Chaotic night in Contra Costa County with sideshows, crash, fires
Multiple sideshows led to fires and a crash Saturday night in Contra Costa County, officials said.
Man convicted in Antioch double murder of mother, daughter
A 40-year-old man has been found guilty in the 2018 double murder of his girlfriend and her mother outside an Antioch home, according to prosecutors.
Bear spray released at Antioch store causes hazmat situation
A hazmat situation is developing in an Antioch craft store Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
City of Antioch will offer grants to help improve small businesses
Antioch is offering new funding to support small business owners in the city, Mayor Lamar Thorpe announced on Monday.
Suspect arrested in teen's shooting death at Oakley house party to be released from custody
The 18-year-old arrested this week in connection to a fatal shooting at an Oakley house party will be released from police custody on Friday, Oakley city officials say.
Teen arrested in Oakley shooting at party that left 16-year-old dead
Authorities have arrested an 18-year-old for the shooting that left a 16-year-old dead and three others injured Saturday night at a house party in Oakley.
California lawmakers, mayor seek CHP help for beleaguered Antioch Police Department
Two state lawmakers and the city's mayor are trying to get the California Highway Patrol to help with Antioch's beleaguered police department, where about half the department is caught up in a racist text scandal.
A doctors group calls its ‘excited delirium’ paper outdated and withdraws its approval
A leading doctors group formally withdrew its approval of a 2009 paper on “excited delirium,” a document that critics say has been used to justify excessive force by police.
California becomes 1st state to ban term 'excited delirium' as medical diagnosis, cause of death
The term excited delirium can no longer be used as a valid medical diagnosis or a cause of death in California.
Suspect in holdup of Brentwood cell phone store crashes during chase
A suspect in the holdup of a Brentwood cell phone store led police on a chase through Oakley and Antioch before crashing Friday morning.
Man killed on Delta de Anza trail, Antioch police say
A man died on an Antioch hiking trail after possibly getting into a fight on Friday, police said.
Suspect wanted for homicide shot by Antioch PD Sunday morning
A man wanted in connection to a homicide earlier this year was shot by Antioch police officers after he refused to comply with officers' orders during a traffic stop, the Antioch Police Department announced.
Man dies after 'possible' fight on hiking trail, Antioch PD reports
A man was found unconscious and later died on a hiking trail after a possible fight Friday morning, the Antioch Police Department said in a press release.
Getaway driver in Antioch mail-carrier robbery charged by feds
A man accused of being the getaway driver in the robbery of a postal carrier in Antioch has been arrested and charged in federal court.
East Bay couple killed in stolen car crash was headed to church
The families of an engaged couple killed in a hit-and-run crash in Oakland said the suddenness of what happened has left them devastated.
Suspect still at large as police connect murder suspects to East Bay gang
Pittsburg police said Thursday that people who allegedly killed a 24-year-old Antioch man in July are affiliated with the East Contra Costa County street gang Midtown.
California could be 1st state to ban the controversial term 'excited delirium'
If AB 360 is signed into law, California would be the first state in the United States to ban the term "excited delirium." It was inspired by the death of an Antioch man.
Home prices may have bottomed out
The National Association of Realtors reports that with July home prices, nationally, the latest figures in, were almost 2% higher than July of last year. However, western states did not do as well so far.
30-year-old man killed in Antioch shooting, police investigating
A 30-year-old man was shot and killed in Antioch early Sunday morning, Antioch police said in a press release.
Antioch police officers avoid testifying about racism despite Racial Justice Act violation
A judge ruled officers who exchanged racist text messages about suspects in two alleged gang-related shootings in 2021 would not need to take the stand to answer questions about racism in the department.