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Costco in Concord still closed after refrigerant leak
CONCORD, Calif. - A refrigerant leak is keeping a Costco store in Concord closed temporarily until the Contra Costa County Health Department can give it the all clear. This comes after authorities evacuated 800 customers and 200 employees from the store last week. Police say no injuries were reported. A...
At least 16 people died in California after medics injected sedatives during encounters with police
At least 16 people died in California over a decade following a physical encounter with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found. Several of the deaths happened in the San Francisco Bay Area, including two in...
2 minors arrested after carjacking, police chase
(KRON) – Two minors were arrested after carjacking and robbing a person, said the Vallejo Police Department. Vallejo patrol officers were dispatched to Halliday Street and Cassady Street for a report of an armed carjacking on Tuesday. The victim informed the police that when he was sitting in his vehicle an armed man approached him […]
Napa Police Arrest Vallejo Man After Standoff, Firearm and Illegal Drugs Seized
Officers from the Napa Police Department apprehended a man after a tense standoff involving a vehicle that contained suspicious individuals and illegal contraband. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon on the 4400 block of Linda Vista Avenue when authorities were alerted to suspicious subjects in a car. Upon arrival, the officers...
Man allegedly attacks Piedmont police chief, elderly Ace customer
PIEDMONT, Calif. - Piedmont police arrested and tased a 42-year-old man who they say first struck an elderly customer inside Ace Hardware and then jumped inside the police chief's car and attacked him -- all rare events in this small, affluent city. Piedmont police said they booked Willie Gomer, who...
'I never thought I’d see a sturgeon this large': Giant white sturgeon caught in Suisun Bay
On July 9, 1983, Joey Pallotta of Crockett, California caught the world record white sturgeon weighing 468 pounds while fishing from his boat in San Pablo Bay in Contra Costa County. His epic catch will remain the world record for the foreseeable future due to new sturgeon regulations in California...
Obituary: Gwendolyn Licklider
On the morning of February 10, 2024, Gwendolyn Isabel Licklider (Gwen), sadly passed away from natural causes at the age of 83. In her final days, Gwen was cared for in the home of her brother, Gordon in Benicia, California. Gwen was preceded in death by her mother, Louella, lovingly...
What does a lawsuit over 1.25 miles of track in Richmond say about the odds of a train derailment in the East Bay?
RICHMOND — Albert Engel Sr. can only stare at the Richmond Rail Connector in his backyard with dread, fearing that the overgrown vegetation, homeless encampments and pools of water that at times accumulate around the nearly decade-old berm foreshadow a train derailment along that track. The three acres of...
Cyclist taken to Highland after Berkeley car crash
Berkeley police are investigating a collision on Shattuck Avenue that sent a cyclist to the hospital on Friday afternoon. The collision happened at Shattuck and Vine Street shortly before noon, Berkeley police said. The cyclist was taken "Code 2" (following normal traffic rules) to Highland Hospital for assessment. After the...
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