Oakland: Update: Fatal Crash Caused by Driver Who Allegedly Ran Red Light
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:06:18 GMT

A 43-year-old man was killed and a 27-year-old woman injured when an alleged drunken driver ran a red light and broadsided a car Saturday evening near Oakland International Airport, police said today.

Jurors hear two versions of fatal shooting
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:55:29 GMT

Opening statements Tuesday launched the trial of a 22-year-old Richmond man charged with killing the twin of a man who helped send his brother to prison.

3rd Arrest In Richmond Church Shooting
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:45:13 GMT

Police have arrested a third suspect in a Valentine's Day shooting inside a Richmond church that injured two brothers, police Sgt.

Fire investigators respond to morning truck fire near Richmond-El Sobrante border
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:54:14 GMT

A pickup truck caught fire this morning, and fire investigators have been called to examine the blaze because of some suspicious elements, the Richmond Fire Department said.

Coroner's inquest in police shooting of Richmond teen leaves family with more questions
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:32:22 GMT

Relatives of an unarmed 16-year-old carjacking suspect who was shot and killed by San Pablo police in the fall say they want better answers after a coroner's inquest Monday.

El Cerrito woman's scholarship program gives financial, emotional boost to girls at Richmond school
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:06:30 GMT

Jan Schilling looks back on the birth of her scholarship program and says everything "just fit together." As a young woman in the early 1960s, Schilling spent two years volunteering with the Peace Corps in the African country Ivory Coast.

Five truckloads of stolen S.F. finery found; two burglary suspects...
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:02:07 GMT

Two San Francisco residents have been arrested in connection with a series of residential and commercial burglaries in the city in the past several months, and five truckloads of stolen items have been recovered, police said.

Racism lawsuit, DVD open old wounds in Richmond Police Department
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:50:57 GMT

Even today, some honest people in Richmond would sooner spit at a police officer than dial 911.

Oakland and Richmond receive state grants to fight gang violence
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:38:34 GMT

The cities of Oakland and Richmond will each receive $382,639 in grant money from the state to help reduce gang violence under Gov.

Debate over Point Molate hotel-casino proposal intensifies
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:12:35 GMT

The battle over a proposed $1.2 billion hotel-casino resort on a stretch of Richmond's waterfront is heating up as the project inches closer to a vote.

Richmond condo fire displaces six
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:50:47 GMT

A fireplace fire got out of hand Wednesday evening and grew into a two-alarm blaze that displaced six people, the Richmond Fire Department said.

Tasty benefit for Richmond Library
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:39:53 GMT

Sample the best in local cookies, chocolates and cheeses at Sweet & Savory Tastings: A Library Fundraiser, taking place from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Bermuda Room in the Richmond Memorial Auditorium, 403 Civic Center Plaza.

Killed by train, tissue-donor girl saves lives
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:26:18 GMT

Marlene Aguirre, 17, was hit and killed by a train in Richmond on Friday. 17:52 PST RICHMOND -- Only a few weeks ago, 17-year-old Marlene Aguirre of San Pablo told her mother that she was interested in being a tissue donor if she died.

Coroner's Inquest Underway in Richmond Police Shooting
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:30:57 GMT

A coroner's inquest into the fatal officer-involved shooting of 16-year-old Richmond resident Leonard Bradley began in Martinez is now underway.

Calif. lawmakers weigh forcing witnesses to report
Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:23:27 GMT

As many as 20 people stood by and watched for nearly two hours, Richmond police say, as others gang-raped a 16-year-old girl outside a high school homecoming dance in the tough San Francisco Bay area community last fall.

Richmond's chamber and mayor square off about her job performance
Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:52:15 GMT

The "If you sue me, I'll sue you!" tiff between Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and the city's Chamber of Commerce looks like the unofficial start of the brewing fight for control of the city's top post.

Richmond deal with Indian tribe seeking casino in North Richmond is legal, court rules
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:24:46 GMT

A 20-year agreement worth $335 million between Richmond and a tribe proposing a Las Vegas-style casino near the city limits is valid, a state court has ruled.

Appeals court reinstates Richmond casino deal
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:07:11 GMT

A state appeals court has reinstated an agreement between the city of Richmond and an Indian tribe seeking to build a casino on San Pablo Bay.

Richmond police make arrest in church shooting
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:27:08 GMT

Richmond police detectives have arrested a 15-year-old in connection with last weekend's shooting inside New Gethsemane Church of God in Christ.

Richmond city leaders work on contingency plan amid talk of Chevron downsizing
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:24:57 GMT

What would happen if Chevron closes or downsizes operations at its Richmond refinery? It's unclear if that would happen, but the prospect of losing the city's largest employer and taxpayer is spurring city officials to start developing a contingency plan just in case.