Antioch City Attorney Thomas L. Smith resigned, and Derek Cole was appointed as interim. Councilmember Freitas had sought Smith's removal for new council alignment.

The Oakland Police are searching for missing 15-year-old Lauren Byias, last seen near the MacArthur BART station on January 17th. She was wearing a white jogger suit and tennis shoes.

The Bishop Ranch in San Ramon is centralizing its medical facilities to create a new medical campus, allowing for new housing development in the East Bay area.

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office seeks information on the unsolved 1995 homicide of Ulric Bradley, urging witnesses to contact their Cold Case Unit.

A car got stuck on tracks in Oakley, struck by train; driver escaped unharmed. Police investigated, with no driver intoxication found; incident underlines railway safety.

CHP issues Silver Alert for missing 74-year-old Hoiman Ng in Hayward, CA, last seen wearing a black jacket and cap.

In Southwest Berkeley, a woman was fatally stabbed and two men seriously injured; no arrests have been made yet. The typically peaceful community is shaken.

San Pablo PD's K-9 unit apprehended a DUI suspect found with a loaded gun, with a previous felony conviction, marking the team's third such seizure recently.

Jonathon Hartigan, 39, is missing in the Pleasant Hill area, with his last confirmed sighting on January 10th. Authorities seek public help to locate him.

The Newark Police Department is seeking help to find Gianno Miller, a missing 25-year-old man with mental health issues, last seen in Fremont on January 17, 2025.

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and partner Andre Jones are indicted amid an FBI public corruption probe related to City Hall and the Duong family's influence.

A Dublin man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for causing over $400,000 in damages by uploading "dummy" data to his former employer's computer systems.

Alameda County's Board of Supervisors has selected seven finalists from 15 applicants for the new DA position, with public interviews scheduled for January 21.