Oakland: Fire crews battle blaze at Highland Hospital construction site
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Oakland :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 22:18:25 -0700 | travel-news
Crews quickly contained a fire that erupted Tuesday afternoon at a construction site at Highland Hospital, producing billows of dark smoke that could be seen for miles away. The blaze started about 1:15 p.m. on the 14th Avenue side of...
Firefighters quicky extinguish fire at Lake Merritt bakery
Source: Contra Costa Times
Oakland :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-08 13:16:03 -0700 | travel-news
Firefighters battled a one-alarm fire at a bakery near Lake Merritt in Oakland this morning, according to fire officials. At about 2:45 a.m. fire officials received a report of a fire at Merritt Restaurant and Bakery, at 203 E...The fire...
Oakland: Crews work to extinguish small grocery store fire
Source: Contra Costa Times
Oakland :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-02 17:29:13 -0700 | travel-news
A one-alarm fire damaged a small grocery store early Thursday morning in East Oakland, a fire dispatcher said. It was not known immediately what caused the fire at the Mi Carnal Market located at 2755 Foothill Blvd. The blaze was...
Vehicle strikes pedestrian in East Oakland
Source: KTUV
Oakland :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-01 18:05:06 -0700 | travel-news
A pedestrian was taken to a hospital after being hit by a vehicle in East Oakland Wednesday, fire officials said. The pedestrian was struck shortly before 5 p.m. near the corner of Seventh Avenue and East 12th Street. The victim...
Woman killed Friday on Highway 13 in Oakland has been identified
Source: Big News Network
Oakland :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-04-27 12:51:59 -0700 | travel-news
A 76-year-old woman passenger in a fatal crash on Highway 13 Friday afternoon has been identified.Masimiaki Havea was ejected from the Toyota Sequoia SUV in the crash on south Highway 13 between the Lincoln Avenue overpass and Redwood Road, authorities...
Oakland fire crews respond to two fires simultaneously
Source: KTUV
Oakland :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-04-25 07:38:40 -0700 | travel-news
Firefighters responded to two separate fires in East and West Oakland Wednesday evening, one of which was at a 12-story high rise, fire officials said. As of 6 p.m., a fire was burning in the 1700 block of 35th Avenue...
Oakland: Truck clipped by Amtrak train near Jack London Square, no injuries
Source: Contra Costa Times
Oakland :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-04-23 11:34:19 -0700 | travel-news
A tractor-trailer truck that strayed a little too close to the tracks was clipped by an Amtrak train near Jack London Square Tuesday morning, officials said. The truck was about to pick up cable at the PG&E station on Jefferson...
Oakland: Home on fire in East Oakland
Source: The Mercury News
Oakland :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-04-19 11:42:27 -0700 | travel-news
Firefighters are currently working to contain a two-alarm blaze in East Oakland, the Oakland Fire Department tweeted late Thursday. Around 9:40 p.m., crews responded to reports of a structure fire on 84th Avenue and Dowling Street, the department tweeted.
Agency ordered steel test for Bay Bridge in 2008
Source: Boston.com
Oakland :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-04-17 07:05:30 -0700 | travel-news
Calif. (AP) As engineers in California try to determine the cause of brittleness in steel rods on the new Bay Bridge, newly revealed documents show state transportation officials expressed concern about the integrity of some steel components for the span...
Oakland: Fire displaces eight at four-plex
Source: The Mercury News
Oakland :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-04-15 08:58:04 -0700 | travel-news
Font Resize Bay City News Service Firefighters extinguished a blaze in an East Oakland four-plex this morning, a battalion chief said. Crews responded to a report of a fire at 669 37th Ave. at about 1:30 a.m., Battalion Chief Coy...
East Bay Trial Begins Over Lead Warnings In Baby Food
Source: Big News Network
Oakland :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-04-08 20:47:45 -0700 | travel-news
An expert witness testified Monday that average lead levels in baby foods fall below the threshold for warning labels mandated under a California reporting standard. Barbara Petersen, a food safety scientist, was the first witness in the civil trial involving...
Pedestrian injured in four-car crash in North Oakland
Source: Contra Costa Times
Oakland :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-04-08 16:15:06 -0700 | travel-news
A pedestrian suffered minor injuries after being hit by a car Monday afternoon when four cars collided in North Oakland, police said. The crash at 2:10 p.m. resulted in one of the vehicles, a Toyota 4-Runner, crashing through a fence...
Firefighters battling Oakland brush fire
Source: Franklin Lakes Oakland Suburban News
Oakland :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-04-08 11:21:50 -0700 | travel-news
The state Department of Environmental Protection has sent an airplane to help fight a brush fire near Skyline Drive...The fire has consumed about 2½ acres on a hillside, said Larry Haina, a DEP spokesman...DEP firefighters had been battling the fire...
Suspect dies, deputy hurt after Oakland stop
Source: Sacramento Bee
Oakland :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-03-31 22:25:03 -0700 | travel-news
A suspect has died and a deputy suffered what was described as non-life threatening injuries after a traffic stop in Oakland Saturday night. Authorities say during the stop by Alameda County deputies around 9:40 p.m. deputies arrested a passenger in...
Oakland: Boy, 8, hit by flying debris after shooting
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Oakland :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-03-29 19:13:03 -0700 | travel-news
An 8-year-old boy suffered minor injuries from debris flying after shots were fired in an area of East Oakland, police said. The shots were reported at 4:51 p.m. near the corner of 82nd Avenue and A Street, police spokeswoman Officer...
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