Pleasant Hill pilot who tried to cut a flight’s engines midair is released without prison time
A former Alaska Airlines pilot who trued to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit will serve no additional prison time, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Mt. Diablo Unified teachers, district at impasse
Pleasant Hill teachers in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District are calling for a rally Wednesday night, ahead of the school board meeting.
Check your tickets: 2 Powerball tickets worth $1.1M sold in Bay Area
Two lottery players in the Bay Area just got a whole lot richer.
Suspected drunk driver arrested after crashing over side of Pleasant Hill parking garage
Pleasant Hill Police Department officers were called to the garage in downtown Pleasant Hill about 4 a.m. on reports of the crash and found an SUV crashed vertically against the entrance to the garage.
Mt. Diablo school district settles Title IX lawsuit over fairness in girls' sports
The plaintiffs say girls had to play softball on an overgrown, uneven field, while the boys' baseball team enjoyed a pristine facility.
Safeway workers in Northern California prepare for possible strike amid tense contract talks
Union members rallied outside a Safeway store in Pleasant Hill on Tuesday, where roughly 100 workers picketed as contract negotiations remain underway.
Multiple injured after tree falls during Diablo Valley College graduation
A tree fell near the stadium at Diablo Valley College shortly at the end of the graduation ceremony Friday evening, causing multiple injuries.
Pleasant Hill night market celebrates diversity this AAPI Month
The new Pleasant Hill Night Market launched on Friday, packed with people and community pride. This event also coincided with the second day of AAPI month.
Pleasant Hill families displaced after apartment fire
Three families were displaced after a fire broke out at an apartment complex in Pleasant Hill on Monday, according to fire officials.
Diablo Valley College vandalized with carved swastika, hate speech
Diablo Valley College president Susan Lamb sent a letter to students and employees Thursday to tell them about two recent incidents of antisemitism on the Pleasant Hill campus.
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.
Sunshine Cafe in Pleasant Hill celebrates 45 years
A café in Pleasant Hill will mark 45 years in business next month.
7-year-old shot and injured in Pleasant Hill custody battle
A custody dispute between two parents on Monday in Pleasant Hill resulted in gunfire between the mother and father and an injury to their 7-year-old child, according to police.
Bay Area reacts to Donald Trump's presidential win
“I believe that Donald Trump will drive us forward for a better economy for all Americans," Republican Kadin True said. “That's what I'm excited about. Less money going to gas, going to taxes. What I care about is what's in my wallet."
Family who fled Ukraine loses everything in Pleasant Hill fire
A family built a new life in the East Bay after fleeing from Ukraine earlier this year. But now, they have lost everything after a fire destroyed their Pleasant Hill apartment.
Police uncover love triangle in Pleasant Hill homicide investigation
A man fatally stabbed after his work shift in Pleasant Hill might have been involved in a love triangle.
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.
Bay Area honors Tobin Bolter, deputy killed in line of duty in Idaho
Bay Area law enforcement and community members gathered to watch the memorial for Tobin Bolter, a Sheriff's Deputy in Ada County, Idaho, who grew up in the East Bay and was fatally shot while on duty.
Walnut Creek mourns former East Bay police officer shot and killed in Idaho
The City of Walnut Creek is mourning the death of a former police officer and high school sports coach, who died in the line of duty while working as a sheriff's deputy in Idaho.
Suspects arrested for deadly shooting with delivery driver in Pleasant Hill
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of homicide for their roles in a Pleasant Hill shootout that killed a delivery driver and one of their alleged accomplices in March.