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The Oakland warehouse fire recovery efforts have been completed, officials said on Wednesday, with the death toll of people killed inside during a dance party Friday night holding at 36. That news came a day after Oakland officials declared a local...

OAKLAND (AP) — Oakland Fire Chief Teresa Deloach Reed says there is no evidence the warehouse where 36 partygoers died was ever inspected because inspectors didn’t think it was an “active” business. Deloach Reed said the department does not inspect...

Thirty-three people were confirmed dead Sunday after a horrific Oakland warehouse blaze that has since been deemed one of the country’s deadliest structure fires, sheriff's officials said. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced at a news conference Sunday...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The owner of an Oakland warehouse where 36 people died in a fire earlier this month had a business license for more than two decades, but firefighters charged with inspecting city businesses never reviewed the building, city officials...

Posted on Thursday, May 22 at 8:00am | By Joe Garofoli   Google just announced the top 10 finalists in its $5 million Google Impact challenge – where it kicks some cash to nonprofits who come up with “the most...