Antioch police say a 17-year-old girl found dead Friday morning was the victim of a hit-and-run collision and the driver who fled is being sought.

Nicole Lopes, who also practices under the name Nicole Castronovo, was booted off the case by a federal judge after her appearance on a podcast where she seemed to contradict statements made in

A former Antioch mayoral candidate is charged with murder in his wife's death --more than ten years after it was deemed a suicide. Now their adult children are waiting for justice. "My mother did not deserve what happened to her.

After a potential partnership with a local hotel to shelter unhoused residents from cold weather fell through at the last minute, city officials are scrambling to find alternatives. The

Three years after losing in his bid to be Antioch mayor, Michael Anthony Leon killed his wife and staged a suicide, according to the Contra Costa District Attorney's Office and court records.

A decade of silence has been shattered in Northern California as a one-time political candidate is now facing the rest of his life behind bars. ... Read More