A wrong-way crash killed four people in one vehicle and the driver in another on Highway 4 Thursday.
The second-alarm fire broke out around 5:45 p.m. Thursday on Euclid Avenue.
Officials said Adan Contreras Rivas went by Gutierrez Tree Services, New View Tree Care and other names, and may have more Bay Area victims.
Electricity was shut off to the area and Grant Street was expected to remain closed at Frederick Street for several hours, police said.
Former Pittsburg PD Officer Armando Montalvo is accused of illegal assault weapon sales and possession.
The robberies were reported on Sept. 16 and 19, in the parking lot of a Bank of America branch at 6261 Lone Tree Way in Brentwood.
A resident of rural Plymouth discovered the partial remains of Alexis Gabe on Thursday, authorities said.
Eastbound Treat Boulevard was shut down for more than three hours Tuesday night as the fatal collision was investigated.
"We want everyone to be as safe as possible, especially when they are on the road."
Mykaella Sharlman's badly burned body was found Oct. 17 on the Mokelumne bike/pedestrian trail near Gentrytown Drive.
Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries after a gang-related drive-by shooting in Concord, police said.
The blaze at Imperial Seafood Restaurant was reported around 4 a.m. Friday.
Antioch police are seeking the public's assistance to identify the woman.
Firefighters responded when a resident called to report a small fire on a paved city trail, police said.
A 17-year-old Concord resident has been arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide in connection with a shooting, Walnut Creek police said.
UPDATED: The mall was evacuated and closed to the public for more than two hours Wednesday when security reported a man with a possible gun.
Officers were at Ygnacio Valley High School on Tuesday because of rumors of a school shooting threat, Concord police said.
Police said drivers should be extra careful and anticipate more foot and bike traffic on Walk and Roll to School Day.
Witnesses are sought as police investigate two shootings reported within a 24-hour period.
The collision involved an SUV and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, the California Highway Patrol said.
The fatal crash happened at the Grant Street onramp to state Highway 242.
Concord resident Nicholas Brandon Moseby, a biology teacher and cheer coach, was arrested on suspicion of committing lewd acts on minors.
Hoffmeister pleaded no contest to the DUI she was arrested for in May in Clayton.
Detectives were working to identify the suspect and determine a possible motive.
Gerardo Ramirez-Vera and Jorge Garcia-Escamillia escaped Sunday from Marsh Creek Detention Facility; Garcia-Escamillia remains missing.
Five elementary schools and a charter school were vandalized in the West Contra Costa County Unified School District over the summer.
Officers contacted 314 vehicles in a Concord DUI checkpoint Friday night.
"We are looking for impaired drivers because driving under the influence is dangerous and puts others on the road at risk."
The driver left the roadway and hit the center divider, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Monument Boulevard was closed for nearly five hours Wednesday as the fatal crash was investigated.
Three cars were involved in the crash early Monday on state Highway 4 near Willow Pass Road.
A juvenile has been arrested on suspicion of shooting and killing a man at a Brentwood gym early Thursday morning, police said Friday.
Fight turns deadly in gym parking lot; registered sex offender accused of trying to lure two girls; former sheriff's volunteer arraigned.
Police detained two people in connection with the shooting outside a 24 Hour Fitness gym.
It is alleged that John Michael King, 54, was found with a cache of 132 illegal guns and assault rifles, some of which he manufactured.
One man in his 20s was pronounced dead at the scene, and the three others brought themselves to hospitals, police said.
The suspect in an incident in Walnut Creek was identified as a 37-year-old Concord man following an extensive investigation, police said.
The leadership changes are part of a reorganization following the annexation of East Contra Costa Fire Protection District.
Authorities have identified a 27-year-old Discovery Bay Woman as a pedestrian who was fatally struck by a suspected DUI driver.