UC Berkeley neuroscientist creates game-changing helmets

At his lab in Point Richmond, Bob Knight and his team on Monday showed KTVU the new helmet design they've created to protect against serious brain injuries suffered by athletes and just about everybody who rides a bicylce or uses a scooter.

Nation's oldest park ranger back at work after stroke

Betty Reid Soskin is not only the oldest ranger in the United States, but arguably one of the most famous

Despite lawsuit threats, Richmond moves to phase out coal

A number of others were community activists, health professionals or other residents concerned about high asthma rates in the city, and coal dust's possible role in that.

Young Osprey sibling found dead after fall from Richmond tree

Peace-up, the oldest of three osprey fledglings born this year to parents Rosie and Richmond, was seen falling from a tree in Corte Madera on Oct. 1 and died a short time later, according to observers.

Fleeing Dodge in Richmond crashes into mom trying to see daughter for Christmas

But through sheer bad luck and timing, the 44-year-old mom never made it to her destination. Instead, McDaniels landed in the hospital with broken bones, with no medical insurance and no immediate way to pay her rent or mounting bills.

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.