Benicia

A police patrol vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian in Benicia early Wednesday morning, according to the Benicia Police Department.

Human remains found in the ocean off of Northern California have been identified as a mother of four who vanished in 1979, authorities announced Thursday.

The Benicia Community Center is closed for deep cleaning after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

A Benicia firefighter informed the city Wednesday that they tested positive for COVID-19.

City parking lots in Benicia are closed to the public due to activity violating the novel coronavirus social distancing order, officials said Friday. The city announced the closure of parking lots at Matthew Turner Shipyard (12th Street) Park and Alvarez Ninth Street Park, as well as parking at the foot of First Street for the beach and pier. “The Police…

For the third time in under two weeks, an armed robber has taken cash from a Bay Area business and then sprayed his victim with pepper spray on his way out.

For the third time in one week, an armed robber has taken cash from a Bay Area business and then sprayed his victim with pepper spray on the way out. Jodi Hernandez reports.

The city of Benicia filed a lawsuit Monday against the operators and property owner of what they say is an illegal cannabis cultivation operation. Benicia police discovered the illegal operation in September while responding to a call for service at the property. The city has since filed a lawsuit with named defendants that include Evergreen Relief Inc., Dominic Chan, Marshall…

Police in Benicia are searching for a suspect who robbed a store at gunpoint Sunday, pepper spraying a clerk in the process, according to the police department.

Police in Benicia are searching for a suspect who robbed a store at gunpoint Sunday, pepper spraying a clerk in the process, according to police. Jodi Hernandez reports.

Two employees of a Bay Area solar energy company have pleaded guilty to participating in what federal prosecutors say was a massive scheme that defrauded investors of $1 billion.

Residents of several Bay Area cities on Friday are planning to take part in Lights for Liberty vigils, as part of worldwide protests against detention camps at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Hundreds of people attending protests around the region Friday. With ICE raids expected Sundays, protesters said the need to act feels urgent. Jean Elle reports.

Improving air conditions prompted the city of Benicia on Sunday afternoon to lift an earlier health advisory regarding emissions and heavy smoke from the Valero Benicia Refinery.

Improving air conditions prompted the city of Benicia on Sunday afternoon to lift an earlier health advisory regarding emissions and heavy smoke from the Valero Benicia Refinery.

The city of Benicia has been awarded two federal highway safety grants worth more than $1.2 million, according to city officials. The money will go toward two projects, the first of which is a $996,000 plan to upgrade guardrails and “end” treatments at 28 locations throughout the city.

A cemetery tells a man that he is due just $15 in compensation when his pre-purchased grave site — next to his parents — is given away to a stranger.

Vallejo police on Thursday identified a Benicia man, who was well-respected as a psychology doctoral student, as the armed robbery suspect who was pursued and shot dead by officers Wednesday in Richmond.

A vehicle crashed into a building Thursday evening in Benicia, causing a gas leak and evacuations, according to police.

A water main break was reported Sunday morning in Benicia.