Oakland Tribune

Jeremy D. Adams, 44, was charged with child exploitation for allegedly sexually abusing an Ohio girl, a crime police say they discovered after a bizarre incident in Brentwood.

The Hecht Award was established in 1998 to honor Hecht’s memory and accomplishments with youth, which included developing Millennium High School and serving on the district's Board of Education from 1970 to 1982.

Paul Mooney, a boundary-pushing comedian who was Richard Pryor's longtime writing partner and whose sage, incisive musings on racism and American life made him a revered figure in stand-up, has died. He was 79.

A fire early Wednesday displaced five residents of a North Oakland home but none of them were injured, officials said.

In special election, Oakland Democrat and social justice attorney is standout candidate to replace new attorney general.

David A. Buchanan, 41, has now prevailed murder charges twice in his life.

Kerdell Lillard, 32, was shot by Ofc. Richard Beltram and has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon and gun possession, authorities said.

The Alameda County District Attorney's Office has charged a 28-year-old man in connection with a recent series of assaults in the city's Chinatown neighborhood, authorities said.

Both parents have been arrested and prosecutors are expected to make a decision on charges this week.

Jonathan Ratcliff was charged with distribution of methamphetamine and faces up to 40 years in federal prison.

Alameda and San Mateo counties were among those that won state funding for homeless housing projects Thursday.

Man struck at least once in the torso by gunfire while sitting in parked vehicle

Here are the top virtual and socially-distanced events happening this Halloween weekend.

A man with eight felony convictions has been charged in an Oct. 14 Oakland shooting that left two men dead and a third wounded, and also in an Oct. 22 standoff with police where a hostage was taken.

Two alleged Sureno members are accused of gunning down Rene "Lil G" Garcia, and Garcia's friend is charged with setting him up.

There's a new mural in downtown Oakland. The "Choose Democracy Stop a Coup" mural and was organized by the East Point Peace Academy and Bay Resistance who say their aim is to defend democracy and ensure that every vote is counted. The message is painted along 14th Street between Clay and Jefferson Streets. https://bayareane.ws/35RtEPM Photo: Jane Tyska

A shooting in East Oakland late Thursday night left one man dead and another man wounded.

Community members from the Bay Area and beyond came together to paint a street mural along 14th Street between Clay and Jefferson Streets on Thursday. The finished mural spelled out: “Choose Democracy Stop a Coup,” and was organized by the East Point Peace Academy and Bay Resistance. The organizers state that their aim is to […]

"The world's got a lot of problems and I’m not one of them. I’m willing to be part of the solution," said Cameron McKeel, who has lived in the encampment for three years

Michael Stuart reportedly told police he thought he hit an animal or an object, but investigators say he later accurately described the victim's attire.

Coming in this week's Tribune: Art to commemorate local Japanese Americans interned during WWII https://bayareane.ws/2HHsy12

Officers were investigating a body found in an East Oakland neighborhood as a possible homicide, authorities said Thursday.

An hour before beating two child molesters to death, Jonathan Watson, 42, said in a letter to this newspaper he warned a counselor he would soon get violent if he wasn't transferred and that the request was "urgent."