Kensington News

A man sitting in his car with a woman at a popular lookout on Grizzly Peak Boulevard was pistol-whipped and robbed on Saturday, authorities said.

A whistle-blower releases details of top secret government operations to the press and unleashes a national debate on whether he is a hero or guilty of treason.

With the school year quickly coming to an end, the staff at Kensington Elementary School will be saying good-bye to two of their finest.

A 65-year-old who said both George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin were at fault in Martin's fatal shooting was among four potential jurors interviewed by attorneys during the first day of Zimmerman's trial on... The court-martial of a U.S. Army private who gave troves of classified material to the website WikiLeaks is building toward testimony about ... (more)

A rare piece of local history has arrived at City Hall in the form of a gift from a descendant of Francisco Castro, whose family received the land that is now El Cerrito, Richmond, San Pablo and Kensington in a grant from the governor of Alta California in 1834.

A rare piece of local history has arrived at City Hall in the form of a gift from a descendant of Francisco Castro, whose family received the land that is now El Cerrito, Richmond, San Pablo and Kensington in a grant from the governor of Alta California in 1834.

Voters Tuesday were deciding the fate of a tax hike measure to tackle the city's financial crisis in the lone election in Contra Costa County.

Police arrested three men they say went door-to-door posing as service workers and tried to burglarize the houses of residents who were not home.

All the drama and politics that have often characterized the sprawling West Contra Costa school district seem to have come together in the tortuous 10-year effort to rebuild El Cerrito's Portola Middle School.

Voters in the East Bay will once again have a chance to elect an out person to the state Assembly when they head to the polls in 2014.

There's no doubt that a great teacher can have a major impact on the outcome of their students' lives.

Leroy's Kitchen + Lounge , a Coronado eatery specializing in eclectic and seasonal cuisine, announces the hiring of JC Colon as executive chef .

Officials say a no-vote on a June 4 utility tax hike measure could force them to disband the police department and contract with the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office for a scaled-down police force.