Pittsburg News

The first of the Antioch free Saturday Summer Concert Series kicks off Saturday with country singer Shawna Lynn performing from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Antioch Rivertown District in Waldie Plaza .

Selene Gonzalez's closet was her sanctuary, and that is where the 6-year-old hid when a fire broke out in her family's Pittsburg apartment.

MAN shot to death: A man was killed early Sunday morning as he sat in a parked vehicle in a residential neighborhood and someone shot him several times, Pittsburg police reported.

Pittsburg's mecca will be staying put. On Monday, Pittsburg leaders agreed to dish out about $2.34 million in redevelopment money to the landmark New Mecca Cafe for a planned expansion of the eatery.

When Adam Bella's "bulletproof plan" to rob a marijuana dealer in the parking lot of a Concord supermarket last year went "horribly awry," Bella and the reputed dealer's brother were fatally shot and the lives of five more men were altered forever, a prosecutor told jurors Monday at the start of a Pittsburg man's double murder trial.

Pittsburg residents will get their last chance to weigh in on the environmental impacts relating to a plan to add a transit-oriented development near State Route 4 around a planned eBART station in Pittsburg, Calif., on Wednesday July 1, 2009.

Alex Patz leads his Capoeira class at the Civic Park Community Center in Walnut Creek, Calif.

Do you love seafood? Are you ready for some local fun and tasty food in Pittsburg, California? If so, get ready for the 25th annual Pittsburg Seafood Festival in Pittsburg, California, out near the eastern portion of Contra Costa County.

The city's Starry Nights Concert series continues July 17 with Shawna Lynn and her New Country music at City Park, 790 Second St.

Lowell Richards can remember when lunchtime at the Pittsburg courthouse included lively - and free - games of pinochle among staff members.

Share + Jul 1, 2009 2:32 pm US/Pacific ANTIOCH Investigators are looking for four juveniles believed to have robbed three convenience stores in Antioch and Pittsburg at gunpoint early Wednesday morning, Antioch police said.

Pittsburg police called off a chase Tuesday afternoon of a wanted parolee and person of interest in last week's shooting at the Wal-Mart shopping center parking lot when the suspect began driving against oncoming traffic.

Selene was dead when firefighters found her in a bedroom closet in her family's apartment at 1026 Power Ave.

MONEY GROWS ON VINES: People who think they have a viable idea for improving their communities are invited to apply for one of two $25,000 grants.

Tragedy overnight in a Pittsburg neighborhood. A fire in an apartment building has claimed the life of a six-year-old girl.

Jade House is a tiny little Chinese restaurant in Pittsburg, California. It is located at 2931-L Harbor Street, about a block south of Leland Road.

Railroad Avenue, Pittsburg Old Town Pittsburg is clearly undergoing a transformation, as the city strives to develop the area into a modern downtown while retaining its history.

A police investigator inspect a car with blood on the side in the WalMart parking lot on Loveridge Road in Pittsburg Calif.

The Pittsburg school district is looking to use federal stimulus money to fill holes left by the state's budget crisis.

The Pittsburg, California, Fourth of July fireworks celebration will be held at the Pittsburg Marina on Saturday, July 4, 2009, according to a City of Pittsburg press release .