Bomb squads from Berkeley and Walnut Creek were called in to investigate after a suspicious backpack was found in a Chevron parking lot Tuesday afternoon.
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Skytown Preschool Co-op is hosting its Third Annual SkyJam Family Festival this Saturday, April 27, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets to attend are $5.
The workshop will offer information for how to deal with common household and garden pests utilizing methods that are safe for wildlife, people and the environment.
A refrigerator repairman was injured in the Freon chemical explosion and a store employee had breathing problems, fire officials said.
The Stockton Avenue Art Stroll – a Friday night open-house party by merchants, artists and musicians on upper Stockton Avenue in El Cerrito – is being revived with two strolls planned for this year – May 10 and Sept. 13.
An all-day power outage in the Arlington Avenue area on Wednesday, April 24, will affect only 10 residential customers, who have been notified by mail, according to PG&E.
The bus service planned to raise fares by 15 cents this summer, but AC Transit staff say that could actually cause revenues to drop.
The police blotter also includes a robbery at in the bathroom at El Cerrito High School.
A suspicious caller told a resident he was with the fire department and wanted to inspect the resident's house.
Should the City join Alameda County in banning plastic bags? What about implementing a ban on non-compostable take-out containers?
Berndt spent most of her time as a community volunteer and was involved in several local organizations.
BART police also released surveillance images of a woman who arrived at the Richmond BART Station with the shooter in the March 14 homicide.
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KPD is investigating a possible postal employee who may have been stealing from residences. They offer tips to residents to prevent being targeted by this crime.
The countywide system alerts people to "imminent threats to their life and safety," police say.
Three survivors of the devastating San Francisco earthquake and fire are still alive.
To help residents in preventing becoming victimized in this growing crime or to assist those who may have been targeted, Kensington Police Department has issued out an identity theft brochure with valuable tips and information.
The El Cerrito City Council got good news and bad news at its budget workshop Tuesday. This year's budget is balanced. But it's balanced by an unsustainable number of staff vacancies, and some hard choices likely need to made.
David Dean Johnson of El Cerrito has been ordered to stand trial for the theft of more than $1.25 million in gold nuggets and artifacts.
