Richmond man sentenced to 169 years to life for raping 2 women
A Richmond man convicted of forcibly raping two women in separate 2022 attacks was recently sentenced to 169 years to life in state prison, prosecutors announced on Friday.
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A Richmond man convicted of forcibly raping two women in separate 2022 attacks was recently sentenced to 169 years to life in state prison, prosecutors announced on Friday.
Students at Acalanes High School in Lafayette rallied to bring attention to Contra Costa County's Measure W, a parcel tax to help fund schools in their district. Drew Andre reports.
Police arrested a suspect in a recent smash-and-grab burglary spree in the city and in a series of burglaries in other Bay Area cities.
Police say the two women were swimming when they were caught in a strong current Wednesday evening.
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake rattled the Brentwood area early Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Nearly two years after a drug overdose death in Contra Costa County claimed a 20-year-old's life, authorities have arrested and charged the suspected dealer with murder.
Officials in the City of Pittsburg announced Wednesday that it lost nearly $1 million in a phishing incident earlier this year, adding that most of the money has been recovered.
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) service on the Yellow Line in eastern Contra Costa County was restored after an earlier problem Tuesday morning, officials said.
Prosecutors in Contra Costa County have charged a former behavioral health clinician with multiple felony counts after she allegedly abused a teenager under her care.
Nine people were arrested and one man was hospitalized after disturbances at the C&H Sugar plant picket line in Crockett on Tuesday, authorities said.
Firefighters stopped the forward progress of the Morgan Fire on Friday night and have reached 30% containment, Cal Fire SCU said.
CAL Fire airplanes were seen flying over Mount Diablo as a 50-acre blaze, which fire officials have named the Morgan Fire, broke out in Contra Costa County Friday afternoon.
CAL Fire airplanes were seen flying over Mount Diablo as a 50-acre blaze, which fire officials have named the Morgan Fire, broke out in Contra Costa County Friday afternoon. Two zones stretching south from the point of the fire are under an evacuation warning, meaning people in those areas should be ready to leave immediately if the conditions worsen. Those zones are CCC-249 and CCC-250, and they stretch south along the east side of Mount Diablo State Park to the Morgan Regional Preserve.
Fire officials in Contra Costa County are staying vigilant as the heat and dry weather create a significant fire risk. Plus, heat in the Bay Area has led PG&E to send out warnings of possible power shutoffs to prevent fires.
A new push is underway to boost the housing supply in Contra Costa County. Maddie White reports.
Officials in the East Bay said several roads in the area of Grizzly Peak in the Oakland Hills will be closed during the July 4 holiday, amid concerns about wildfires.
A Contra Costa County Sheriff's deputy has been arrested on multiple felony charges, the Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday.
A 10-year-old girl's quick action likely saved the lives of her family members in Oakley when their house caught on fire early Wednesday morning.
FBI agents raided the home and offices of longtime Contra Costa County Assessor Gus Kramer on Tuesday.
FBI agents on Tuesday raided the offices of Contra Costa County Assessor Gus Kramer, his home, and the home of Assistant County Assessor Vince Robb. Drew Andre reports.
FBI agents raided the home and offices of Contra Costa County Assessor Gus Kramer in Martinez on Tuesday.
With fire danger ramping up over the summer, there are new concerns about how some Bay Area neighborhoods could be boxed in by erupting wildfires. Drew Andrew reports.
A vegetation fire was burning in a remote area of eastern Contra Costa County on Thursday afternoon, Cal Fire said.
The 2025 death of a 72-year-old woman in Brentwood who had a medical emergency after being forcibly placed into police custody will be the subject of a formal inquiry, authorities said.
The family of an elderly Brentwood woman said they want answers after they said she was injured while in police custody and later died of those injuries.
