East Bay

By early Wednesday morning, Oakland police radios - as well as most law enforcement agencies in Alameda and Contra Costa counties - will go silent.

Much of the East Bay saw triple-digit weather Thursday. In Concord, the high temperature was 101 degrees, a first in this cooler-than-normal summer. 

With the National Weather Service warning of an "elevated to near critical" fire weather threat through Saturday, residents in the East Bay are on high alert. 

A Richmond man is facing murder and elder/dependent adult abuse charges after police said an elderly woman in Pinole was attacked and died from her injuries. 

The FBI is offering up to a $25,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of the woman and return of the officer's badge.

A tree fell near the stadium at Diablo Valley College shortly at the end of the graduation ceremony Friday evening, causing multiple injuries.

After eight long months, the second bird stolen from a Concord pet shop has been safely recovered.

The BART Board of Directors met on Thursday to get some surprising details on Tuesday's fire at San Leandro ​station. The fire shut down almost a third of the system. More permanent repairs are underway, but questions remain. 

The robbery happened Thursday morning, according to police.

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a crash in Concord Tuesday afternoon that left one driver dead, another driver injured, and a teenage passenger seriously hurt.

BART restored service to all of its 50 stations on Wednesday morning, but the Green Line is still out of service. Long-term repairs will go into the weekend.

Police are asking the public for help in locating homicide suspect Juan Vargas, a 25-year-old from San Pablo.

Residents in a Berkeley neighborhood are concerned with a growing homeless encampment at Ohlone Park and the problems associated with it.

With spring temperatures on the rise, rattlesnakes are reemerging across the East Bay, prompting the East Bay Regional Park District to issue a warning to park visitors ahead of the weekend.

Three people were hospitalized with severe burns after an explosion in an outdoor fire pit on Thursday night in Antioch, fire officials said.

One East Bay customer was still able to receive their food order despite their delivery driver being arrested. 

A man and a woman have been arrested and charged with multiple crimes, including the murder of a Bay Point man killed earlier this month in Vacaville.

A vehicle fire halted traffic in the Caldecott Tunnel late Wednesday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The East Bay Regional Park District is asking the public's help in developing its next District Plan. The organization today published a survey, the responses of which will be used to guide its future.