El Sobrante News

U.S. Attorney for Northern California Melinda Haag, center, sits down for a meal with members of the El Sobrante Sikh Center, during her visit to the gurdwara, Sunday, Feb.

Vehicle Towed: On January 26, 2012 at 9:36am an Officer located a vehicle with registration expired over six months, in the 1600 block of Sycamore.

Three lanes of westbound I-80 were closed for more than two hours after the driver of a 1989 Ford Aerostar minivan clipped a pickup in the carpool lane west of Carlson Boulevard around 5:45 a.m., the CHP said.

Bay City News The driver of a minivan was killed in an apparent road-rage crash on Interstate Highway 80 early this morning, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said.

Fairfield police arrested an El Sobrante parolee Monday night after a short car chase through the city that ended with the suspect running from the car, which had been reported as stolen, and apprehended by a Fairfield K-9, authorities said.

A Contra Costa County jury ruled Thursday that an El Sobrante man committed suicide after a long police standoff that was sparked by a domestic violence incident last year.

The year's first El Cerrito Historical Society meeting, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday, will review accomplishments in 2011 and discuss what's to come in the next 12 months.