Bay Point News

BART is conducting track maintenance on Saturdays in late-May and June, which may affect your travel on the Pittsburg Bay Point line.

Eating French bread and cheese, Scott and Sharon Shumway sat in their lawn chairs halfway up Mount Diablo, soaking in a view rivaling cycling enthusiasts Shangri La -- the French Alps.

East Contra Costa's bus line is considering increasing its fares for some of its longer bus routes with limited stop, along with cutting and changing several others that have a limited number of riders.

The man was identified by his father as Charles Burns , 21. Police said Burns was a passenger in a truck and that two officers shot and killed him after he ran from the truck moments after its driver had rammed a police car.

On Friday, 05/10/13 at approximately 9:00PM, Concord Police officers were in the 2700 block of Barcelona Circle in Antioch conducting a surveillance on a residence.

The long-running saga of what to do about Ambrose Park, which has fallen into disrepair over the years, took another turn Thursday night when park district board members approved the sale of a different district property for $800,000. Late last year, plans to demolish the park's existing lap pool and replace it with a children's pool fell through ... (more)

Under the proposal approved by commissioners, the average residential monthly bill for Golden State Water Co.

The Mt. Diablo school board approved an agreement with its new interim general counsel Jayne Williams Monday night but made no announcement related to the search for a superintendent.

A mobile farmers market will soon start selling fresh fruits and vegetables at two schools in Pittsburg and one in Bay Point as part of a countywide effort to get healthier foods to residents who don't live near large supermarkets.

A mobile farmers market will soon start selling fresh fruits and vegetables at two schools in Pittsburg and one in Bay Point as part of a countywide effort to get healthier foods to residents who don't live near large supermarkets.

In 2017, commuters will be able to board a clean, diesel-fueled train at the eBART station at Highway 4 and Hillcrest Avenue in Antioch.

Two suspects who led police on a brief chase through Clayton and Antioch before trying to escape at a hospital were arrested Tuesday afternoon.

The daily parking fee will increase to $1.50 on June 3, 2013 at the following stations: Pittsburg/Bay Point, Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Orinda and Rockridge.

Move over McGruff. The people have spoken and the Pittsburg Police Department has a new mascot: a German shepherd.

A man suspected of leading a police pursuit, crashing into an SUV and then carjacking another vehicle -- events that forced the brief lockdown of Concord High School on Tuesday afternoon -- has been arrested, police said.

Although enrollment is declining in most Mt. Diablo district schools, Delta View Elementary in Pittsburg has seen its enrollment skyrocket as new residential developments pop up around it.