Over 80 percent increase in fireworks-related calls this year, local police say
You already know this to be true: the use of fireworks has increased exponentially in West Contra Costa County this year.
In Richmond, police have seen an 82 percent increase in fireworks-related calls when compared...
Richmond Police Department announces checkpoint night of July 3
The Richmond Police Department Traffic Unit will conduct a DUI and driver's license checkpoint on Hilltop Drive the night of July 3, the RPD announced this evening.
"The purpose of the checkpoint is to get...
City makes building permit process ‘contactless’ amid pandemic
By Kathy Chouteau
Richmond’s building permit process has just gone contactless.
Amid COVID-19 safety concerns, the city has “built” a new process into its existing digital eTRAKiT portal that enables building permit applications and approvals to...
Red Oak Victory to reopen Independence Day
By Kathy Chouteau
In the most fitting of reopening dates, the SS Red Oak Victory ship will open up to the public on Saturday, July 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to celebrate Independence...
Juneteenth Caravan to roll through Richmond Saturday
By Kathy Chouteau
Many Juneteenth observances have ended for this year, but in Richmond, the celebration will go on.
With a precautionary eye toward the COVID-19 pandemic, the African American Alliance will host a new take...
Betty Reid Soskin documentary to air on NBC Bay Area
By Kathy Chouteau
A legendary local independent spirit will be having her say on Independence Day.
“No Time to Waste—The Urgent Message of Betty Reid Soskin”—a documentary on the iconic Richmond resident and Rosie the Riveter/WWII...
FlixBus resuming affordable long-distance service at Richmond stop
FlixBus is resuming its long-distance bus service in the U.S., including its Richmond stop.
Starting Friday, Richmond residents will be able to board its green buses at the Richmond BART Station after services were suspended...
Community gathers to remember woman killed in encampment
By Mike Kinney
"She was a beautiful rose."
Norvi Dzidzornu, 37, murdered in the homeless encampment where she resided in the Richmond Greenway on Sunday, June 14, was remembered Monday as a loyal, caring person who...
Woman fatally shoots man in Richmond after argument, police say
The victim of a shooting in Richmond on Friday succumbed to his injuries today, and the suspected murderer is in custody, police said.
Darrell Gibson, 55, of Richmond was shot in the head shortly after...
Green Remedy sponsors Father’s Day event for homeless in Richmond
By Mike Kinney
Richmond fathers struggling with issues of homelessness were not forgotten on Sunday.
Green Remedy, a marijuana dispensary in Richmond's Hilltop neighborhood, sponsored a Father's Day event that fed hundreds of families both at...
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An explosive July 4 in Contra Costa County
By Mike Kinney
Data isn't required to convince Richmond residents that illegal fireworks use ran rampant on July 4. They lit up the night sky...
One DUI arrest after nearly 800 cars screened at Richmond checkpoint
Of the nearly 800 vehicles screened during a sobriety checkpoint on Hillltop Drive on July 3, one arrest was made for driving while under...
Over a dozen fires in Contra Costa on July 3, at least 3 from...
A vegetation fire Friday in a vacant lot near Market Avenue and Harold Street in North Richmond grew "to the size of a house,"...
