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Richmond elderly man attacked on 77th birthday by package thief
RICHMOND, Calif. - A Richmond man ended up in the hospital on his 77th birthday after confronting a suspected package thief in his neighborhood. Roger Helbig returned home from the hospital Thursday and told KTVU he was "more angry at myself for having been stupid enough to have confronted this guy."
Richmond elementary school temporarily closes after "environmental hazards" found
West Contra Costa Unified School District Superintendent Kenneth Hurst announced the temporary closure of Stege Elementary School in a letter to families Tuesday after environmental hazards were found on the campus. “During the summer repair work, we encountered environmental hazards. In response, WCCUSD will relocate the Stege community for the...
Thieves target mail truck parked in Berkeley
Thieves broke into a mail truck parked in Berkeley last week, stealing mail while the carrier was busy making deliveries, authorities report. The incident happened the same week a masked individual robbed a Berkeley postal worker on her route, taking all of her postal keys via threats of a gun.
Former Cy Young winner to make Orioles debut vs. Dodgers
Robbie Ray is officially back from the injured list. San Francisco reinstated the southpaw from the 60-day IL to take the ball against the Dodgers. The Giants also added recent waiver claim Derek Hill to their active roster. San Francisco optioned Luis Matos and Randy Rodriguez to Triple-A Sacramento in corresponding moves. To open a spot on the 40-man roster for Ray, the Giants moved Keaton Winn to the 60-day IL.
Man wins $1 million while running errands in Whittier
Running routine errands turned out to be a life-changing experience for a man who bought a California Lottery Scratchers ticket in Whittier recently. Saul Montero stopped by Prime Liquor Mart while taking care of personal business one afternoon and became an instant millionaire when he purchased a Multiplier Craze Scratchers game. “Montero uncovered the top […]
Couple expecting baby die after being swept out to sea by wave while taking photo on coastal rocks
Pedro David Guadarrama Ceron, 30, of San Jose, and Emma Nelly Diazleal Lopez, 33, of San Jose, had stopped to take a picture on the coast on West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz on July 16 when they were hit by the wave at around 6:18 p.m
Player stomped on Elk Grove teen's head during basketball game, family says
ELK GROVE – An Elk Grove family wants justice after their teen was stomped on the head in a youth basketball game in Alameda.Video from the game between Tumakbo United, a youth organization of Filipinos, and a non-profit Bay Area basketball team Payton's Place, shows the moments leading up to and during the head stomping. In the video, you can see the two teens from different teams scuffling for an inbound ball, ending with a player from Payton's Place appearing to stomp on 13-year-old Seth Guingab's head.Seth's father, Roderick Guingab, shared a photo of his son, Seth, with CBS 13...
UPD: Sonoma County man arrested after thefts, assaults at Ukiah businesses
A Sonoma County man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly assaulting employees while stealing items from at least two Ukiah businesses, the Ukiah Police Department reported. According to the UPD, officers responded to a restaurant in the 200 block of South Orchard Avenue when an employee (identified only as a 38-year-old Ukiah man) reported being assaulted by a man who ate there without paying for his food.
How is the $27.6 billion state budget shortfall affecting local school district budgets?
After the state revealed a $27.6 billion budget shortfall and a projected deficit of $28.4 billion next year, school districts across the state — and the Coachella Valley — are tightening its belts. These new challenges come as school districts are already grappling with several fiscal challenges such as inflation, the expiration...
California Recommends AT&T, Frontier, Six Others for $143M in Broadband Grants
The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has recommended a total of $143.3 million in grants to go toward broadband deployments to locations in the state that currently lack high-speed broadband service. AT&T was recommended for two grants totaling $18.1 million and Frontier was recommended for three grants totaling $22.9 million....
Newsom set an ambitious goal to launch 500,000 Californians into new careers. Many are firefighters
In his 2018 campaign, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would create 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office. So far, the state has registered more than 180,000 new apprenticeships. Many of them are firefighters.
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