Residents in three more evacuation zones from Friday's hillside fire in Oakland have been allowed to return home. Here is the latest update.

The Oakland Fire Department Chief on Saturday said the fire in the Oakland Hills was 50% contained. Chief Damon Covington ...

Crews continue to battle strong winds while they work to extinguish a brush fire in Oakland that ignited Friday afternoon, ...

Firefighting crews took advantage of calmer weather Sunday to increase containment of a small wildfire in Oakland, California ...

Firefighting crews took advantage of calmer weather Sunday to increase containment of a small wildfire in Oakland that burned ...

A fast-moving fire fed by strong winds burned two homes in a hillside neighborhood in the city of Oakland where roughly 500 ...

Firefighters in the Oakland hills made progress fighting the Keller Fire on Saturday and were able to lift some of the ...

There were no immediate reports of deaths or serious injuries.An estimated 500 people were ordered to evacuate and westbound lanes of I-580 closed after Fire Chief Damon Covington said calls came ...

During a news conference Friday evening, Oakland Fire Chief Damon Covington said that 500 residents were evacuated. An evacuation center has been set up at Burckhalter Elementary School.

The city faces a $240 million deficit that could necessitate cutting fire and police services over the next two years.

Oakland’s contingency budget with cuts has been triggered. Its precarious position is partly due to a revised Coliseum sale ...