High school volunteers work on room makeover for Lafayette teen battling cancer

  A group of teenagers in the East Bay has been working to create a comfortable and fresh new space to promote healing in support of a high school senior battling a rare and aggressive form of cancer. 

Blackhawk pool drowning victims identified as mother, daughter

A 31-year-old woman and her 4-year-old daughter were identified as the victims who drowned in a Blackhawk pool.

Woman, child drown in Blackhawk pool

A woman and child drowned in the backyard swimming pool of a home in the community of Blackhawk on Saturday.

Suspects arrested in homicide of two women in Pittsburg

Two people were arrested for their involvement in a homicide that left two young women dead in Pittsburg. Authorities said a third suspect remains at large.

Deputies look for missing 15-year-old San Pablo boy

Kendall Larshawn Gibson, 15, has been missing since Thursday night. He was last seen in Bay View in San Pablo, and possibly at the Pinole Vista Shopping Center.

Death on BART tracks shuts down Orinda station for hours

A person died on Monday after being struck by a train at the Orinda station, according to BART officials.

School administrators seek vaccine mandate exemption over prom

It’s a rite of passage for high school students – Junior prom. But some students at Monte Vista High School in Danville are not allowed to go because they are not vaccinated against COVID-19.

In 144 Bay Area freeway shootings last year, suspects arrested in 11% of cases

There were 144 freeway shootings in the Bay Area's nine counties in 2021, according to CHP documents obtained through a California Public Records request. Suspects were arrested in 11% of the cases.

March held for missing Oakley woman where trail seems to end

Alexis Gabe, 24, was last known to be in Antioch on Jan. 26. That's when she went to see an ex-boyfriend. She never returned home to Oakley that night.

Contra Costa County not requiring proof of vaccination at some indoor businesses

Contra Costa County announced Friday that it will lift its requirement that patrons of indoor businesses like restaurants and gyms verify their full vaccination status.  

San Francisco educator killed in Richmond-San Rafael big-rig crash had promising life

Michael Baroja's 1988 Toyota Supra stalled while he was driving on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge going eastbound. His car caught on fire after a big rig crashed into it from behind.

Aunt throws San Francisco nephew a birthday limo surprise in heartwarming, viral video

A California aunt said her nephew had never seen a limousine in person. So she surprised him by picking him up in one from school for this 10th birthday. The heartwarming birthday surprise has gone viral.

Couple charged with hate-crime over BLM mural in Martinez now facing burglary, drug charges

The couple who was charged by the Contra Costa County District Attorney's office in 2020 for the hate-crime of vandalizing a Black Lives Matter mural when they painted over it in Martinez, is facing new charges, the D.A.'s office confirms. 

Man who killed self with bomb in Antioch had explosives conviction

The man who apparently blew himself up with a homemade bomb in Antioch had previously injured himself with a pipe bomb.

Search warrant issued in case of missing 24-year-old Oakley woman

The search for Alexis Gabe, a missing woman in East Contra Costa County, has intensified as investigators searched a home in Antioch in connection with the case.

El Cerrito police investigate man found dead in library

El Cerrito police said they are investigating the death of a homeless man in found dead in the public library.

Man blew himself up at Antioch high school, police say

The FBI, ATF, and Walnut Creek Police bomb squad were just a few of the law enforcement agencies called to investigate a crime scene in Antioch where a man was found dead with an explosive device.