PTA pushes to name Richmond school after Michelle Obama

Last month, a Gallup poll showed that Michelle Obama was named the "most admired woman" in the world for the second year in a row. 

Man struck and killed by Capitol Corridor train

An Amtrak Capitol Corridor train struck and killed a man trespassing on the tracks just north of Richmond early Tuesday morning, according to Union Pacific Railroad officials.

Sikh man attacked near Richmond home in possible hate crime

A taxi driver was attacked just after his shift ended on Sunday, and the victim and his family believe it was a hate crime.

San Francisco man arrested for threatening to shoot up GoDaddy offices in Sunnyvale

Michael Depaulo allegedly called GoDaddy on Monday and said he was minutes away from walking into the company's offices and shooting people with a shotgun, according to the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety.

Richmond city council to consider ban on coal storage

The proposed law was prompted by residents' complaints about coal dust from the Levin Richmond Terminal on the city's shoreline.

17-year-old killed in front of North Richmond store

The teen was shot in front of a store in the 500 block of Market Avenue before someone called 911 at 11:25 a.m.

Bicyclist killed in Pinole
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The California Highway Patrol is investigating the death.

Report: Average Bay Area rents almost twice the national average

New report shows Bay Area rental market continues a steady climb, with Menlo Park leading the region with the average rent in that Peninsula city hitting $4,355 last month.

Two people injured by arrows fired at homeless encampment near Bay Trail in Richmond

The arrows were fired at the two men and a woman while they were at a camp in a marsh area along the San Francisco Bay Trail, south of Central Avenue in the city of Richmond, according to East Bay Regional Park District police.