RICHMOND — Prosecutors say a 21-year-old Richmond man charged today in the unprovoked fatal beating of an elderly Richmond man has an extensive history of violence and may have assaulted a second person before his arrest.

ANTIOCH — Two teens were detained Tuesday afternoon after officers caught one concealing an assault rifle and the other a BB rifle, police said.Officers were in the area of Barmouth Drive about 5:10 p.

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Three young robbery suspects failed to elude police Wednesday morning after one of their cars stalled at the crime scene, San Pablo police said.

Tony Shiu did not contest the charges against him, which included felony sexual battery, performing a lewd act on a minor and poisoning.

RICHMOND — A 19-year-old robbery suspect went to jail Tuesday after a traffic stop and brief foot chase in Richmond.Richmond detectives had issued arrest warrants for 19-year-old Charles Coats earlier this month, saying he and his brother, 21-year-old Gerald Coats Jr.

The following are excerpts from the Walnut Creek Police department log:Sunday, June 7AUTO THEFT — A green Honda Pilot was reported stolen overnight in the 500 block of La Corso Drive.

By Malaika FraleySTAFF WRITERMARTINEZ — Two people, including an 17-year-old Antioch boy charged as an adult, will be arraigned on murder and robbery charges today in connection with Sunday's drug-related killing of an 18-year-old Antioch resident.

ANTIOCH — Four male teens are being sought in a pair of armed minimart robberies in Antioch early this morning, and investigators are exploring whether they committed a similar crime in Pittsburg, police said.

An elderly man who was brutally beaten while on a walk last month has died from his injuries, and Richmond police plan to speak to prosecutors today about murder charges.

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At 22 auto shops in the Bay Area and Central Valley, the Midas touch comes with sticky fingers, according to a lawsuit Attorney General Jerry Brown filed Tuesday in Alameda County.

Twelve inmates in the San Joaquin County Jail have tested positive for the H1N1 virus, that county's sheriff's office announced Tuesday.

Sen.-elect Al Franken turned a rally at Minnesotas Capitol on Wednesday into an extended thank-you to supporters, promising not to waste this chance in what amounted to a victory speech nearly eight months late. With a crowd of several hundred cheering his...

Oil prices fell Wednesday despite another decline in crude supply, with lingering doubts about whether people and businesses will be using more energy anytime soon. Crude supplies have fallen in seven out of the past eight weeks, according to a government...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency today citing the Legislatures inability to pass a comprehensive solution to solve the states $24.3 billion deficit. The Republican governor called a legislative special session under Proposition 58,...

The widow of a slain San Francisco businessman was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 10 years in prison for defrauding $2 million from her late husbands business and a trust he managed for a family friend. I dont think anything is going to make the victims...

If you approach the flames at the Burning Man festival, youre taking your chances of getting burned. That was the verdict Tuesday from a state appeals court in San Francisco, which refused to reinstate a festival-goers damage suit against the promoter of...

A familys first outing to Montara State Beach turned with terrifying suddenness into a frantic and ultimately futile struggle to save a mother and her 5-year-old daughter from being swept out to sea and drowned. Romila Higgins, 41, and her daughter, Indali...