East Bay homeless shelter helps get lives back on track year-round

As shelters gear up for a busy holiday week, inside the bustling kitchen of the Bay Area Rescue Mission in Richmond, it's just as busy as ever.

Pinole man sentenced for ordering hit, running drug ring from prison

A Pinole man and member of the neo-Nazi gang Aryan Brotherhood was sentenced to two life terms in prison for murder and aiding racketeering, according to the Department of Justice.

East Bay man suspected of sexual battery on disabled woman turns himself in

Police in El Cerrito arrested a man suspected of the sexual battery of a woman with disabilities after he turned himself in, the department said Tuesday.

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.