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.

Motorcyclist killed on westbound Highway 4 in Martinez

A person was killed early Sunday morning on westbound State Highway 4 when their motorcycle encountered debris in the roadway and crashed near Martinez.   

Teen arrested after bullets fly, drive-by shooting in San Ramon

San Ramon police have arrested a 17-year-old after a drive-by shooting where bullets flew and struck a car, though, fortunately, no one was injured.

California could be 1st state to ban the controversial term 'excited delirium'

If AB 360 is signed into law, California would be the first state in the United States to ban the term "excited delirium." It was inspired by the death of an Antioch man.

DA charges East Bay teacher and track coach with human trafficking, pimping

The Contra Costa County District Attorney has charged a Diablo Valley College faculty member and track coach in connection with human trafficking and pimping for allegedly making two women commit crimes of prostitution.