Richmond News

In contrast with some common perceptions regarding 2009 influenza A infections, an examination of cases in California indicates that hospitalization and death can occur at all ages, and about 30 percent of hospitalized cases have been severe enough to require treatment in an intensive care unit, according to a study in the November 4 issue of JAMA.

On Oct. 31, Orlando Ramos was in Richmond, comforting community members he met when he was principal of the high school there, the same campus that's now notorious for the Oct.

Father Killed, Son Injured In Richmond Shooting A North Richmond man is dead and his adult son seriously injured after the pair were shot in front of a home early Saturday morning, according to the Contra Costa County sheriff's office.

AFTER THE Oct. 24 gang rape of a 15-year-old on the Richmond High School campus, the city of Richmond must now go through the challenging process of healing.

Contra Costa County could lose $50 million in tax revenue if a property tax appeals board lowers the assessment of Chevron's Richmond refinery by the same percentage it did in an appeal that must wrap up soon.

THE PEOPLE who addressed the Contra Costa County supervisors Tuesday came armed with hard-edge opinions on building an Indian casino-resort on the Richmond waterfront.

Three months after he begged a judge to let him plead guilty to a double homicide at the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge toll plaza, the suspect pleaded not guilty today.

Arson investigators are asking for the public's help in finding the person or people responsible for setting 12 vehicles on fire in Richmond and El Sobrante early Wednesday morning.

Lights have been installed on Richmond High School's campus in an effort to increase safety after the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl at the school's homecoming dance on Oct.

The 15-year-old victim of a gang rape outside Richmond High School's homecoming dance last month issued her first public statement Tuesday, which was read at a rally and vigil on the campus this afternoon.

Associated Press A November 5, 2009 A RICHMOND, Calif. -- Police have released a 911 recording in which a young woman reports seeing a drunken, naked girl whom officers later said had been gang-raped on a high school campus.

Contra Costa County fire investigators search inside a car set on fire overnight on May Road in El Sobrante, Calif.

The gang rape of a teenage girl outside a Richmond High School dance last month has become a national outrage, as well it should - raising questions about the culpability of bystanders who watched and did nothing for more than two hours.

Police in Richmond admit that not all teenagers or adults would do what 18-year-old Margarita Vargas did on the night of October 24th.

The Richmond rape continues to spark debate and comment, even as the legal process, and the girl's recovery continue.

RICHMOND a ' The Contra Costa County district attorney is charging a seventh suspect in connection with the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside the Richmond High School homecoming dance.

Reverend Andre Shumake listens as Pastor James Williams speaks during a rally by members of the faith community at Richmond High School in Richmond, Calif., Monday, Nov.

Tammerlin Drummond [ Email her ] has a column in the Contra Costa Times, in which she admits that the victim in the Richmond,CA gang rape is white , and then asks " What's race got to do with it? " [November 1, 2009] Race has everything to do with it, in cases like this.

Authorities are investigating a series of fires that burned ten cars in the Richmond and El Sobrante areas.

At a antiviolence vigil and rally outside Richmond High School on Tuesday, November 3, a statement from the 15-year-old gang rape victim was read by DeAna Schlau of Community Violence Solutions: "Violence is always the wrong choice.