Former Antioch officer sentenced to 7 years in prison over K-9 deployment, lies

A federal judge sentenced a former Antioch police officer on Tuesday to seven years in prison for siccing his K-9 on a man riding a bicycle riding without his light on, falsifying records and engaging in a fraud to get a raise from the police department for a university degree he paid someone else to get. 

Large brush fire burning in Antioch prompts evacuation warnings

A more than 290-acre brush fire was burning in Antioch and threatening structures on Wednesday night, though hours later, crews had a handle on the blaze.

Suspect arrested in Antioch shooting

A man was arrested in Antioch on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a May shooting that left a woman critically injured.

3 women injured after fire pit explosion at Antioch barbecue

A backyard barbecue in Antioch ended in tragedy Thursday night after a propane fire pit exploded, sending three women to the hospital.

3 injured with severe burns after Antioch fire pit explosion

Three people were hospitalized with severe burns after an explosion in an outdoor fire pit on Thursday night in Antioch, fire officials said.

Former Antioch police officer found guilty of distributing steroids, altering records

A jury on Thursday found a former Antioch police officer guilty of distributing steroids and altering records, the 14th officer to be convicted or plead guilty in scandals that have rocked the Antioch and Pittsburg police departments.

Wrong-way driver killed in Antioch in 4-car crash after chase with deputies

The California Highway Patrol is investigating what happened when a wrong-way driver was killed when they crashed into oncoming traffic in Antioch after being chased by Contra Costa County sheriff's deputies. 

Suspected gang members charged for multi-million dollar theft spree

Eleven members of a suspected Antioch - Pittsburg street gang were charged in a multi-million-dollar theft spree by the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office, officials say. 

East Bay robbery at 7-Eleven, suspected stolen car chase ends in 4 arrests

Four suspects were arrested for grand theft after allegedly robbing a 7-Eleven store in Pleasant Hill and then fleeing the scene in a stolen vehicle, police say. 

Antioch temporarily suspends police commission

Antioch's city council has voted to temporarily suspend the city's police commission.

Victim robbed after bank withdrawal in Antioch, police say

Brentwood police are looking for three suspects who assaulted and robbed someone last week after they withdrew a "significant" amount of money from an Antioch bank.   

Alexis Gabe case: D.A. concludes ex-boyfriend's mom was not accessory in murder

The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office on Thursday announced the mother of Alexis Gabe's ex-boyfriend did not act as an accessory to her murder after the fact.