East Bay

A new statewide poll in California found that nearly three-quarters of Golden State residents support Proposition 36, a ballot measure that would re-classify some misdemeanors as felonies and would also create a new category of crime called a "treatment-mandated felony." 

An East Bay youth baseball team is trying to recover from a devastating crime and figure out how they’ll continue to play ball this fall.

Paula's Family Florist in Antioch was rebuilt after a devastating fire. The family-run business shut down for six months because of coronavirus. Over the weekend, the shop was hit by burglars with crowbars.

Loving grandmother Darlene Washington was shot and killed in Vallejo in front of her grandchildren. The suspect, a relative, turned himself in for her murder.

What was supposed to be a routine child custody exchange turned chaotic when shots were fired at a car with three children inside in Richmond over the weekend, police said. 

The BART Transbay Tunnel celebrated its 50th birthday on Monday with a very special announcement about its resilience to mega earthquakes going forward far, far into the future.  The 50-old infrastructure is now fully ready for the next half-century, perhaps the next millennium.

The chief executive officer of three internet companies was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for lying about their profitability and defrauding investors, prosecutors said Friday.   

Authorities have identified the man who was shot following a heated road rage incident that sent shockwaves in Orinda.

Brentwood police are looking for a 15-year-old boy who has been missing for three weeks.   

It looks like something out of a science fiction movie, a new automated machine called the BurnBot.

At least one person died after being trapped inside of a vehicle during a fire in Contra Costa County early Saturday morning, according to California Highway Patrol. The vehicle was on I-80 west on the Hercules offramp.

Demonstrators have called for the release of the hostages held captive by Hamas from the El Curtola Boulevard Overpass above Highway 24 in Lafayette since October – for one purpose.

People who live in East Bay cities including Walnut Creek, Lafayette and Concord reported that they've found antisemitic fliers left at their homes.

A California Highway Patrol officer was struck by a driver suspected of being under the influence while responding to a separate crash in Contra Costa County Saturday, officials said. 

The family of a motorcyclist killed by a suspected DUI driver spoke about their loss. They said they're devastated and warned against driving impaired. The victim worked two jobs to help raise his young son. The 30-year-old father was on his way home from work when he was killed.

A man was arrested on suspicion of killing another man during a fight in Pittsburg on Tuesday morning.   

The unanimous termination stems from complaints by four staff members that the district's maintenance director, Kenneth Turnage, was bullying them; often shouting, insulting, humiliating, berating, and belittling them.