ANTIOCH — A 23-year-old man is in critical condition after being struck by an SUV while riding his bicycle on Davison Drive in Antioch this morning.

San Pablo hospital ordered to pay $50,000 for mistakes in which two patients died.

No one injured in gunpoint robbery at Pasta Pomodoro

Martinez to revisit creating a BMX race track

SAN RAMON — A single-alarm fire destroyed a home early this morning, displacing a family of five and their dog, the San Ramon Valley Fire District said.

Ralph Bittner, now 86, says that he didn't "do beans" to get that Bronze Star he has sitting on a card table in his neat Concord apartment.

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Police had been looking for the motorist through the night in connection with an armed robbery at the Fremont Bank inside a Pleasanton Safeway that occurred around 2 p.m. Monday.

The teenager accused in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old girl at a park on Halloween may experience a "terrible miscarriage of justice" if his case continues in adult court, his attorney said today.

Legislation written after grade-change scandal going to governor, but opposition remains.

Two incumbents, one challenger, running in Concord while Clayton has seven challengers and one incumbent.

Tropical Storm Fay rolled ashore in Florida Tuesday short of hurricane strength, but mysteriously gained speed as it headed over land, bringing heavy rain, high wind and tornadoes. The storm dumped knee-deep water in some streets, downed trees and plunged...

A former San Jose police officer has been sentenced to two years in state prison for soliciting nude photos of a teenage girl, his attorney said today. Kenneth Williams, a 27-year veteran of the department, must also register as a sex offender, Judge Heather...

Bay Area home prices plunged to a 53-month low in July as a brisk business in foreclosed properties depressed prices and buoyed sales volume, according to a real estate report released Tuesday. The median price for both new and resale homes and condos stood...

Russian soldiers took about 20 Georgians in military uniform prisoner at a key Black Sea port in western Georgia on Tuesday, blindfolding them and holding them at gunpoint, and commandeered American Humvees awaiting shipment back to the United States. The...

With speculation rising daily, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama kept his plans for naming a running mate to himself Tuesday and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, rumored as a possible choice, professed no inside knowledge of when word would come...

A San Francisco boy drowned while trying to help a friend having trouble swimming in Lake Berryessa, authorities said today. Alan Diaz, 14, was swimming with friends Sunday afternoon when a 14-year-old girl began showing signs of distress at Oak Shores on the...