OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- A wrongful death suit against BART in Oakland, Calif., will be merged with one filed by five men claiming they were falsely detained, their attorney says.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- A judge in California says a gag order will remain in place for lawyers handling the Bay Area Rapid Transit shooting death case.

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Oakland, Calif., Mayor Ron Dellums called for calm Friday following erroneous reports that the suspect in the shooting of an unarmed man had been freed on bail.

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Officials say they'll investigate whether a transit officer in California hit a passenger minutes before the unarmed man was fatally shot by another officer.

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 16 (UPI) -- A former Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in the death of an unarmed man at an Oakland, Calif., BART station.

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Former California transit officer Johannes Mehserle, accused of shooting an unarmed man in Oakland, is being held on a murder charge in Nevada, officials said.

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 11 (UPI) -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown says his office will monitor the investigation into the killing of an unarmed man by a Bay Area Rapid Transit officer.

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Three men have been charged for their alleged roles in this week's racially charged riot in Oakland, Calif., authorities say.

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The Bay Area Rapid Transit board has apologized for the New Year's Day death of an unarmed man, shot by a transit police officer in Oakland, Calif.