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BART set to run trains of legacy rail cars one final time Saturday afternoon
BART will run its legacy fleet of rail cars for the last time on Saturday.According to the transit agency, there will be a celebration event at MacArthur station in Oakland that will open to the public starting around noon. There will be a raffle of memorabilia, BART merchandise sales, food trucks, activity tables, and more.The event will be followed by the last runs of the legacy cars along the original stretch of BART tracks connecting MacArthur station in Oakland to the Fremont station. Attendees will need to pay the regular BART fare for their ride.There will be three trains for...
Police shoot, kill Sacramento homicide suspect in West Oakland
Officers shot and killed a homicide suspect from Sacramento in West Oakland Wednesday night, police said.The shooting happened on the 1000 block of 16th Street where Sacramento police officers were conducting a homicide investigation, according to a press statement from Oakland police. Sacramento police notified Oakland police of its investigation and requested assistance in arresting the homicide suspect at a residence, OPD said.Oakland police officers arrived, and as they began securing the area and requesting additional resources, the suspect emerged from the home with a firearm, according to police.Officers opened fire, hitting the suspect. The officers began first aid until medics arrived but the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. No officers were hurt.The officers have been placed on paid administrative leave following department policy. The shooting was being investigated by the Oakland Police Department's homicide unit, internal affairs division, and the city's Community Police Review Agency.The department said to ensure the integrity of the investigation, information about the shooting is limited at this time and additional details would be shared as the investigative process allows and in compliance with the law.
Livermore couple, children identified as Manteca crash victims
LIVERMORE, Calif. - The four victims killed in a fiery wreck in Manteca have been identified as a Livermore couple and two of their children. The San Joaquin County Medical Examiner identified the victims as 40-year-old Liliana Guerrero Mendoza, 44-year-old Arriaga Bonifacio Negrete, 12-year-old Jorge Negrete Guerrero, and 4-month-old David Negrete Guerrero.
FCI Dublin officers scream at women to pack before transfer, others released early
DUBLIN, Calif. - Women incarcerated at the soon-to-be-shuttered FCI Dublin are complaining that they are getting treated very poorly in the rush to pack up and leave the troubled prison. At the same time, attorneys are saying that some of their clients who had a short amount of time left...
East Bay youth baseball nonprofit burglarized, loses up to $20K in goods
Concord's Junior Optimist Baseball League serves kids aged 4-13 and is entirely volunteer-based. Despite the theft, nonprofit's leaders say they're determined not to let it have an impact on the children. Here's how you can help:
Vandals destroy 80 light fixtures in Dublin, police ask for public's help
(KRON) — The Dublin Police Department is investigating several incidents of vandalism that occurred at the end of March in the Sorrento at Dublin Ranch community. A total of 80 light fixtures were damaged throughout the neighborhood, according to authorities. Police are seeking the public's help in identifying the suspects responsible for "severely" damaging the […]
Bomb threats called in to multiple Contra Costa schools found to be without merit
Multiple Bay Area school districts were on high alert Wednesday in response to bomb threats that called for the release of Russian prisoners. In a letter home to families, Erik Faulkner, assistant superintendent of the Liberty Union High School District—which includes high schools in Brentwood and Oakley—reported the threat had been distributed to schools across the state. Locally, at least LUHSD, Brentwood Union School District, Antioch Unified School District, Pittsburg Unified School District, Oakland Unified School District, Mt. Diablo Unified School District, along with districts in Livermore, Berkeley, Pleasanton, Hayward, the San Ramon Valley and San Mateo County alerted families...
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