Contra Costa County supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to allocate $21 million in emergency funds to help pay for food ...

Jury finds Nicholas Moseby exploited his position as teacher and cheer coach to commit sex crimes against minors, paving way ...

The lengthy, two-part trial for a former San Ramon Valley teacher and cheer coach finally concluded this week, with jurors ...

A 44-year-old San Quentin prison sergeant is being held on more than $1 million bail, stemming from multiple felony charges ...

A prison sergeant from Martinez was charged with multiple counts of lewd acts involving children, prosecutors said.

William Daniel Eberly, who was previously praised for helping save a teenager injured in a car crash, has pleaded not guilty.

William Eberly, 44, of Martinez, faces eight counts alleging forcible lewd acts with a child and three additional charges.

Linlin Guo, 37, and her mother Beimin Cheng, 71, were found with their throats slashed inside a home in Walnut Creek, ...

Asbestos, lead and mold have festered in the old juvenile hall since its occupants were moved to a new site two decades ago.

There was a time when young people would land in “juvee” for crimes as minor as shoplifting, marijuana use and fights on school grounds. That approach existed even when Tamara Gusman-Taylor, director ...

Richmond protesters joined a national march against police brutality on Wednesday, as a few dozen people took to the streets.