First West Nile Virus-Infected Bird of 2025 Found in Contra Costa County
CONCORD, CALIFORNIA – The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District (District) confirms a California scrub jay from San Ramon is the first bird to test positive for West Nile virus (WNV) in Contra Costa County this year. The bird was reported to the California WNV Call Center and...
5 critical flood zones in Northern California under alert
Northern California residents living near the coast are preparing for potential flooding as the National Weather Service issued an advisory affecting multiple Bay Area communities Monday evening. The alert, which remains active until midnight Tuesday, warns of minor flooding conditions that could impact daily...
Murder suspect in Oakland parole agent killing was free on plea deal earlier in...
Earlier this year, Bryan Keith Hall was released on parole for a 2022 stabbing. Last week, police say he shot and killed parole agent Joshua Byrd in Oakland. Now there's finger-pointing by district attorneys over why he wasn't already in prison.
Powerball ticket sold at Bay Area smoke shop wins $677,821
No grand prize winner emerged, pushing the next jackpot to $325 million.
‘American Nightmare,’ Folsom Lake rapist gets another sentence
The man whose decade-spanning string of violent crimes shocked Northern California and became the subject of the Netflix documentary American Nightmare has received yet another life sentence—this time in Contra Costa County for a previously unreported 2015 kidnapping. The latest development adds to a mounting list of...
Bay Area’s first Hello Kitty Cafe has arrived. Here’s what to try
The new Hello Kitty Cafe is already attracting fans with themed treats, drinks and afternoon tea.
Team of Bay Area burglars arrested, numerous guns seized: PD
A “crew” of burglars allegedly responsible for more than 50 burglaries in the greater Bay Area were arrested on July 17, the Benicia Police Department announced on Monday.
Oakland couple’s Vegas vacation ruined by hotel ceiling leak. Here’s how 7 On Your...
"I just see this massive waterfall coming into our room," said Waters. "It smelled like fecal matter." While the couple understands that 'stuff' happens at hotels, they say the Golden Nugget's response was unacceptable.
Oakland adds bollards at MacArthur Boulevard intersection — and sideshows abate
The city had added hardened medians to the 82nd Street intersection in Eastmont three years ago. Left turns were safer, but the sideshows continued. What came next may be the sideshow solution that many in Oakland have been waiting for. According to residents who use the 82nd Avenue and MacArthur...
Court filings provide new details in California parole officer’s shooting death in Oakland
Bryan Hall, 48, was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Agent Joshua Byrd in Oakland. Newly released court filings provided additional details of the moments before the shooting.
