Bay Point News

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.

A sheriff's helicopter used thermal imaging to find a car theft suspect who led police on a chase from Bay Point to Antioch that ended when he crashed into a light pole, the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office said.

Police arrested a Concord woman, 52, at 8:25 a.m. in the 2400 block of Willow Pass Road on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Contra Costa Sheriff's deputies are searching for a man who robbed a gas station convenience store Tuesday evening.

'Sound of Music' adds show Friday: "The Sound of Music" has added another show to its schedule at the El Campanil Theatre.

THE CITY of Pittsburg is currently working on an exciting project for the local Pittsburg BART station.

The library of the future is a large, blue machine with a bright touch-screen and a humming, automated opening that can spit out a variety of books at any hour of the day.

What is 16 feet wide at its base, 11 feet wide at the top, 235 feet high and represents a significant part of Concord history? The answer: the Cowell stack.

STANDOFF ENDS PEACEFULLY: An armed man threatening to kill himself surrendered peacefully after an hourlong standoff Monday evening during which he asked officers to shoot him, police said.

Gus Kramer, Contra Costa assessor, owns this small stretch of property between the two homes on Green Street in Martinez, Calif., photographed on Tuesday, Feb.

A man suspected of robbing a Concord bank Friday was arrested a short time later in Pittsburg.

If you live in the East Bay in California, in cities like Antioch, Pittsburg or Brentwood, you have heard plenty of talk about BART planning to build another station for these commuters with the longest trek to the city.

An unidentified man died today after his car collided head-on with a semitrailer truck in Dallas County, according to the Iowa State Patrol.

A man was shot in the leg in Concord early Monday morning after he allegedly attempted to intervene in a domestic dispute, police said.

At 82 years old, Elaine Davies relies on in-home health care and other state-sponsored services, but not for herself.

For Bay Point and Pittsburg residents 65 and older. The Hampton Inn, 1201 California Ave., Pittsburg.

Religion knows no language, but it's easier for people to practice when they understand and feel what's happening.

A standoff on the 1900 block of Morro Drive ended with the Pittsburg Police SWAT Team finding the body of a 33-year-old Bay Point man early Tuesday morning.

Defense attorneys for two Pittsburg men on trial in the killing of PC World magazine editor Rex Farrance made statements Monday that pinned guilt on an upcoming witness already convicted in the case.

Two East County men will go on trial today on charges they killed PC World magazine editor Rex Farrance during a home invasion robbery at Farrance's Pittsburg home in 2007.