OAKLAND, CA - AUGUST 14: Todd Gurley #30 of the St. Louis Rams stands on the sidelines during their game against the Oakland Raiders at O.co Coliseum on August 14, 2015 in Oakland, California.

The California Department of Justice recently released a report highlighting a decrease in violent crime across the state.

The latest statistics from California show that crime in nearly every major crime category was down last year, despite ...

Reporting from Oakland — A complaint about wires sparking had been lodged to no avail. A smoke detector required by code was not in place. The fire spread rapidly, trapping the victims. The ...

Residents of Oakland, California, were furious with city officials on Tuesday night, during a meeting about the increased crime and violence taking place in the city. Nearly 500 people reportedly ...

At the outset of the blaze, the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office estimated that some 500 acres were already burned at the scene, near the 10000 block of Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest.

Oakland's school district has its own unique woes, ... California leaders need to be thinking about how to protect places like Prescott Elementary now, before they wind up on the chopping block.

Public school educators in Oakland, California, went on strike Thursday after contract negotiations in which they’re seeking higher pay and more efforts to address social concerns failed to ...

Yolanda Washington, 56, was unhoused or incarcerated for most of her life until she landed at the subsidized California Hotel in Oakland, Calif. with the help of her daughter Tonika Allen.

Public school educators in Oakland, California, went on strike Thursday after contract negotiations in which they’re seeking higher pay and more efforts to address social concerns failed to ...