Pinole high school golf coach charged with child porn
A youth golf coach in Pinole has been charged with two felonies for allegedly possessing child pornography.
Green Day punk rockers return to their East Bay roots for top honors
The punk rock band Green Day returned home to the East Bay on Sunday to a roaring crowd of die-hard fans, not at a concert venue, but this time at a 7-Eleven in Pinole with a storied past.
Green Day returns to town where punk rockers went to school, 7-Eleven behind the music
While the punk rockers who make up Green Day are from nearby Rodeo, it was in Pinole among the Slurpees at 7-Eleven in the 1980s where the teens would gather on their way to and from Pinole Valley High School that would shape their music.
Pinole, Hercules, San Pablo without 911 service for a week
Pinole police figured out why the 911 communications line went down twice this month – the first time for more than a week.
Video: Man chases, assaults police employee in attack
What started off as another Tuesday turned precarious when a man allegedly assaulted and falsely imprisoned a public employee in broad daylight.
Pinole 911 lines down
Pinole police on Tuesday said the city's 911 and non-emergency lines were down.
Heartbroken family of murdered Bay Area mom receives her college degrees
As the Diablo Valley College class of 2024 filed into Viking Stadium in Pleasant Hill on Friday, donning caps and gowns, there was one heartbreaking absence.
Grim toll of Bay Area slayings tied to domestic violence
Reidy Watts, 25, was found dead from blunt force trauma in her boyfriend's Oakland apartment.
Pinole mom violently killed in front of her child, identified by family
Grief-stricken family and friends have revealed the identity of Pinole mother Brittany Ligdis, who was shot and killed in her home, right in front of her little boy.
Suspect charged with killing Pinole mother
Contra Costa County prosecutors have charged a man with murder in the shooting death of his son's mother.
CHP arrests Pinole murder suspect in Santa Cruz for ex's killing
CHP officers in Santa Cruz arrested Jeffrey Kendall, who is wanted in connection with the murder of his ex-girlfriend in Pinole.
Suspect wanted after woman found dead in Pinole home
Authorities are searching for an armed suspect who fatally shot a woman at a Pinole home on Friday morning, police said.
Suspect robs woman, store, shoots 2 people, tries carjacking 3 times after card declines at store
A Fairfield man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly robbed a gas station's convenience store, a woman of her purse, tried to carjack at least three vehicles, and shot two “good Samaritans" all after his card declined Wednesday afternoon in Pinole.
Gift card scam involves removing scratch-off code, police warn
Shoppers buying gifts cards for friends and family this holiday season are being urged to carefully examine the cards to avoid a new scam.
Man racks up $6,600 in fraudulent charges in Pinole woman's name: police
Pinole police arrested a man this week who they believe ran up more than $6,600 worth of fraudulent charges in the name of a female resident in the city.
Family's rental truck stolen, torched 2 days after move back to Bay Area
A family moved back to the Bay Area from out of state and just two days later, their rental truck with nearly all of their belongings was gone.
David’s Bridal files for bankruptcy, for the second time in five years
David’s Bridal has filed for bankruptcy protection, the second time for the chain in the past five years.
Stephen 'tWitch' Boss death sounds alarm on rising rates of Black male suicide
The CDC says men are nearly four times more likely to die by suicide than women and Black men are the fastest-growing group of men. Mental health experts say many men struggle with opening up and getting the help they need.
Driver detained after CHP officer injured in hit-and-run
The CHP said the driver of a pickup truck veered off Interstate Highway 80 near the University Avenue exit in Berkeley and hit the patrol car where the officer was helping someone in a disabled car.
19-year-old sought in shooting at Pinole bowling alley
Police are looking for a 19-year-old man they have identified as a suspect in a shooting in late March at the AMF Pinole Valley Lanes in Pinole, police said Friday.