Two people were killed after getting out their cars following a chain-reaction crash Friday night in Hercules.
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District is studying a possible merger with Rodeo-Hercules Fire and/or East Contra Costa Fire.
"This funding will help paint a clearer picture of our biggest traffic safety issues."
Although most kids are not going trick or treating for Halloween because of COVID-19, parents can still take inventory of the neighborhood.
Chase ends in fatal jump, senior goes missing for 24+ hours, $409K drug device, PPP fraud & more police & fire news this week from the area.
The Rodeo-Hercules Fire District said the real hero, though, was the victim's life vest.
The vehicle was reported stolen just hours earlier by its owner in Martinez.
Arrest in case of elderly man pushed to pavement, 13 school bomb threats, kiddie-cars swiped & other police and fire stories from the area.
No injuries were reported.
A fundraising effort is underway to help relatives caring for the husband and wife's three children.
The closure became effective Monday.
A Washington state man is facing federal criminal charges following an investigation by the FBI and the Pinole Police Department.
The young woman was a passenger in a Jeep that went off eastbound state Highway 4 and struck a tree.
The California Fire was burning east of Interstate Highway 80, between state Highway 4 and Cummings Parkway.
A man's decomposed body was found at an apartment building.
Police say the men had stolen items from vehicles and mailboxes when arrested.
Remembering a slain courthouse guard; police officer shot; accused mail thieves arrested; and a $10,000 reward offered for information.
The FBI identified a 43-year-old Pinole man as the federal agent fatally shot outside an Oakland courthouse late Friday.
A family was displaced by a house fire; a deadly freeway crash; plus good news from local police and fire departments.
Police say a bullet went through a window and hit a wall near a closet.
A 90-year-old woman was killed in her bedroom; car plunges off cliff; and 3 people were punched at a grocery store in unprovoked attacks.
The DOJ Northern California District awarded $7 million in grants through the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program.
Investigators say the woman was found in a bedroom with traumatic injuries.
The victim was identified as Olajawon Walker, 24 of San Pablo.
Police identified the 24-year-old man fatally shot by police in Contra Costa County after possibly kidnapping a woman and leading a chase.
No prisoners have contracted coronavirus, and the one staff member who had it has recovered.
The crash happened on State Highway 24. The driver and all three passengers were injured.
Hercules police arrested a 23-year-old man accused of prowling around several homes before entering one and sitting on a woman's bed.
A Mormon missionary arrested in child porn probe; a man's body found in Alameda; 3-alarm fire at sugar factory; and deadly crashes.
The firefighting effort delayed Capitol Corridor trains between Richmond and Martinez by about 45 minutes.
A child in a crosswalk was killed by a hit-and-run driver; a woman and baby were taken to a hospital following a shooting.
They will be deployed at the district's 26 fire stations, including in El Sobrante and San Pablo.
The SUV driver accused of fatally striking a 4-year-old boy in Richmond has been arrested, police said.
Richmond police are searching for an SUV driver accused of fatally hitting a 4-year-old boy who was walking with his parents.
A police chase ended in an officer-involved shooting in another city; a felon is charged with four bank robberies, and a car is shot.
Amazon Prime customers targeted by email phishing scam; grab-and-go thieves steal $300,000 from mall; 2 bank robberies; cold case homicide.
The accused man is 59-year-old Bryan Richardson who, police say, may be responsible for similar crimes throughout the Bay Area.
An overnight standoff in Tara Hills ended when a SWAT team went into the home of Jimmey Parrish.
A pickup hits a home; a pedestrian on a sidewalk is killed by a hit-and-run driver; catalytic converter thefts spike.
The scene unfolded Tuesday morning in the unincorporated community of Tara Hills.