The Contra Costa County Coroner’s Office identified the individual who was fatally shot by Richmond police on Feb. 4, 2025 as 51-year-old Jose Mendez Rios.  Rios, described as a transient […] ...

The City of Hercules and three police officers are facing a lawsuit claiming the officers used excessive force, including a Taser, on a man who was unable to respond to […] ...

The West Contra Costa Public Education Fund (Ed Fund) is now accepting applications for its 2025 scholarship program from ...

Richmond Swims is once again holding its popular, low-cost, beginning swim lessons for adults at the Richmond Plunge, from ...

Richmond-based NIAD Art Center will hold its annual gala, now called Artful, at Minnesota Street Project in San Francisco on ...

By Kathy Chouteau Around three decades ago in the Iron Triangle, a young boy accompanied his grandparents to “la-la” events ...

Anna M. Roth, Contra Costa Health CEO and health director, is departing her role with the County to serve as president and ...

The City of Pinole learned Tuesday that Safeway will close its store at Appian 80 on April 4. The impending closure has the ...

A dog was injured in a shooting at a homeless encampment in Richmond early Monday, but thankfully a veterinary clinic in ...

A student from Richmond is among 571 high school seniors in the nation to be named semifinalists for the Cooke College ...

Overall crime on BART in 2024 was down by 17 percent from the previous year, with an 11 percent drop in violent crime during ...

By Kathy Chouteau Did you know that Richmond plays home to one of the most significant Eames collections in the world? The ...