One dead, another injured in early morning Highway 4 crash
ANTIOCH — One driver was killed and another sustained minor injuries in a two-vehicle collision early Sunday morning on eastbound Highway 4, just west of the A Street exit in …
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These 6 Bay Area counties ranked highest for charitable donations
A new study suggests that Northern California’s pocketbooks are frequently opened for charitable causes, with six counties in the Bay Area listed in the top 10 most generous counties in …
20 Years of Data from California Cities
The California Department of Justice (DOJ) releases its latest crime data every year at the beginning of July. The Criminal Justice Statistics Center collects, analyzes, and reports statistical data that …
Contra Costa daycare struggles to expand as roadblocks multiply
One couple’s dream to open up more daycare, preschool and after-school slots at Jumping Lollipops in unincorporated Walnut Creek has devolved into an administrative “nightmare,” they say, as a series …
Town where dead outnumber living has Bay Area’s highest theft rate
Tiny Colma, California, is famous for its cemeteries, the final resting places of newspaper magnates William Randolph Hearst and Charles de Young, jeans maker Levi Strauss, Old West lawman Wyatt …
West Nile virus warning out after death
The arrival of tropical moisture in the air above the Bay Area over the past several days has brought with it the appearance of more mosquitoes in some of the …
Storm sends 300-foot marina dock floating down Delta, ‘freaking out’ residents
It’s not every day that you see a 300-foot marina dock float down the river, but when the big storms hit this past weekend, residents along Bethel Island’s Taylor Slough …
BART investigation yields some details on East Bay train derailment
ORINDA – The section of track near the Orinda BART station where an eight-car train partially derailed on New Year’s Day had been recently replaced and was in “good operating …
Bay Area woman allegedly killed person she thought stole packages
A Contra Costa County woman is in custody after allegedly running over and killing a woman who she thought was stealing packages in her neighborhood, police say. San Pablo police …
Oakley man shot and killed outside his home
OAKLEY – A 24-year-old man was shot and killed outside his home Wednesday in Oakley, police said. Shots were reported around 4:50 p.m. in the 1400 block of Rutherford Lane, …