Weekend grass fire scorches more than 70 acres near Brentwood
The Balfour Fire in East Contra Costa County, which started at 1:20 p.m. Sunday, grew to 73 acres and was 90 percent contained as of 5:30 p.m. Sunday, according to Cal Fire.
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The Balfour Fire in East Contra Costa County, which started at 1:20 p.m. Sunday, grew to 73 acres and was 90 percent contained as of 5:30 p.m. Sunday, according to Cal Fire.
A 19-year-old man is facing felony murder charges in connection with the death of Oakland baker Jen Angel in February.
KPIX recently reported on one Oakland neighborhood's battle against a swath of abandoned vehicles. Now, another part of the city is struggling with a different kind of illegal dumping.
The city of Hayward filed a lawsuit Thursday against Alameda County over alleged "willful mismanagement" of a transitional center for foster youth where the city says children frequently go missing, are exposed to or coerced into drug use, assaults and other forms of violence, sex trafficking and prostitution.
Oakland twin brothers Amen and Ausar Thompson were drafted back-to-back in the NBA draft with the fourth and fifth overall picks in a historic moment.
Workers at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland ratified a new three-year contract this week, averting another potential strike that was authorized for later in the summer.
Two brothers died in a fiery crash Tuesday night near the Dublin-San Ramon border that may have been caused by speed, according to police and the Alameda County coroner's bureau.
New details are emerging from a deadly shooting Wednesday outside an Oakland apartment building.
Crucial city services were affected by staff shortages in Berkeley city government during five recent fiscal years, according to an audit released Thursday by the city auditor.
Heavy storms and unusual winter weather in the first three months of the year led to a significant increase in delayed BART trains compared to previous months, according to data presented Thursday to the agency's Board of Directors.
Josh Bell nearly dotted the "i" as he homered off an "Ohio" sign beyond the left-field wall and Myles Straw hit an RBI triple, leading the Cleveland Guardians to a 6-1 win Thursday and three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics, who lost their eighth straight.
The city of Hayward and Chabot-Las Positas Community College District inaugurated a new campus and firehouse Wednesday for fire, rescue and emergency response training and education.
Authorities are seeking a man from Texas wanted in connection with an attempted murder in East Oakland last week.
A man was killed following a high-speed police chase between San Pablo and El Sobrante early Thursday morning.
A group of high school students from the East Bay have built a mobile rest station kiosk for farm workers seeking a break during the hot days out in the fields.
