle.

Among the more than 6,000 incidents reported to Stop AAPI Hate, attacks against Asian women made up nearly 65 percent.