Oakland

59+ min ago   (1652+ words) Federal prosecutors sought to portray former Mayor Sheng Thao as a greedy politician “who put her own monetary interest above the people that she was supposed to serve,” as a high-profile corruption trial got underway in downtown Oakland on Wednesday....

2+ hour, 32+ min ago   (17+ words) NBC Bay Area Testimony begins in Sheng Thao corruption trial...

3+ hour, 29+ min ago   (128+ words) A Cañon City man has been arrested on charges of aggravated robbery and assault in the first degree after a reported stabbing incident Oct. 6. According to a press release from the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded Oct. 6 to St....

8+ hour, 39+ min ago   (160+ words) The court separately dismissed Kenneth Fritz's portion of the appeal, ruling that the Supreme Court order under review addressed only Lincoln Fritz's claims, leaving Kenneth legally unaggrieved under New York Civil Practice Law and Rules Section 5511. In plain terms, he…...

5+ hour, 15+ min ago   (512+ words) Chicago police supervisors and officers stand side-by-side during a memorial roll call and gathering in memory of Officer Areanah M. Preston on the two-year anniversary of her death in May. Reform monitors say the department has established policies to meet nearly…...

20+ hour, 36+ min ago   (19+ words) NBC Bay Area Opening statements begin in Sheng Thao corruption trial...

19+ hour, 20+ min ago   (294+ words) Law enforcement finally caught up with two suspects they say are responsible for multiple cases of auto burglaries in Contra Costa County, the Lafayette Police Department said Wednesday. On Tuesday at about 11:15 a.m., police in Orinda received a report of an…...

19+ hour, 1+ min ago   (484+ words) The Cleveland Police consent decree, and federal oversight of the city’s police department, is set to continue into 2027, despite requests from the city and federal government. A Wednesday hearing came as an appeal of Judge Solomon Oliver’s decision to keep…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (158+ words) Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the…...

14+ hour, 32+ min ago   (180+ words) Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the…...