Husband of Vallejo Murder Victim Pleads Not Guilty to Explosives Charges
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:55:07 GMT

Rittenhouse pleaded not guilty to both charges, one a violation of the state penal code for possession of ingredients to make a destructive device and one violation of the state health and safety code involving explosives.

Answers to deadly puzzles sought
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:45:36 GMT

Five-year-old Wynter Prater, center, prays with her sisters and other people outside the Glen Cove Safeway for safety in Vallejo after the recent deaths in a Bay Area crime spree.

Search for missing Hercules man turns to Bay Point landfill
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:26:15 GMT

The search for missing Hercules man Frederick Sales -- the only person linked to a killing spree who has not been been confirmed dead -- has turned to a landfill, where Hercules police will lead a search for him today, police said.

Vallejo death probe 'wide open'
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:18:40 GMT

Police apparently uncovered the grisly remains of two missing Vallejo women as well as explosive materials only hours after officers killed a Hercules man after he allegedly brandished a large cleaver at them.

Two bodies found in Vallejo after slaying suspect is shot dead by CHP
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:23:31 GMT

The bodies were found at a home on Upland Court that belongs to Segundina Allen, 63, one of two Vallejo women who have been missing for a week under suspicious circumstances.

Police gun down man wanted in SF Bay area killing
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:59:04 GMT

Authorities say a high-speed police chase ended with the fatal shooting of an armed man suspected in a San Francisco Bay area murder and sought in connection with several missing people.

Hercules police pursue leads in killing of 73 year-old man
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:30:11 GMT

Hercules police say they have leads in the beating death of 73-year-old Ricardo Sales, found dead in his bed Saturday.

Hercules man, 73, found slain in his home
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:41:02 GMT

Ricardo Sales, 73, was found by police at his home on the 1100 block of Crepe Myrtle Drive, in between San Pablo Avenue and Interstate 80, at about 3:15 p.m. Saturday, authorities said.

The Queen of the Road: Towing, busing, merging and sightseeing?
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:32:08 GMT

COMMUTER: I've been close to being hit while merging from two lanes into one in heavy traffic.

Hercules to seek bids on affordable-housing contracts
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:00:40 GMT

Hercules' affordable housing contracts will go out to bid next year, and the "nepotism issue" with the company that currently runs the programs has been resolved, officials say.

Marine Cobra in deadly Coast Guard crash had lights off
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:32:39 GMT

An attack helicopter flying with its lights off and mistakes by Navy air traffic controllers contributed to a fiery mid-air collision that killed seven Coast Guard members and two Marines in military airspace off the coast of San Clemente Island last year, according to two reports released Tuesday.

Hercules city manager top earner of West County department heads
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:04:46 GMT

Hercules' Nelson Oliva was the highest-paid city manager in West Contra Costa last year, earning $278,568, according to salary records furnished by the region's five cities.

Perks for city officials can make salaries difficult to compare
Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:13:50 GMT

Lafayette City Manager Steven Falk earned about $210,000 in 2009. Or maybe it was $310,000. It depends what you count.

Two firefighters join race for Rodeo-Hercules fire district
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:29:50 GMT

In a race riddled with subplots, two firefighters qualified on the last day of an extended filing period to run for the Rodeo-Hercules fire district board.

Two Rodeo Hercules fire board incumbents decline to seek re-election
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:40:18 GMT

Two incumbent Rodeo-Hercules fire district board members embroiled in a legal tussle with a third will not be on the Nov.

Treadway: Did you miss Relay for Life? No need to worry
Sat, 07 Aug 2010 14:19:33 GMT

If you missed the well-attended Relay for Life event in El Cerrito last month, there are more opportunities coming in West County to be part of the annual fundraiser for programs, services and research of the American Cancer Society.

Man jumps from Benicia-Martinez Bridge, dies
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:51:32 GMT

A 32-year-old man leapt to his death Thursday from the Benicia-Martinez Bridge. "I was just backing my truck up and saw the guy splash down in the water," Phillip Lees said.

Looking for rest. near Hercules, CA
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:58:38 GMT

I need to send a thank you to a friend in Hercules, CA and would like to send a restaurant gift certificate .