Brush fire burns 140 acres, comes dangerously close to Port Costa
A brush fire prompted evacuation warnings in Port Costa Thursday afternoon and burned about 140 acres before crews got it contained.
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A brush fire prompted evacuation warnings in Port Costa Thursday afternoon and burned about 140 acres before crews got it contained.
Police in Oakland are asking for help in finding a driver suspected in a fatal hit-and-run that killed a man bicycling with his children in the city's downtown last week.
Many small businesses across the Bay Area struggled during COVID, some forced to close permanently. But one in Pleasanton was able to transform by taking something old and making it new.
Repairs are continuing on a BART rail that caused a partial derailment Tuesday, and trains will be single-tracking Thursday between the Pleasant Hill and Concord stations, officials said.
A Black former Tesla worker who said he was harassed and faced with "daily racist epithets," including the "N-word," while working at the company's Fremont plant has rejected a substantially reduced award of $15 million in his lawsuit.
A 360-unit housing development planned for the North Concord BART station has stalled after the developer cancelled the project with no explanation.
Investigators say fireworks caused a four-alarm Pittsburg grass fire June 17 that forced 2,200 residents to evacuate and threatened 100 homes, and they are looking for suspects Wednesday.
Police arrested a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old and are looking for a third suspect after a carjacking in Livermore that led to an hour-long police chase into the Central Valley.
A gunfight in Danville Tuesday between would-be robbers and a witness prompted police to search for multiple suspects, according to a news release issued Tuesday by the Danville Police Department.
Scorching heat on Tuesday curved a rail and caused a BART train to run off the tracks in Concord. The agency says it will be single-tracking Wednesday morning.
Oakland is moving ahead with a sweeping makeover of one of its major downtown corridors. 14th street will be rebuilt all the way from Lake Merritt to 980. The goal is to approve safety by adding designated bike lanes, but some members of the community fear it may cost them their businesses.
All around the Bay Area, people are dealing with high temperatures. But in Brentwood, high heat is something many have grown accustomed to.
Concord police arrested a man on multiple charges Monday night after he became confrontational with an officer and climbed onto the roof of a gas station before threatening to light it on fire, police said.
June 13 has been proclaimed as Pigeon Appreciation Day in San Joaquin County as of Tuesday following an action by the county's Board of Supervisors.
Two brush fires near Interstate Highway 580 Tuesday afternoon forced the closure of lanes of the eastbound side of the freeway, the California Highway Patrol said.
