UPDATE: TV News Security Guard Stable After Being Shot in Oakland
A security guard working with a local news station covering a recent burglary was shot in downtown Oakland Wednesday afternoon during an attempted armed robbery, according to police.
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A security guard working with a local news station covering a recent burglary was shot in downtown Oakland Wednesday afternoon during an attempted armed robbery, according to police.
The pandemic has wreaked havoc on the economy as businesses desperately seek the workers they need to keep operating. A program in Berkeley is helping meet that need, with people in need of a second chance.
Three people have been charged with multiple felonies related to the ransacking of a Nordstrom department store in Walnut Creek last weekend, Contra Costa County prosecutors said Wednesday.
A car hit a woman riding a bicycle in Berkeley Wednesday afternoon, trapping her underneath and causing critical injuries, according to reports.
Lines swelled at Oakland International Airport early Wednesday as travelers, who had delayed gathering with family and friends during the long months of isolation during the COVID pandemic, crowded onto flights on the way to Thanksgiving weekend reunions.
Police asked for the public's help Wednesday to help find around 30 burglary suspects who ransacked a retail store in downtown Oakland earlier this week.
Law enforcement in Tracy found a dead woman in an apartment Tuesday afternoon and are investigating the causes of her demise, police said.
A sheriff's pursuit through Contra Costa County ended in a fiery crash, shutting down lanes on the Carquinez Bridge for hours late Tuesday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A 41-year-old San Pablo man died when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle on state Highway 4 west of Martinez on Tuesday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A two-alarm fire displaced eight people from an East Oakland fourplex Wednesday morning, fire officials said.
Holiday shopping in Walnut Creek has slowed to crawl as police tightened security in and around Broadway Plaza after roughly 80 people stormed the Nordstrom during one of Bay Area's violent weekend smash and grabs.
Three men have been charged folllowing the attempted murder of Ersie Joyner, a former Oakland Police captain who shot a fourth suspect dead during an armed robbery at a gas station last month, with the charges including murder for the suspect's death.
Amid talk of a possible holiday surge in COVID-19 cases, BART is taking steps to make passengers feel safe.
Despite COVID-19 case numbers creeping back up in some areas of the country as the holidays approach, Contra Costa County continues to make steady progress, health officials told the county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
The Oakland Museum of California announced Tuesday that its Great Hall will reopen next week after a closure due to water damage from last month's "atmospheric river" storm that blew through the region.
