Well-Paid Maids Hits Bay Area, Luring Workers and Customers With Living-Wage Model
Well-Paid Maids, a living-wage cleaning company based in Washington DC, recently expanded to the Bay Area, luring job applicants from as far and wide as Modesto and Stockton due to its impressive starting wage of $27 per hour, plus full benefits. As reported by New York blog Westside Rag, Well-Paid...
Young father who drowned at Rio Vista beach has been identified
RIO VISTA, Calif. — An Antioch man has been identified as the drowning victim this week in Rio Vista. The Solano County Sheriff's Office identified him as 23-year-old Nico Cuevas. Cuevas drowned at Sandy Beach County Park in Rio Vista on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Solano County Sheriff's...
Woman killed after ejected from a vehicle in Burson
(FOX40.COM) — A 28-year-old woman was killed after being ejected from her vehicle due to a car accident in Calaveras County on Saturday. • Video above: How to report a public safety threat According to Calaveras Consolidated Fire, firefighters responded to a vehicle that veered off the roadway and rolled over...
San Joaquin County Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for His Role in...
August 17, 2025 – SACRAMENTO, CA – Jagninder Singh Boparai, 49, of Manteca, was sentenced on Thursday. by U.S. District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta to nine years in prison for conspiring to use interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. Image by...
Sutter Creek police cite driver and passenger for drug possession
(FOX40.COM) — The Sutter Creek Police Department conducted a traffic stop for a traffic violation, but instead found substances. • Video above: What do the different “schedules” of drugs mean? According to SCPD, the officer conducted an on-scene investigation and determined that a 50-year-old woman who is from Lodi...
Fatal two-vehicle head-on crash in Discovery Bay
DISCOVERY BAY, CA – On Thursday, August 14, 2025, at approximately 10:19 a.m., officers assigned to the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Contra Costa Area office responded to a two-vehicle head-on crash which occurred on State Route 4 (SR-4) westbound, just east of Discovery Bay Blvd. in the township of Discovery Bay.
Woman dies in Hwy 12 rollover crash in Burson
BURSON, Calif. — A woman died after being ejected during a rollover crash in the town of Burson, in Calaveras County. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 10:22 a.m. along Highway 12, west of Carmel Drive. Police said the driver was going eastbound in a...
Fatal Head-On Collision on State Route 4 in Discovery Bay Under Investigation by CHP
A head-on collision on State Route 4 in Discovery Bay has resulted in the death of one driver and left another with serious injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred yesterday just east of Discovery Bay Boulevard and involved a Toyota Camry and a GMC Sierra. In a public announcement,...
Several livestock dead after fire engulfs outbuildings near Tracy
TRACY, California (KCRA) — Several livestock are dead after a four-alarm vegetation fire spread to several outbuildings near Tracy on Thursday night, according to the South San Joaquin County Fire Authority. One home was also damaged in the blaze. Just before 10 p.m., officials said the fire was contained,...
Olympian Alex Obert Returns to Pacific as General Manager
Olympian Alex Obert Returns to Pacific as General Manager. American Olympian Alex Obert will return to his alma mater Pacific as the men’s water polo team’s general manager. Pacific is the first program to establish a general manager for their water polo team. The new position is becoming...
