Oakland

Several Southwest Airlines flights were cancelled or delayed Sunday due to “air traffic control issues and disruptive weather.”

A two-day crime spree resulted in a carjacking, a laptop robbery and a purse snatching at gunpoint in the East Bay, and five juveniles were taken into custody, the youngest just 11 years old.

Workplace experts are saying what workers need now is flexibility — the ability to figure out which days are in the office and on which days remote is best.

A 20-year-old Oakland man is being hailed as a hero Monday for catching and literally stopping a suspect drunk driver who had slammed into a van full of children.

Many Afghan immigrants fleeing their country are headed to the Bay Area and local agencies are taking the necessary steps to help families settle in.

The Oakland Chinatown community is calling for backup following a surge in armed robberies and assaults.

Former California Sen. Barbara Boxer on Tuesday spoke out after being mugged in broad daylight in Oakland.

Former California Sen. Barbara Boxer was assaulted and robbed in Oakland on Monday, according to a tweet posted from her account.

Despite objections from the A’s, the Oakland City Council on Tuesday approved terms for the team’s Howard Terminal ballpark. The decision keeps the $12 billion waterfront project alive, but they’re not the terms the team wanted.

Four lucky lottery players around the Bay Area combined to win more than $18 million recently on Scratchers tickets, including an eight-figure winner in the North Bay, according to the California Lottery.

A sergeant with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office may be in trouble after he played one of Taylor Swift’s hit songs on his cell phone while an activist recorded him.

One person was killed and six others were injured after a shooting at the shores of Oakland’s Lake Merritt early Saturday evening, police said.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting Gov. Gavin Newsom during his visit to downtown Oakland, authorities said Friday.

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry is using the off-season to continue helping the Oakland community. On Saturday, the Curry family joined hundreds of volunteers to finish restoring a playground at Franklin Elementary School.

An Oakland program launched Tuesday aims to help low-income families hit hard by the pandemic move closer to financial stability.

Oakland Bishop Michael Barber told his parishioners he was robbed at gunpoint over the weekend.

PG&E on Monday announced it has secured a deal to sell its San Francisco headquarters complex and has asked for approval from regulators to return net funds from the sale to its customers, according to a company news release.

A East Bay dive bar is requiring people to show their proof of vaccination card in order to get in.

Comedian, actor and writer Paul Mooney died on Wednesday morning.

Oakland police are investigating the beating of an 80-year-old man, who they said was assaulted and robbed while on his way home.