California attorney general will investigate deadly shooting by Antioch police

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday the California Department of Justice will review the officer-involved shooting that ended a long standoff between a 55-year-old resident and Antioch police on Friday.   

Thieves wielding hammers ransack Walgreen's in Antioch

Antioch police say four hammer-wielding people ran into the Walgreens and ransacked the cosmetics section, smashing locked plexiglass cases and stealing approximately $2,400 worth of products.

Fairfield police recover $50,000 worth of stolen jewelry, make 3 arrests

Fairfield police say they recovered $50,000 worth of stolen jewelry and made three arrests in connection to a store's robbery on Wednesday. 

Sutter Health gives 14 pediatric patients wrong dose of COVID vaccine

Sutter Health pediatricians are looking into what went wrong when some children at their Antioch office got double the amount of COVID vaccine that they would normally have gotten in a single shot. 

3 people shot at 'peaceful vigil' in Antioch

Three people were shot at what Antioch police described as a "peaceful vigil" at Hillcrest Park on Sunday evening.  

Antioch city councilmember surprised by misdemeanor charge

The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday charged Antioch City Councilmember Tamisha Torres-Walker with interfering with law enforcement when they were called to her home on a report of shots fired last month.

Gas station shooting injures 2 men in Antioch, suspects outstanding

Two men are in what police describe as “critical" and "grave condition” after a shooting Wednesday morning at an Antioch gas station.

Antioch police arrest man on arson, assault charges

In Antioch, police arrested a man suspected of attacking someone in a homeless camp and then starting a fire that spread to nearby hillsides.

Antioch councilmembers urging tenant anti-harassment ordinance

Two members of the Antioch City Council are urging Mayor Lamar Thorpe to include a proposed tenant anti-harassment ordinance and an ordinance requiring just cause for evictions into the next city council agenda.

Health care workers strike in Antioch over short staffing, labor

Health care workers are on strike Monday morning at Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch over short staffing and unfair labor practices, union officials said.

Double tragedy: East Bay business owner dies in car crash;  fire destroys family home

The family of John Khan has suffered a double loss. He was killed a car crash by someone they describe as reckless driver just weeks after a fire destroyed their family home in Antioch.

Grass fire spreads to 2 homes in Antioch

Two Antioch homes caught fire and were badly damaged Tuesday morning due to the flames from a fire that started in a grassy area.