Pinole marks Amber Swartz’s 45th birthday as police continue to investigate 1988 disappearance of 7-year-old
It's been 37 years since 7-year-old Amber Swartz vanished while jumping rope outside her Pinole home. Police are examining the case with a fresh set of eyes.
2 dozen Bay Area cities impacted by nationwide garbage strike
Trash has been piling up on curbs in more than two dozen Bay Area cities as Republic Services garbage collectors join a labor strike in solidarity with workers across the country.
Man facing murder charges after elderly Pinole woman dies following assault
A Richmond man is facing murder and elder/dependent adult abuse charges after police said an elderly woman in Pinole was attacked and died from her injuries.
3.4M quake rattles Pinole
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.4 rattled Pinole and nearby areas Sunday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey Berkeley Seismological Laboratory.
Pinole baseball coach reinstated after racist-chants probe
The baseball coach at Pinole Valley High School was reinstated on Tuesday, nearly two weeks after he was suspended during an investigation into racist-chants at a game.
Allegations of racist taunts swirl during East Bay high school baseball game
An East Bay high school varsity baseball team celebrated its senior night on Friday, but the excitement was overshadowed by a disturbing scene at a recent game where several players faced racist taunts from opposing players.
Viral racist rant in Pinole sparks hate crime investigation
A video of a woman in a car repeatedly using the N— word in Pinole has gone viral.
Another Bay Area Safeway to close
Another Bay Area Safeway is closing its doors. The city of Pinole said it was notified last week that the grocery chain would close its location at the Appian 80 shopping center.
Pinole man sentenced for ordering hit, running drug ring from prison
A Pinole man and member of the neo-Nazi gang Aryan Brotherhood was sentenced to two life terms in prison for murder and aiding racketeering, according to the Department of Justice.
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.
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.