Martinez

Friday, his mother, Amanda Jones spoke about his recovery. “He’s doing remarkably well under the circumstances,” she said.

A 7-year-old boy had to be airlifted by helicopter to a hospital after a hit-and-run collision in Martinez on Thursday, California Highway Patrol said. 

The Anti-Defamation League describes the "White Pride World Wide" as part of the logo for Stormfront, the largest white supremacist website on the Internet.

The fire was reported about noon Saturday, Con Fire Capt. Joe Ottolini said.

Da'Shawn Jones, 15, was arrested on March 6 and has been in custody since.

People have been trying to spread cheer, from a distance.

At the same hearing in Contra Costa County Superior Court, Justin Arthur Cook was sentenced by Judge David Goldstein to four years in prison, and was ordered to register as a sex offender for life.

The council's approval also included pursuing agreements with four artists -- one for each box -- to do the artwork, based on designs they had submitted for selection to take part in the program.

Chris Spadaro resigned Thursday afternoon, following an IA investigation launched at the end of January by his ex-girlfriend, Reshmika Dayal.

PBF Energy Inc., headquartered in New Jersey, will now operate the facility under the name Martinez Refining Co. LLC, and the $1 billion acquisition became official Saturday. The deal was struck in mid-2019.

Despite the school district's opposition, Martinez City Council voted on Wednesday to approve an operating permit for a cannabis dispensary near a Alhambra High School. 

Rick Jones, the Martinez News-Gazette's editor, said he wasn't certain whether the news outlet covering the city of nearly 40,000 will continue publishing online.

On Monday night, the second night of the eight-day Hanukkah celebration, there will also be music, coffee, sufganiyah (round jelly doughnuts traditionally enjoyed at Hanukkah) and other family fun.

The new baseball team is the Martinez Mackerel, and the team and the Pecos League of Professional Baseball Clubs LLC intend the team to be ready to play at the start of its 2020 season in late May.