Deadly fire at Livermore home kills one man

One person is dead after an early morning Friday fire at a home in Livermore.

Livermore planning commissioner who used word 'ghetto' will keep job

The Livermore City Council voted to allow a planning commissioner to keep his seat after he made what many viewed as an insensitive remark.

Livermore commissioner says he'll resign if asked over 'ghetto' comments

Commissioner John Stein said at a proposal meeting, "I really don't want to see downtown become a ghetto of affordable housing." Just two minutes later, he doubled down on his position saying, "I'm concerned that we not create a ghetto."

Livermore City Council to consider expelling commissioner over 'ghetto' remarks

The Livermore City Council will consider expelling John Stein from the city's planning commission, after the former council member referred to a planned downtown low-income housing project as "ghetto" at the commission's April 20 meeting. 

Passenger dies, driver ejected when minivan went through guardrail on Altamont Pass

One person was killed and another injured when the minivan they were riding in went through a guardrail on westbound I-580 in the rural Altamont Pass and rolled at least 100 feet down an embankment, authorities said.

Three minor quakes recorded in the Bay Area

(KTVU) -- You may have been asleep and did not feel any of them, but three minor earthquakes were measured in the Bay Area early Saturday morning.

K-12 Livermore students head back to school for limited, hybrid school

For middle and high school students, that means a half-day, two days a week in-person, while the majority of their schooling will still be online. Elementary students will come to class for a couple of hours a day, four days a week.

Goodwill closing 8 East Bay stores, announces layoffs

Goodwill Industries on Friday announced the immediate closure of eight of its stores in the East Bay and that it’s laying off 61 employees due to the pandemic’s economic impact.

Musicians slowly performing live gigs again outdoors

Musicians who had their shows cancelled at the start of the pandemic are slowly performing live again. Many of them booking gigs at outdoor venues.

East Bay man fighting to save his garage-based bike repair business

An East Bay man is fighting to save his garage-based bike repair business after the City of Livermore cited him for working from home.

Community mourns 3 teens killed in Livermore crash

"I couldn't believe it," said Cole Bauer, a friend of the driver killed. "I thought there was no way that my friend died, you know? It was sad. I was depressed."

Community members, sheriff support thin blue line after Livermore committee finds it racist

 "The thin blue line actually stands for the line between justice and injustice and evil and righteousness," said Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern. "So we support the thin blue line and we do that every day in our job." 

Ex-Marine credits military training for successful Bay Area business

Veteran James Rittenbach owns and runs Allied Construction Services, the second-largest veteran-owned business in the Bay Area.

Livermore parents upset with hybrid learning proposal; say plan is sabotaged

Livermore Unified has developed a plan to offer students from nine elementary schools classroom instruction as early as Jan. 19. The children would be split into morning and afternoon groups and attend four days a week.

East Bay furniture store closing after 75 years

The store's website says four generations of family members have worked at Connolly's since 1945. 

Prosecutors seek prison for Livermore man who made college football threat

Daniel Rippy, of Livermore, Calif., used Facebook Messenger to threaten a shooting at Ohio State University during its annual game against Michigan, and vowed to hurt players on the football team and then-head coach Urban Meyer, authorities said.