Richmond News

Authorities are responding to a car fire this morning in unincorporated Contra Costa County, close to where 3 vehicle fires were reported over the weekend and at least 10 were reported last week, a California Highway Patrol Officer said.

Three more vehicles have been torched in an area of Contra Costa County that has already seen 11 vehicles go up in flames.

RICHMOND a ' Investigators say there is new evidence they believe will link suspects to the October 24th gang rape at Richmond High School.

Contra Costa Health Services is reminding county residents that an H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccination clinic that had been planned for Saturday has been canceled due to logistical issues.

AUTHORITIES SAY COUPLE INJURED IN STABBING: A husband and wife were stabbed at a Richmond gas station early Sunday, police said.

As many as 200 people turned out for a peace rally and march over the weekend in Richmond, California, two weeks after a high school girl was brutally assaulted outside her school's homecoming dance.

Three vehicle fires were ignited between Saturday night and Sunday in the same El-Sobrante Richmond area where six fires torched 11 vehicles last week.

A 15-year-old girl who was raped, robbed and beaten by multiple attackers outside of her high school homecoming dance was found by police after 18-year-old Margarita Vargas, undaunted by pressure to keep quiet, called 911.

As many as 200 people held a peace march and rally in Richmond, California, two weeks after a 16-year-old girl was gang raped outside her school's homecoming dance.

Authorities are looking for suspects after an early morning shooting in North Richmond that left a 59-year-old man dead and his son wounded.

In contrast with some common perceptions regarding 2009 influenza A infections, an examination of cases in California indicates that hospitalization and death can occur at all ages, and about 30 percent of hospitalized cases have been severe enough to require treatment in an intensive care unit, according to a study in the November 4 issue of JAMA.

On Oct. 31, Orlando Ramos was in Richmond, comforting community members he met when he was principal of the high school there, the same campus that's now notorious for the Oct.

Father Killed, Son Injured In Richmond Shooting A North Richmond man is dead and his adult son seriously injured after the pair were shot in front of a home early Saturday morning, according to the Contra Costa County sheriff's office.

AFTER THE Oct. 24 gang rape of a 15-year-old on the Richmond High School campus, the city of Richmond must now go through the challenging process of healing.

Contra Costa County could lose $50 million in tax revenue if a property tax appeals board lowers the assessment of Chevron's Richmond refinery by the same percentage it did in an appeal that must wrap up soon.

THE PEOPLE who addressed the Contra Costa County supervisors Tuesday came armed with hard-edge opinions on building an Indian casino-resort on the Richmond waterfront.

Three months after he begged a judge to let him plead guilty to a double homicide at the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge toll plaza, the suspect pleaded not guilty today.

Arson investigators are asking for the public's help in finding the person or people responsible for setting 12 vehicles on fire in Richmond and El Sobrante early Wednesday morning.

Lights have been installed on Richmond High School's campus in an effort to increase safety after the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl at the school's homecoming dance on Oct.

The 15-year-old victim of a gang rape outside Richmond High School's homecoming dance last month issued her first public statement Tuesday, which was read at a rally and vigil on the campus this afternoon.