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Two people nabbed after stealing from Target in Antioch: police
(KRON) — Two people were caught by police in connection to a theft at Target that happened last week, the Antioch Police Department said. On May 9, APD arrested a man who stole video games and various items worth nearly $1,000. Police then stopped another individual who tried to leave the store with more than […]
The billionaires trying to build a California city promise lots of jobs
A bunch of billionaires are trying to build a city out in a rural area near San Francisco. The project, run by an entity called “California Forever” and dubbed the “East Solano Plan,” aims to construct a 20,000-home community in Solano County that would eventually be home to 50,000 people. CalMatters reports that LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Marc Andreessen, and Emerson Collective founder Laurene Powell Jobs are all on board. Additionally, Bloomberg reports that a host of companies have now promised to bring jobs to the region if voters give them the go-ahead to get started.
Boy, 5, who drowned at Bethel Island identified by Contra Costa County coroner's office
The Contra Costa County Coroner's Office on Tuesday identified a 5-year-old boy who drowned over the weekend on Bethel Island.Lucas Zhang was from Livermore. He was found submerged near the docks at Bethel Island by a rescue diver Saturday and was pronounced dead at a hospital. Deputies from the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the 400 block of Halcyon Place in Bethel Island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta around 4:30 p.m. Saturday in response to a report of a missing child. Deputies searched for the boy, who was believed to have fallen into the water. Sheriff's office marine patrol deputies also searched, and a diver from the fire district entered the water near the docks to search for him. The diver found the boy around 5:10 p.m. Rescuers immediately attempted life-saving measures and the child was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Travis Credit Union adds branch in Antioch
Travis Credit Union announced Tuesday the opening of a new branch in Antioch, with the city declaring at a ribbon cutting it was “Travis Credit Union Day” for the Vacaville-based financial institution. The branch, located at 3500 Hillcrest Ave., represents a significant milestone for the credit union as...
How Viral Librarian Mychal Threets Found His Joy
Amid record-high attempts to ban books and a harsh reality of reduced funding and staffing, libraries have a great publicist. Meet Mychal Threets, 34, a librarian in Fairfield, Calif., who has amassed roughly 2 million followers across social platforms with his videos promoting the local institution as a friendly, underrated neighborhood hangout.
Three women charged after children found in U-Haul during I-80 traffic stop
KEARNEY — Three women have been charged after children were discovered in the back of a U-Haul during a traffic stop on Interstate 80 at the Odessa exit on Friday, May 10. Soulona Schultz, 29, no address, is charged with three counts of committing intentional child abuse – no injury, a Class 3A felony.
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