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2 suspects arrested in connection to Pleasant Hill homicide involving delivery driver
(KRON) — Two suspects have been arrested in connection to a March homicide involving a cannabis packaging delivery driver, the Pleasant Hill Police Department announced Friday. Pleasant Hill PD detectives obtained arrest warrants for Joe Washington Jr., 18, and Money Green, 20, in connection to a fatal shooting on March 19 that left two people […]
Antioch police officer reinstated after investigation clears him from racist texting scandal
ABC7 News has learned that an investigation was conducted, which cleared Hoffman to return. That could include a demotion in rank. But details of the investigation haven't been made public.
BART required to keep elevators, escalators in good shape
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - BART is now required to do a better job of keeping its station elevators and escalators from breaking down - and keeping them clean. The legal order from a federal judge is part of a settlement from a class action lawsuit. BART has 87 elevators system-wide...
Four Livermore residents identified as victims in fatal Manteca crash
(FOX40.COM) — The four people who were killed in a crash in Manteca on Saturday night have been identified, according to the San Joaquin County Coroner’s Office. The victims of the fatal crash included Arriaga Negrete, 44, Liliana Mendoza, 40, Jorge Guerrero, 12, and David Guerrero, who was four months old. All of the individuals […]
Antioch Unified boss ‘bully' put worker's desk on roof, employees say
Several Antioch Unified School District employees are coming forward with concerns of constant bullying by their supervisor, AUSD Director of Facilities, Maintenance and Operations Kenneth Turnage. They believe Turnage’s close relationship with AUSD Superintendent Stephanie Anello and her husband, Antioch’s former police chief Allan Cantando, is the reason why he...
Referendum challenging Concord rent stabilization, just cause ordinance fails without enough signatures
The city of Concord will officially implement new rent stabilization and just cause for eviction laws Friday — 41 days after a group of residents attempted to require that voters weigh in on November ballots. In February, the Concord City Council approved a tenant protections ordinance that increased “just...
Activists protest inmate tranfers at Dublin women's prison
Activists are asking a federal judge to stop the transfer of inmates from a women's prison in Dublin. The Bureau of Prisons earlier this week ordered the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin shut down due to a history of sex abuse scandals and employee misconduct. On Friday, a small group...
Antioch school official calls for superintendent resignation after KNTV worker bullying report
Antioch Unified School District Board President Antonio Hernandez is calling for Superintendent Stephanie Anello to step down from her position as the district's top official. The action is the result of an NBC Bay Area investigation detailing concerns of constant bullying by AUSD Director of Facilities, Maintenance and Operations Kenneth Turnage and Anello turning a blind eye to the behavior because of Turnage's personal friendship with her and her husband Allan Cantando, Antioch's former police chief.
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