Oakland News

Jayda Evans covers college and pro women's basketball. While its her first year on the Washington beat, she has covered the Storm since its inception. She'll offer observations, critiques, occasional off-beat tales and answers to select e-mail inquires.

Calif. –�Monta Ellis and the Golden State Warriors took out their frustrations on the Trail Blazers on Friday night, as Portland didn't have enough offense to match the home team's firepower at Oracle Arena. Ellis had 34 points and eight...

Prison officials say a man convicted of a 1987 double murder has died of natural causes, 16 years after he was sent to death row at San Quentin State Prison...Sam Robinson says 53-year-old Cedric Harrison died at an outside hospital...

Originally published Friday, November 20, 2009 at 1:20 PM Murder trial move to LA a setback for transit cop The decision to move Johannes Mehserle's trial to Los Angeles County is a setback for the former transit officer charged with...

Members of the armed services on leave from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan will get free rides on Bay Area Rapid Transit starting in January. Thursday to give out tickets worth $50 to the military personnel. They say it's meant...

California (AFP) – Denmark's Mikkel Kessler is set to defend his World Boxing Association super-middleweight crown against American Andre Ward Saturday after a wrangle over officials was solved. The bout is the third of three first-round fights in the Super...

A man was shot to death in West Oakland last night, according to news reports...The shooting was reportedly outside the Sav-Mor liquor store at 14th and Peralta Streets. Police said they received a call of shots fired at about 9:10...