Education | High profile for-profit Bay Area coding school BloomTech hit by feds for allegedly tricking students By Ethan Baron April 18, 2024 at 4:10 a.m. The institute's six- to nine-month training programs in subjects including web development, data science, and...
Crime and Public Safety | Federal officials challenge authority of court-ordered special master at FCI Dublin women’s prison By Jakob Rodgers April 18, 2024 at 4:17 a.m. The pushback came just a day after federal prison officials announced the closure of the...
Crime and Public Safety | An East Bay woman got a restraining order against her ex. He killed her 5 days before court hearing to make it permanent By Nate Gartrell April 17, 2024 at 3:08 p.m. Sean Barry wrote a hate-filled message signed "see you in hell" to Jasmine Del Mar...
Crime and Public Safety | Closure of troubled East Bay women’s prison won’t happen before each inmate’s status is reviewed By Associated Press April 17, 2024 at 5:44 a.m. Following the Bureau of Prison’s sudden announcement Monday that FCI Dublin would be shut down,...
California Politics | California spent $3.7 billion reducing wildfire fuel. Bill would make insurers factor that into coverage By John Woolfolk April 17, 2024 at 6:55 a.m. Homeowners have been stung with massive increases in premiums -- if not stripped of coverage...
Crime and Public Safety | A California man allegedly posted threats to shoot up Indiana State University on social media. Police say they seized six guns during raid of his home By Nate Gartrell April 16, 2024 at 3:15 p.m. Nicholas Wheeler, 27, is in Santa Rita Jail pending extradition to Indiana where he faces...
Crime and Public Safety | Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price will face recall vote By Jakob Rodgers April 16, 2024 at 4:58 p.m. The recall group submitted 74,757 valid signatures, just barely more than the 73,195 required to...
Crime and Public Safety | DA, judge throw out special circumstances enhancements against ex-Alameda deputy charged with double murder By Jakob Rodgers April 16, 2024 at 8:03 a.m. The move by Alameda County prosecutors came after a judge threw out one of two...
Crime and Public Safety | Scandal-plagued FCI Dublin women’s prison to close after years of concerns over sexual abuse, retaliation By Jakob Rodgers April 16, 2024 at 5:56 a.m. For years, the prison has been embroiled in allegations of a reputed “rape club” among...
Marijuana | You might be surprised by how much illegal weed is seized in California By Kurt Snibbe April 15, 2024 at 11:26 a.m. Here's where to find out if cannabis sales are legal in your area