Antioch police recover more than 90 stolen cars
Antioch police say they're trying to fight back against a growing trend of vehicle thefts in the city.
Family calls for reopening 1985 suspicious Concord suicide case
Timothy Charles Lee's death was ruled a suicide, but several factors have made his family and advocates suspicious, including the way his sister's name was misspelled on the alleged suicide note, the Concord Police Department's destruction of evidence within 24 hours of his death, and the fact that two other Black men in the Concord area were stabbed that same night by two individuals wearing Ku Klux Klan robes.
'It's disingenuous': Brentwood pastor calls out councilwoman over apparent fake endorsement
Turmoil boils over in Brentwood as a priest demands an apology for a councilwoman running for re-election, saying a flyer implied an endorsement of her by him.
East Bay teen arrested, accused of dragging assistant principal by hair at homecoming dance
A 16-year-old is facing an assault charge, accused of dragging an assistant principal by the hair during a high school homecoming dance in San Ramon.
'We are heartbroken': 16-year-old dies in San Pablo fire that also killed cousin
The blaze erupted around 3 a.m. Sunday in a Manchester Avenue apartment, according to Contra Costa fire officials.
San Pablo school placed on lockdown after nearby shooting
A shooting near a San Pablo school forced the campus to go into lockdown on Thursday.
Video: Weekend sideshows in Vallejo, Richmond, Oakland net 20 arrests
The Oakland Police Department says sideshows occurred in various parts of the city around 2:45 a.m. on Saturday.
22-year-old brother killed, 2 cousins injured in San Pablo fire
A 22-year-old man was killed, and his young cousin and brother were seriously injured when their apartment unit in San Pablo caught fire early Sunday morning, Contra Costa Fire officials reported.
Clayton neighbor saves homecoming with battery power; neighbors frustrated with PG&E
Neighbors in Clayton are frustrated their power was shut off even though the winds have been surprisingly calm. Despite the darkened homes, one neighbor has a plan to save homecoming.
Concord wins prestigious creative art award
The city of Concord has earned a prestigious award for its recent "Creative Concord" program and event.
Decomposing bodies of Antioch suspect's mother, half-brother found in bedroom
A man was arrested after the bodies of his mother and half-brother were found at an Antioch home on Wednesday in “advanced stages of decomposition," police said.
Teen killed in Richmond stolen car crash identified
The teenager killed in a car crash in Richmond early Monday morning was identified by the Contra Costa County Coroner's Office.
Sisters in fatal Richmond car crash recently emigrated from El Salvador
A 16-year-old girl was killed, and her 11-year-old sister was critically injured in an early morning car crash in Richmond on Monday, police say.
Check out this ominous cloud formation over Antioch
An ominous cloud formation swirled over the skies of Antioch this week, prompting a KTVU viewer to capture the image and share it for all to see.
Bay Area woman alleges Diddy and entourage 'gang raped' her in Orinda: lawsuit
Diddy is currently being held in federal custody in Brooklyn on three criminal charges.
Richmond police warn of scammer posing as landlord
Richmond police said a scammer may be renting out local properties posing as a landlord.
Oakley police sergeant injured in head-on crash with stolen car
An officer responding to a stolen car report was injured when the stolen car crashed head-on while escaping Saturday evening, Oakley police said.
Car engulfed in flames after Antioch crash, trapped driver dies
A car crash turned fatal when a driver was trapped and unable to escape his car when it became engulfed in flames in Antioch Sunday morning, authorities said.
This California county was ranked the happiest in the state — and it wasn't LA or San Francisco
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Cal Shakes Theater in Orinda closing after 50 years
Cal Shakes, a beloved East Bay theater company in Orinda, could be facing its final act after 50 years.