Oakland mail bomber who targeted law enforcement sentenced to 40 years
Ross Gordon Laverty, convicted of sending mail bombs to homes of law enforcement officers in Alameda and East Palo Alto, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison Thursday.
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Ross Gordon Laverty, convicted of sending mail bombs to homes of law enforcement officers in Alameda and East Palo Alto, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison Thursday.
One person has died, while another person was injured in a fiery crash in Antioch on Thursday morning.
A brush fire that appeared to have been put out has reignited and affected service on BART service on the Antioch line Thursday afternoon.
A woman in eastern Contra Costa County is facing nearly two dozen felony charges for allegedly engaging in lewd acts with multiple teen boys and police believe there may be more victims.
The Contra Costa Sheriff's office announced Wednesday the arrest of a suspect in several rape incidents where the victims were homeless women.
An air quality advisory has been extended through at least Friday for Eastern Contra Costa County residents due to the Marsh Fire, a stubborn blaze that has been smoldering for weeks.
Nationally, inflation has hit 9.1% the highest in 40 years. While the Bay Area didn't see a jump to those levels, it was high enough and food banks are seeing a huge increase in the need for food and the cost to do business.
One East Bay city is giving away free recycled water to residents to help conserve. While it may seem counterintuitive, Brentwood has been giving away water since 2015, when the state was also mired in drought.
The California Board of Education has unanimously rejected a petition by parents in a section of Walnut Creek to create a separate school district carved out of the Mount Diablo Unified School District.
Police in Hayward on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of six suspects in connection with the fatal assault of a man on West A Street last October.
A boat caught fire in the Berkeley Marina overnight and killed one of its passengers.
A crash on Ygnacio Valley Road in Walnut Creek on Wednesday morning sent a driver to the hospital in serious condition, police said.
Oakland police along with the FBI worked together to "ensure the safety" of Oakland Arena concertgoers and the performers, South Korea's Stray Kids, at a show there on Tuesday night after threats concerning the concert came to their attention, police said Wednesday.
Alameda County prosecutors have charged a 15-year-old student of Berkeley High School with sexually assaulting another student on campus during school hours in May.
A man who had been celebrating his birthday was killed early Wednesday morning in a shooting in Oakland's Uptown district, police said.
