Suspect wanted for homicide shot by Antioch PD Sunday morning

A man wanted in connection to a homicide earlier this year was shot by Antioch police officers after he refused to comply with officers' orders during a traffic stop, the Antioch Police Department announced.

1 dead after home catches fire in Crockett

A home caught fire in Crockett Sunday morning, leaving one person dead, the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Department said.

Man dies after 'possible' fight on hiking trail, Antioch PD reports

A man was found unconscious and later died on a hiking trail after a possible fight Friday morning, the Antioch Police Department said in a press release.

Getaway driver in Antioch mail-carrier robbery charged by feds

A man accused of being the getaway driver in the robbery of a postal carrier in Antioch has been arrested and charged in federal court.

East Bay couple killed in stolen car crash was headed to church

The families of an engaged couple killed in a hit-and-run crash in Oakland said the suddenness of what happened has left them devastated. 

Antioch nanny allegedly distributed child porn

A nanny for an East Bay family is accused of producing and distributing child porn, prosecutors said.

First flock of California condors seen in East Bay in over 100 years

For the first time in a hundred years, a flock of California condors was tracked in Contra Costa County in the area of Mount Diablo range. 

Lafayette wraps up annual art, wine festival

Thousands of people strolled down Mount Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette for the city's annual art and wine festival.

Richmond woman charged in international, million-dollar Ponzi scheme

A Richmond woman has been indicted and charged with several crimes of fraud after she allegedly defrauded investors in the U.S. and Oceania, officials said Tuesday. 

Dialysis caregivers in San Jose, Brentwood and Gilroy to strike

More than 500 dialysis caregivers will strike Monday and Tuesday over what they call unfair labor practices at nearly two dozen Satellite Healthcare and Fresenius Kidney Care clinics across California, including ones in Gilroy, San Jose, and Brentwood.

Danville woman sentenced for embezzling $1.7m from Men’s Wearhouse, parent company

A woman from Danville was sentenced to 22 months in federal prison for embezzling over $1.7 million from Men's Wearhouse and its parent company Tailored Brands, federal prosecutors said this week.   

El Cerrito is latest California city hijacked by hate speech during public meeting

During an El Cerrito City Council meeting Tuesday, several people spewed racist and antisemitic rhetoric during the public comment period that was so vile, the meeting abruptly ended.

Suspect still at large as police connect murder suspects to East Bay gang

Pittsburg police said Thursday that people who allegedly killed a 24-year-old Antioch man in July are affiliated with the East Contra Costa County street gang Midtown.   

Contra Costa County requires gun owners to lock up their firearms

Supervisor Candace Andersen said she is "a firm believer in the Second Amendment of our Constitution, and nothing that we are doing today takes away someone's right to their arms."

Concord enters exclusive negotiation to develop former naval weapons station

The Concord City Council has unanimously selected Brookfield Properties as master developer for the former Concord Naval Weapons Station project.

Several Bay Area health departments issue new mask mandates, amid rising COVID cases

Health officials in several Bay Area counties have issued new mask mandates as COVID-19 cases continued to rise and in preparation for the upcoming respiratory virus season.

Kensington gas pipe leak was a potential fire disaster

Residents in the small East Bay town of Kensington received a scare on Tuesday morning when they were issued an emergency alert instructing them to shelter-in-place.

Two 'heroes' pull stranger from burning car in East Bay

Officials across Contra Costa County are calling two men “heroes" after they pulled a man out of a burning car. The accident happened on Friday morning in Crockett, leaving a vehicle completely engulfed in flames.

Concerns rise over Alameda County DA's boyfriend employed at office

New questions have risen about Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price's boyfriend being hired for a job in the DA's office.