Benicia

A driver was arrested in Benicia Friday after an officer noticed they had a handwritten license plate.

Benicia police on Friday arrested a person who they found driving a car with a handwritten license plate.

Crews are fighting a two-alarm brush fire burning in the hills of Benicia, Fire Chief Josh Chadwick said Saturday. 

Westbound lanes on Interstate 780 are shut down Wednesday due to an oil and asphalt spill near the Benicia Bridge.

Westbound lanes on Interstate 780 are shut down Wednesday due to a fuel spill near the Benicia Bridge.

Regulators are seeking an abatement order against the Valero refinery in Benicia to stop what it calls ongoing violations, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District said Thursday.

Benicia police and the school district sent a chilling warning about a game being played by teens that could have some very adult consequences. Jodi Hernandez reports.

The Benicia Police Department is warning the community about a dangerous activity they believe high school students are planning Friday.

Benicia is telling people to cut back on their water use after a collapsing hillside seriously damaged the city’s main water. Christie Smith reports.

Residents and businesses in Benicia have been ordered to conserve water following a hillside collapse near Interstate 680 on Wednesday that damaged a line that delivers the city’s drinking water.

Residents and businesses in Benicia have been ordered to conserve water following a hillside collapse near Interstate Highway 680 on Wednesday that damaged a line that delivers the city’s drinking water.

No injuries were reported after a car flew off a freeway overpass in Benicia, police said Tuesday.

Routine maintenance at the Valero Refinery may cause intermittent flaring over the next 24 hours, Benicia fire officials said Saturday morning.

Benicia police early Sunday morning arrested a man after he was found hiding in a resident’s closet. Jodi Hernandez reports.

Benicia police early Sunday morning arrested a man after he was found hiding in a resident’s closet.

Han Solo may be a hunk. But “Pan Solo” is a hunk of bread.

NBC Bay Area’s Ginger Conejero Saab speaks with the creators of “Pan Solo,” a life-sized bread sculpture featuring “Star Wars” character Han Solo as he appeared after being frozen in carbonite.

Police in Benicia arrested a middle school teacher on Friday for allegedly having an “inappropriate” relationship with a student, the department announced on Friday.

Here’s a look at how a Benicia bakery is getting creative with its offerings.

A Benicia bakery is taking its Star Wars fanatical devotion to the next level.