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Contra Costa health officials provide COVID-19 vaccination update
About 300,000 Contra Costa County residents will soon become eligible for COVID-19 immunization, after public health officials said Monday they expect to complete vaccinations...
Apply now for Chevron’s Black history awareness scholarship
High school seniors in the West Contra Costa Unified District (WCCUSD) are encouraged to apply for the annual Chevron Richmond Black History Awareness Scholarship...
Man stabbed in front of Richmond police headquarters
A 28-year-old man was in serious condition after being stabbed multiple times in front of Richmond Police Department headquarters on Sunday following a child...
Vallejo man killed in collision with wrong-way driver on I-80 in Pinole
A 46-year-old Vallejo man has died after a wrong-way driver crashed into the vehicle he was driving on Interstate Highway 80 just west of...
Rosie the Riveter trailblazer, Agnes Moore, passes away at 100
By Kathy Chouteau
Agnes Moore, a Rosie the Riveter wartime welder on the Richmond Home Front and a woman ahead of her time, passed away...
Richmond fire chief accepts new job in Redmond, Wash.
Richmond Fire Chief Adrian Sheppard has accepted the position of fire chief in Redmond, Wash., a city with a population of about 70,000, city...
Downtown musician gets business boost from timely grant
By Kathy Chouteau
Local musician and businessman Charles Turner (“ChuckT”), owner of Rich City Studios, is among the beneficiaries of a national grant program aiming...
Rep. DeSaulnier: ‘History will not forgive’ Trump
By Mike Kinney
Congressman Mark DeSaulnier today said the 25th Amendment "should be immediately invoked to remove the President from control" following the stunning siege...
Swearing-in Ceremony for Richmond City Council set for Tuesday
By Kathy Chouteau
The three Richmond City Councilmembers who were elected in November are set to be sworn in on Tuesday, Jan. 12.
The “City of...
Richmond man charged in brother’s murder
The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office has charged Jason Ivan Mosqueda, 39, of Richmond, with one count of murder, one count of violating...
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A healthy dose of nature: ‘Park Rx Day’ comes to Nicholl Park
By Kathy Chouteau
Got something that ails you? The City of Richmond’s Community Services/Recreation Department has just the remedy: A day outside at Nicholl Park.
It’s all...
Volunteers clean and adopt Humphrey Playlot on Earth Day
By Kathy Chouteau
Volunteers fanned out along the perimeter of Humphrey Playlot in Richmond on Earth Day, pulling weeds, picking up trash and sprucing up...
New park eyed for Pullman neighborhood
Richmond is considering buying a vacant lot at South 27th Street and Florida Avenue to build a new park and playground for the Pullman...