Richmond News

Police believe a Thursday night armed carjacking of a woman near Hilltop Green Park is connected to three similar crimes that occurred in the same area in previous days.

Portola Middle School's principal and assistant principal returned to work Friday after being put on paid administrative as authorities investigated the alleged rape of a seventh-grade girl on the El Cerrito campus last week.

Police are investigating whether a carjacking in Richmond on Thursday night could be connected to three other carjackings and attempted carjackings in the area this week.

Richmond's voter-approved manufacturers fee has been ruled unconstitutional, meaning city coffers will not get a hoped-for annual infusion of at least $16 million.

A state Assemblyman wants make it a crime for witnesses not to report violent attacks to authorities.

The annual holiday train layout at the Golden State Model Railroad Museum is running and open to the public from noon to 5 p.m. each weekend in December.

In response to the October rape of a 16-year-old girl at Richmond High School, a state assemblyman from Santa Barbara today announced new legislation that would hold witnesses accountable for not reporting violent crimes.

Police are searching for a gunman who shot a man in the city's Southern District Monday morning, Richmond police Sgt.

Richmond police are asking for the public's help in finding two missing juveniles who ran away together on Friday, Sgt.

About 30 police officers and sheriff's deputies responded to Pinole Valley High School Tuesday morning to control a fight that broke out in the school's cafeteria.

Teachers in the West Contra Costa Unified School District have approved a tentative three-year contract agreement, bringing to a close 18 months of negotiations, the union that represents the teachers said late Monday.

A 14-year-old boy is under arrest, accused of raping a 12-year-old girl in a stairwell at an East Bay middle school.

The 62nd annual Charles R. Reid Memorial Christmas Party, a free event for kids 2 to 12 with parents, will be at the Richmond PAL Community Center, 2200 Macdonald Ave., from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

The principal and assistant principal at Portola Middle School in El Cerrito have been placed on administrative leave while the school district investigates the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in a stairwell on campus Thursday.

RICHMOND, Calif. a " Authorities say an early morning car fire in Contra Costa County appears to be unrelated to the torchings of more than two-dozen vehicles across the area since late October.Richmond police say that a Toyota Camry filled with the owner's personal belongings was found on fire around 3:30 a.m. Monday.The owner says she was in the ...

During World War II, Rosie the Riveter became a cultural icon as countless women went to work in America's factories to support the war effort.

Vernon Williams was carefully peeling an orange during a break from work one afternoon at the North Richmond Young Adult Employment Center when Andrenae Powell walked into his office.

A workday to remove invasive plants from the Meeker Slough area will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday.

De Anza High School in Richmond opened for business as usual Friday, the day after a huge brawl on campus ended with 11 student arrests but no serious injuries.

Paramedics flew a 51-year-old woman to a regional trauma center Thursday after police say a robber shot her on a bus in San Pablo.