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Vegetation fire in Pittsburg temporarily closes portion of Highway 4
A portion of state Highway 4 in Pittsburg has reopened following a vegetation fire in the area early Thursday morning, according to fire officials.
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A portion of state Highway 4 in Pittsburg has reopened following a vegetation fire in the area early Thursday morning, according to fire officials.
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Contra Costa County Sheriff-Coroner David Livingston will hold an inquest Friday into the death of a Pittsburg woman who was killed in Antioch when she crashed on an on-ramp to state Highway 4 while fleeing from CHP officers in February.
At least one person is dead after a two-vehicle crash along state Route 4 in Pittsburg early Monday morning, the California Highway Patrol said.
Caltrans said it would reopen a stretch of Westbound Interstate Highway 80 that was closed over the Labor Day weekend in time for the Monday evening commute.
Eastbound lanes of state Highway 4 in Pittsburg have been cleared after a deadly crash occurred in the area early Thursday morning, the California Highway Patrol said.
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.
A 31-year-old man died in a three-car crash Thursday evening on state Highway 4 near Concord, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A five-acre vegetation fire burned next to Highway 4 in Martinez Thursday and smoke billowed over the area.
A five-acre vegetation fire burned next to Highway 4 in Martinez Thursday and smoke billowed over the area
Two people who died in a crash on state Highway 4 near Martinez last week have been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner's office.
A two-car crash on state Highway 4 near Martinez late Wednesday night left one person dead and another with major injuries, according to CHP.
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle on a state Highway 4 on-ramp in Brentwood early Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
At least one person was being airlifted to the hospital after a major injury crash that stopped eastbound Highway 4 in Antioch Tuesday afternoon.
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A man who died when his car was hit by a wrong-way driver on state Highway 4 in Pittsburg on Tuesday has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner's office.
A crash involving a wrong-way driver on state Highway 4 in Pittsburg on Tuesday morning left one person dead, three others injured and the wrong-way driver under arrest, according to CHP.
A brush fire burned near businesses in Concord just north of Highway 4 Friday afternoon, prompting some evacuations before firefighters brought the fire under control.
One man died and four other people were severely injured Sunday night on State Route 4 in Antioch after a vehicle veered off the road, crashed and rolled over, Contra Costa California Highway Patrol said.
A car and a big rig collided head-on early Thursday morning on state Highway 4 in Contra Costa County killing the only occupant in the car, California Highway Patrol officials said.
A rollover accident Sunday night on westbound Highway 4 in Antioch near the Somersville Road exit caused at least one death when someone was ejected from the vehicle.
The California Highway Patrol issued a severe traffic alert Sunday after an injury accident on eastbound CA-4 in Pittsburg closed lanes for around 90 minutes.
A Dumpster fire on the trailer of a truck that was traveling on Highway 4 Wednesday afternoon snarled traffic near Discovery Bay, according to authorities.
A big rig crash with an overturned trailer has impacted traffic on state Highway 4 in Discovery Bay Monday afternoon.
A man with several outstanding arrest warrants was arrested Wednesday following a bank robbery in Brentwood followed by a police chase into Antioch.
The Sunol Regional Wilderness was evacuated as firefighters battled a wildfire that grew to 577 acres Friday night.
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Structures remained threatened Friday night as a vegetation fire between Concord and Bay Point covered 462 acres, Cal Fire said.
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The Sunol Regional Wilderness was evacuated as firefighters battled a wildfire that grew to 577 acres Friday night.
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San Francisco Fire Chief Jeanine Nicholson on Friday announced she will retire at the end of August due to "unforeseen medical issues."
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The Sunol Regional Wilderness was evacuated as firefighters battled a wildfire that grew to 577 acres Friday night.
Structures remained threatened Friday night as a vegetation fire between Concord and Bay Point covered 462 acres, Cal Fire said.
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Three suspects were arrested in the April armed robbery of a victim in San Jose who had been selling merchandise online, police said.
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A San Jose man who was convicted of shooting an unarmed college student staying at an Airbnb in 2022 will spend more than a decade in prison, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Authorities announced an arrest Thursday in connection with a vegetation fire that started near Geyserville in Sonoma County on Wednesday afternoon.
Police in Vallejo are have launched their third homicide investigation in less than two weeks, after a man was fatally shot late Wednesday night.
Officers arrested a suspected drunk driver who crashed his car into another vehicle in San Rafael, police said Wednesday.
Police released surveillance video of an arson suspect seen setting a fire at a San Rafael Target store in hopes of identifying the person.
Police in Vallejo are investigating the death of a woman as a homicide after she was part of a three-car collision last week, the department said Tuesday.
The San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 11-4 on Friday night.
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A former guard at the now-closed Federal Correctional Institution-Dublin prison is facing additional charges of alleged sexual abuse involving inmates, officials said Friday.
Three suspects were arrested in the April armed robbery of a victim in San Jose who had been selling merchandise online, police said.
A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with the violent purse snatching of an elderly woman in East San Jose last month that was caught on camera.
Alongside 16 other members of Congress, U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, raised concerns about social media giant Meta's plans to cut CrowdTangle, a service used to monitor trends on Facebook and Instagram.
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Local progressive organizations held a press event in Oakland on Friday to oppose the recall of Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price.
Alongside 16 other members of Congress, U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, raised concerns about social media giant Meta's plans to cut CrowdTangle, a service used to monitor trends on Facebook and Instagram.
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Physical performances by actors are being treated as "data," said SAG-AFTRA Chief Contracts Officer Ray Rodriguez said at a news conference.
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