Recent Oakland killing was targeted hit by North Richmond’s ‘Swerve Team,’ police say
An alleged North Richmond gang member has been charged with murdering 32-year-old Willie Bernstine, a father of two who was ...
Oakland federal cases against Sheng Thao, Duong family to involve reams of evidence, prosecutors say
The ex-mayor, her romantic partner Andre Jones and father-son business duo David and Andy Duong are accused of coordinating a ...
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An alleged North Richmond gang member has been charged with murdering 32-year-old Willie Bernstine, a father of two who was ...
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Feds say they have ‘gigabytes’ of evidence in Oakland public corruption case
Sheng Thao’s partner Andre Jones has been ordered to undergo mental health treatment. And prosecutors revealed that nobody ...
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Oakland’s budget problems get personal for 77 employees informed they’re being laid off
Oakland’s ongoing fiscal crisis has hit home for 77 city employees who were served layoff notices related to the City Council’s budget balancing ...
Scores of Oakland employees get layoff notices as part of budget balancing effort
Oakland’s ongoing fiscal crisis hit home for 77 city employees last week when they were served layoff notices related to the ...
House fire in Kansas City sends 1 to hospital with burns, smoke inhalation injuries
One person was taken to the hospital after a house caught fire in. Firefighters were called to the 1600 block of Cambridge ...
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Homicides drop in Atlanta for second year but still not to pre-pandemic levels
For the second year in a row, Atlanta’s homicide rate dropped in 2024, this time by about 6%, according to police department data. Last year, Atlanta police investigated 127 homicides, down from 135 ...
'It's a huge problem': Michigan sees explosion of auto thefts, especially in Detroit area
Michigan has experienced a double digit spike in auto thefts in 2019-2023, driven by a rash of heists in Metro Detroit, ...
Oakland to bring city workers back in office four days a week
Oakland's employees are being called back to city hall.
What Happened When America Emptied Its Youth Prisons
James Forman Jr. is a professor of law at Yale University and a former public defender. He is the author of “Locking Up Our ...
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This Tiny City Only Has 169,500 Residents, But Car Theft Is Sky High
Motor vehicle theft — along with homicide, aggravated assault, and robbery — is one of only a handful of crimes incorporated in the FBI’s crime rate indices. While not as serious as some of the other ...