Coroner ID's 22-year-old Vallejo driver who died in Thanksgiving car accident

Bryan Lopez-Islas was one of at least three people who died on a Bay Area highway that day, in accidents that stretched from Belmont to Napa.

Protest held against East Bay school district's vaccine mandate

A group of parents, along with their children and grandchildren, demonstrated in front of the West Contra Costa Unified School District headquarters in Richmond on Monday. 

Thieves wielding hammers ransack Walgreen's in Antioch

Antioch police say four hammer-wielding people ran into the Walgreens and ransacked the cosmetics section, smashing locked plexiglass cases and stealing approximately $2,400 worth of products.

Deadly Thanksgiving: Three fatal accidents across the Bay Area

Three fatal accidents occurred within three hours early Thanksgiving morning, killing three people on highways spanning three counties across the Bay Area.

Afghan refugees celebrate 1st Thanksgiving in U.S.

Thanksgiving came early during a celebration for 17 Afghan refugee families in Concord, who arrived in the United States only a few months ago.

Amtrak train crashes into truck in Richmond

An Amtrak train crashed into a truck carrying new cars in Richmond, which luckily didn't cause any major injuries or delays.

Thieves make off with up to $200K in stolen merchandise, Walnut Creek police say

The dozens of looters who rushed Walnut Creek's Nordstrom on Saturday night made off with between $100,000 and $200,000 worth of merchandise, Walnut Creek police said Monday.

CHP officer airlifted to hospital after traffic collision on motorcycle

California Highway Patrol Golden Gate Division says one of its officers was seriously injured in a crash in Byron Thursday morning. 

Fairfield police recover $50,000 worth of stolen jewelry, make 3 arrests

Fairfield police say they recovered $50,000 worth of stolen jewelry and made three arrests in connection to a store's robbery on Wednesday. 

Small aftershocks follow earthquake near San Ramon
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There was an earthquake near San Ramon that registered a 3.8-magnitude. It had initially popped up as a 4.0-magnitude quake along the Calaveras fault. Aftershocks of 2.6 and 3.0 followed about 15 minutes after the first shaker.

Mother, daughter injured after Lexus crashes into Taco Bell

Oakley police say the car was moving at high speed when it hit a stone bollard at the entrance to a Taco Bell restaurant in the Raley’s Plaza on Main Street.

Sutter Health gives 14 pediatric patients wrong dose of COVID vaccine

Sutter Health pediatricians are looking into what went wrong when some children at their Antioch office got double the amount of COVID vaccine that they would normally have gotten in a single shot. 

Surveillance video: East Bay diamond store cleaned out; robbers smash cases with hammers

A diamond jewelry store in the East Bay has been cleaned out after video shows thieves breaking into the shop, smashing glass cases with hammers and stealing nearly everything. 

Bay Area electrician ordered to pay $481 million for scam

A Bay Area electrician was ordered Tuesday to pay $481.3 million in restitution as part of his sentence for participating in a $1 billion Ponzi schemed that suckered Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., among many others.

3 people shot at 'peaceful vigil' in Antioch

Three people were shot at what Antioch police described as a "peaceful vigil" at Hillcrest Park on Sunday evening.  

Bail set at $100K for alleged Pittsburg kidnapper

A 24-year-old woman accused of stealing an SUV with a toddler strapped inside in Pittsburg last week will remain in bars unless she posts $100,000 for bail, a judge decided.