Point Fire near Bay Point over 90% contained after burning 471 acres
Cal Fire said just before 9:30 a.m. Monday the Point Fire between Concord and Bay Point that started Friday afternoon was 471 acres and 92% contained.
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Cal Fire said just before 9:30 a.m. Monday the Point Fire between Concord and Bay Point that started Friday afternoon was 471 acres and 92% contained.
People living in Bay Point were forced to clear out when another wildfire broke out Friday afternoon. Kelsi Thorud reports. (7-26-24)
Firefighters gained a handle on the Point Fire Saturday morning, with evacuation orders being downgraded to warnings.
Fire crews in the East Bay are responding to a vegetation fire that broke out near the community of Bay Point Friday afternoon. Anne Makovec reports. (7-26-24)
Chopper over the scene after a fire known as the Point Fire broke out north of Highway 4 near Bay Point Friday afternoon. Website: http://kpix.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpixtv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KPIXtv
Contra Costa Fire officials were able to knock down a grass fire that started late Thursday evening after the fire forced evacuations for residents on Lotus St., authorities said.
BART service between the Antioch and Pittsburg/Bay Point stations was stopped in all directions during the morning commute Wednesday because of a derailed train, transit officials said.
A Bay Point neighborhood was put on lockdown for several hours Saturday due to an armed barricades subject in the area.
A federal jury on Wednesday convicted two men from the East Bay and one man from Humboldt County of multiple drug trafficking offenses following an eight-day trial that ended with one of the defendants fleeing, federal prosecutors said.
A Bay Point resident lost his life on Sunday when his vehicle failed to navigate a turn on a wet and muddy road north of Highway 4 near Martinez, crashing into a fence.
A burning car near Concord early Friday morning led to a vegetation fire that burned about 50 acres, authorities said.
A burning car near Concord early Friday morning led to a vegetation fire that burned about 50 acres, authorities said.
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District says the merger with East Contra Costa Fire District means areas of the county will not remain uncovered as in the past.
Two people in a pickup truck died Friday night after they collided with another vehicle and overturned on eastbound state Highway 4 near Bay Point, ejecting them from the truck, according to the California Highway Patrol.
California Highway Patrol officers are investigating a fatal collision in Contra Costa County late Saturday that shut down eastbound state Highway 4 near Bailey Road for hours.
One person was hospitalized after a fire broke out in a bedroom of a Bay Point residence Sunday afternoon and quickly spread.
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Crews in the East Bay had their hands full all day Monday into the night as fireworks were blamed for starting a number of vegetation fires.
An 11-year-old boy who went missing from his Bay Point home late Saturday night has been found safe.
Two grass fires were burning Tuesday afternoon in Bay Point and one person was in custody in relation to the fires, authorities said.
One person has reportedly been shot Sunday evening along Highway 4 near the Pittsburg/Bay Point BART station.
Two California Highway Patrol officers suffered minor injuries early Sunday when they were struck by a fleeing suspect's vehicle during a traffic stop in Bay Point.
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Nima Momeni, the man convicted of murdering CashApp founder Bob Lee in San Francisco in 2023, will be sentenced in May following a court hearing Friday.
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Police in the East Bay are facing a new lawsuit for an incident where officers tasered a man who had just had a seizure and crashed his vehicle because he wasn't obeying officers' orders to get out of his car.
A person died and three other people were injured in a head-on crash in Contra Costa County on Thursday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A motorcyclist was killed Wednesday night in Fairfield after a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction attempted a left turn in front of the motorcyclist, police said.
San Jose fire crews responded to a house fire early Saturday morning, which displaced seven residents.
A man accused of vandalizing the landmark water tower in the City of Campbell is facing additional charges, including alleged drug and weapons violations, after he was arrested two more times.
Authorities in the South Bay have released the identities of three Santa Clara County jail inmates charged in the murder and torture of another inmate.
Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey said an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.4 hit in the South Bay early Friday afternoon.
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