East Bay football and cheer team and parents injured in Everglades

A group of children and parents from  an East Bay youth football team is recovering after a tour boat accident in the Florida Everglades. 

Beloved Bay Area WWII veteran and TikTok star "Papa Jake" turns 102

He’s a Bay Area treasure. World War II veteran Jake Larson will mark his 102nd birthday this week. The war hero, and now TikTok star is known across the country and around the globe as “Papa Jake." 

CoCo County coroner rules teen's death as accident in Crockett crash

A Contra Costa County coroner's jury ruled that a 15-year-old's death in 2023 was an accident, Sheriff-Coroner David O. Livingston announced Friday.

Pedestrian fatally injured in Walnut Creek collision

A pedestrian died after a traffic collision in northeast Walnut Creek on Friday morning, police said.   

Car rear-ends into Moraga-Orinda fire engine

A Moraga-Orinda fire engine was involved in an accident when a minivan crashed into it Friday afternoon, officials said. 

Brentwood man charged with flying drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base

A Brentwood man en route to China has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint for allegedly flying a drone over and taking photographs of Vandenberg Space Force Base, located on California's Central Coast. 

Alleged DUI driver crashes into police cars, barricades from earlier fatal collision

Pittsburg police were responding to a scene where a driver crashed into a power utility pole and a fire hydrant, and had their barricades crashed into by an alleged drunk driver Monday night, authorities said.

Security guard recounts car slamming into East Bay guard shack, killing friend

Security guard Jamonee Andrews is recovering in the hospital from injuries he suffered when an SUV crashed into the guard shack at a gated housing community in Discovery Bay.

Lafayette welcomes in new police chief

It’s a new era for the Lafayette Police Department. Police Chief Ben Allldritt—who has headed the department for seven years—is stepping down.

Gunfight at Antioch bowling alley parking lot kills 2

Two men were killed following a gunfight in a parking lot of a bowling alley in Antioch Saturday night, police said.

Teen arrested after crashing truck into Discovery Bay guard shack, killing 1

A teen was arrested in Discovery Bay for crashing a truck through a guard booth late Friday night killing one guard inside and injuring another. 

'French fry felon': Mom threatens employees over missing fries, police say

A mother with a loaded gun in her purse has been arrested after she allegedly threatened fast food employees over missing french fries, San Pablo police said.

1 dead, 1 injured after 2-alarm Martinez house fire

A fire that erupted at an East Bay home on Arthur Road Friday left one man dead, and a woman injured. Investigators are still looking into the fire's cause.

Controversial plan to shorten 'iconic' East Bay reservoir tower to move forward

A contentious plan to dramatically shorten the height of a nearly century-year-old landmark tower at a popular East Bay reservoir, for earthquake safety, is set to move forward, despite opposition from community members.