Teachers in West Contra Costa Costa Unified plan to strike
About 3,00 teachers and other staff in the West Contra Costa Unified School District are preparing to go on strike Thursday after contract negotiations between the district and the educators’ union reached a standstill.
Chevron fined $900K for failing to monitor air pollution levels in Richmond
Chevron has been fined nearly $1 million after regulators found it failed to properly monitor air pollution levels in Richmond, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced on Tuesday.
Richmond PD addresses video showing officers with guns drawn on teenagers
Officers were responding to a call reporting a group of boys near a front yard with what looked like a gun.
Suspected arsonist still on the loose in Richmond
Six days after a fire threatened multiple families at a property in Richmond, a detective is working to identify the individual who started the blaze.
Contra Costa County residents receive November CalFresh benefits
Contra Costa County residents receive November CalFresh benefits.
1 man killed, another shot in Richmond
One man was fatally shot in Richmond on Saturday, the same night a man arrived at an area hospital injured with a gunshot wound.
Man sentenced to life for Richmond murder of ex-girlfriend
A man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend in front of her two young children in Richmond in 2017 was sentenced Friday to life in prison.
Richmond UPS employee crushed to death by packages
Police said the death is being investigated as “an industrial incident."
Retired National Park Service ranger turns 104
She was the oldest National Park Service Ranger in the U.S. Now she is turning 104.
28-year-old gunned down in Richmond while visiting girlfriend
Dozens gathered Sunday night for a candlelight vigil in Richmond to honor Jerry Williams, a 28-year-old man shot and killed Friday evening near the city’s Iron Triangle neighborhood.
Fatal shooting in Richmond, city's 2nd homicide of the year
Police in Richmond marked the second homicide of the year on Friday when a person was shot to death.
Police union protests at Richmond City Council meeting over staffing, officer reinstatement
Dozens of Richmond police officers packed Tuesday night’s City Council meeting to protest low staffing levels and stalled contract negotiations, while also demanding that two officers involved in a fatal shooting last month be returned to duty.
Richmond media students to report from the sidelines at Oakland Roots game
A student-led media team from Richmond is getting the chance to be on the sidelines as sports reporters and photographers for the Oakland Roots game on Saturday.
Bail at $1M for suspect in alleged attack on Richmond AC Transit bus driver
A judge set bail at $1.17 million for Mandingo Alfroconus Hayes, 54, following the attack around 7:35 a.m. Monday just outside the Richmond BART station.
Suspect in attack on Richmond AC Transit bus driver allegedly violated restraining order
The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said 54-year-old Mandingo Hayes of Richmond was the suspect in Monday’s attack, which investigators described as a domestic violence incident.
AC Transit bus driver shaken up during possible domestic violence attack
An AC Transit bus driver suffered superficial cuts during an attack Monday morning outside the Richmond BART station, an agency spokesman said.
500 appear at Oakland sideshow, police union complains about staffing
Two large East Bay sideshows drew hundreds of people early Sunday morning in Oakland and Richmond, where people set at least one car on fire and prompted a police union to complain about staffing levels.
Wrong-way driver on Richmond bridge kills motorist: CHP
A wrong-way driver crashed into a Honda Civic head on along the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge early Tuesday morning, killing the Honda driver, according to the California Highway Patrol.