Man sentenced for murdering Richmond woman in front of her children
(KRON) — On Friday, a Contra Costa County judge sentenced a man to spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering his ex-girlfriend in front of her two children. The victim, 30-year-old Rashanda Franklin, was attempting to drop off her young sons at school in a church parking lot on the morning of […]
Pedestrian hit, killed on East Bay freeway
(KRON) — A pedestrian died after they were hit by multiple vehicles on Interstate 580 in Pleasanton Thursday. The person was hit on the eastbound side of I-580, east of Foothill Road at about 8:58 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The pedestrian was declared dead at the scene. “Preliminary...
One Dead as Pedestrian Struck by Multiple Cars in Pleasanton on Thursday Evening
Pleasanton, CA — The California Highway Patrol’s Dublin Area office is asking the public for help after a fatal crash on eastbound I-580 just east of Foothill Road on Thursday night, October 9, 2025. According to CHP Dublin, calls began coming in to the Golden Gate Communications Center...
Waiting List Open for Seven Studio Apartments at Park Alameda
Applicants with income between 35-50% AMI welcome to apply. The Housing Authority of the City of Alameda has now announced that seven studio apartments at Park Alameda are now available, and a waiting list for one- or two-person households to apply is now open. Park Alameda, located at 2428 Central Avenue, features a...
San Francisco woman charges parents $30,000 to name their babies
Taylor A. Humphrey's services range from personalized baby name recommendations to a genealogical investigation that tracks down old family names
‘One-stop shop’ for homeless health care opens in Berkeley
Berkeley celebrated the opening this week of a new clinic for unhoused individuals seeking primary care as well as therapy, addiction help and other critical services. State and local officials, along with clinic staff and supporters, attended the ribbon-cutting Wednesday at the Berkeley Trust Health Center, marking...
Contra Costa County DA Becton recall effort is dead — at least for now
The recall campaign against Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton has dropped the effort after it faced setbacks.
Contra Costa County man honored for saving girl from burning car on Highway 4
A Contra Costa County man has been awarded the Carnegie Medal for Heroism after saving a little girl from a burning car in 2024. On May 2024, Troy White was driving his daughter from soccer practice on Highway 4 when he saw the scene of a car crash. A woman had managed to get out of the car, but her 3-year-old...
Lemonade chain permanently closes its final Bay Area restaurant at SF mall
The chain opened its first Bay Area stores in 2016.
CHP arrests man suspected of a shooting on Highway 24
Contra Costa County CHP officers found the suspect’s vehicle crashed in the center divide of Interstate 680 near Olympic Boulevard in Walnut Creek.
