UC Berkeley professor emeritus killed in hit-and-run crash in Oakland
A retired University of California, Berkeley professor was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Oakland on Monday, authorities confirmed.
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A retired University of California, Berkeley professor was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Oakland on Monday, authorities confirmed.
The Hayward Police Department was seeking the public's help in identifying a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash earlier this month.
Police in Hayward were searching for the driver of an SUV that fatally struck a pedestrian Tuesday morning and then fled the scene.
Police in Oakland are searching for a hit-and-run suspect after a motorcycle officer was rammed by a suspect vehicle while trying to execute a traffic stop.
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Authorities in Oakland are investigating a hit-and-run collision Wednesday afternoon involving an AC Transit bus and car that left four bus passengers with minor injuries, transit officials said.
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The California Highway Patrol is investigating a hit-and-run collision that killed a man walking his dog in unincorporated Live Oak in Santa Cruz County early Wednesday morning.
Police in San Jose are searching for a driver suspected in a hit-and-run that seriously injured a pedestrian last month.
A motorcyclist died in a hit-and-run Wednesday evening on eastbound Interstate Highway 580 in Alameda County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Police in Vacaville on Friday have arrested a man suspected of seriously injuring an elderly man and his dog during a hit-and-run earlier this week.
A driver suspected in a deadly DUI hit-and-run that killed a teenager in East Oakland last month has surrendered to authorities, police said Friday.
A driver was arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run after their passenger allegedly jumped out of their vehicle and was fatally struck.
A man wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run collision in San Pablo last month was arrested Tuesday, authorities said.
A man suspected in a hit-and-run DUI crash in Oakland last month that killed a teenage girl and injured her mother will face multiple felony charges, prosecutors said Thursday.
A suspect in two separate hit-and-run collisions near a Millbrae middle school Thursday was arrested and an unregistered ghost gun was seized, authorities said.
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Police in Berkeley are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck a child being pushed in a stroller Monday morning.
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Authorities in Santa Clara County said a woman who was found dead at her home in June died from injuries resulting from a traffic collision in which she fled from the scene.
A Peninsula man has been sentenced to more than a decade in state prison after being convicted of assault after driving his SUV into a crowd of teens in 2020, prosecutors in San Mateo County said Monday.
Oakland Police are asking for help identifying two people wanted in connection with a 2021 deadly home invasion robbery.
Meals on Wheels, Diablo Region, was the only group in the greater Bay Area to have a breakfast program, delivering five to seven days' worth of morning goods each week, one board member said.
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People in Fairfield are bracing for the impact of the federal government shutdown on families and businesses connected to Travis Air Force Base.
A man was arrested early Tuesday following a late-night assault at a VTA light rail station in San Jose that left a victim with life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
Oakland Police are asking for help identifying two people wanted in connection with a 2021 deadly home invasion robbery.
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A man was arrested early Tuesday following a late-night assault at a VTA light rail station in San Jose that left a victim with life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
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An Urban Alchemy spokesperson said Joey Alexander had been working in front of the SF Main Library for over two years as part of the outreach team. And it was there that he was shot while asking someone to stop doing drugs, the nonprofit said.
National Park Service officials said some sites within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area are closed, as the first federal government shutdown in nearly seven years is underway.
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Oakland Police are asking for help identifying two people wanted in connection with a 2021 deadly home invasion robbery.
Meals on Wheels, Diablo Region, was the only group in the greater Bay Area to have a breakfast program, delivering five to seven days' worth of morning goods each week, one board member said.
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A man was arrested early Tuesday following a late-night assault at a VTA light rail station in San Jose that left a victim with life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
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The event, called TailG8, blends the spirit of a traditional tailgate with the energy of a block party. It's free and open to the public.
Organizers of the California International Airshow in Salinas said the event would go on this weekend but noted that performances by the Blue Angels are in doubt due to the government shutdown that began Wednesday.
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National Park Service officials said some sites within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area are closed, as the first federal government shutdown in nearly seven years is underway.
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The injury-ravaged San Francisco 49ers will again be missing multiple starters with injuries for the Thursday night game against the Los Angeles Rams.
The Golden State Warriors announced a flurry of offseason deals, confirming earlier reports of veteran additions and the re-signing of restricted free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga.
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Oakland Police are asking for help identifying two people wanted in connection with a 2021 deadly home invasion robbery.
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