A drawdown in Bay Area coffee locations appears to be continuing as Peet's Coffee announced plans to close more than two dozen locations by the end of January.
Although two San Francisco locations were able to confirm they were slated...
The photographer asks: "If you could sit with someone, anyone, from the past... who would it be and why?"
A shooting reported just after 1am Monday in the area of Rubens Way and Cypress Road in Oakley early Monday snowballed into a high-speed chase out SR4 and onto Highway 24 that ultimately ended with two arrests in Orinda.
One...
From the Office of the Sheriff:
The county-wide law enforcement involved fatal incident protocol has been invoked for an in-custody death at the Martinez Detention Facility this afternoon.
At about 5:08 PM, a deputy sheriff found an inmate unresponsive in...
... but that's what happened Friday night when a ConFire wagon crew noticed that the driver of a Prius was having some difficulty navigating southbound I680. The Bus paced the Prius at about 20 mph as it made it's...
Martinez, California – A jury was unable to reach a verdict today in the trial of former Richmond Police
officer Eric Smith Jr, accused of beating a man with his taser while attempting to make an arrest.
Smith, 31, was charged...
BART service stopped early Wednesday morning between Concord and Orinda because of what the agency described as a "trackside" power issue for about 90 minutes, forcing hundreds of commuters onto established bus bridges to bypass the affected stations.
Around 5:10...
On January 12, 2026, Ryan Hardy - wanted in connection with a shooting that wounded a young girl Jan. 5 - self-surrendered to the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office.
As a result of the continued investigation, detectives determined that the victim...
On Thursday, January 8, 2026, at about 5:38a.m., Contra Costa Health medical staff at the Martinez Detention Facility responded to a housing module in answer to a report of an inmate inflicting self-harm.
The inmate, Kirk Richardson, 61, of Concord,...
Today, Antioch Police Department detectives identified Ryan Hardy as the suspect in the shooting of an 11-year-old girl on January 5th through a combination of video surveillance, witness statements, and forensic evidence.
Hardy should be considered armed and dangerous. Members...
