A Bay Area school district has reached a $8 million settlement with the family of a boy who drowned during his high school swim class, an attorney said Tuesday.

A tesla crashed into a Danville hair salon Christmas Eve, shattering the front windows and coming to a stop in the lobby. Fortunately, nobody was hurt, but the salon owner said that had it happened a day earlier the salon would have been much more crowded. Cheryl Hurd reports.

Two Concord residents were arrested Monday after a package theft in Danville was caught on the home’s doorbell camera that helped lead investigators to the suspects’ vehicle, police said. Officers received a call at 2:48 p.m. from a resident in the 200 block of Promenade Lane who reported that someone stole packages from their front porch. The resident was not…

Newly-released video of a deadly officer involved shooting last year in Danville raised new questions about whether the killing was justified. Jodi Hernandez reports.

Newly-released video of a deadly officer involved shooting last year in Danville raised new questions about whether the killing was justified.

Less than three weeks after a shooting at a house party at an Airbnb short-term rental house claimed five lives, the Orinda City Council on Tuesday night approved an emergency ordinance banning “non-hosted” rentals altogether, and placing new limits on “hosted” venues as well.

In the wake of the death of five people at a party at an Airbnb rental in their city last Thursday night, Orinda City Council members late Tuesday night voted in favor of an urgency ordinance banning all non-hosted short-term rentals.

A Bay Point man was arrested Thursday morning in Danville after the allegedly stolen vehicle he was driving passed by an automated license plate reader, according to police.

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, people across the United States watched in horror as the 9/11 terror attacks unfolded. Eighteen years later, the Bay Area and the rest of the nation continue to stand by the “Never Forget” mantra, pausing to remember the thousands of people who lost their lives.

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, people across the United States watched in horror as the 9/11 terror attacks unfolded. Eighteen years later, the Bay Area and the rest of the nation continue to stand by the “Never Forget” mantra, pausing to remember the thousands of people who lost their lives. Sharon Katsuda reports.

Water service has been restored in a Danville neighborhood where a water main break occurred earlier Thursday, town officials said.

Officials with the town of Danville say that roughly 3,500 residents have lost electrical service late Wednesday afternoon.

The Danville Community Center will be holding a birthday celebration for Harry Potter on July 31 at noon.

The East Bay town of Danville has set up three “community pianos” in the downtown area for residents who want to make the community a more musical place.

Matt Caruso on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to felony charges of attempted kidnapping with intent to rape, assault with intent to rape and possession of child pornography. Pete Suratos reports.

The East Bay man who investigators say was planning to attack multiple women has pleaded not guilty after he used a stun gun on one of them. Matt Caruso on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to felony charges of attempted kidnapping with intent to rape, assault with intent to rape and possession of child pornography. Police say Caruso wrote out “plans”...

East Bay investigators say they caught a would-be rapist just in time.

East Bay investigators say they caught a would-be rapist just in time. The suspect, Matt Caruso, wrote out “plans” to attack at least six women and even tried to disable one of them with a stun gun, police said. Cheryl Hurd reports.

The City of Piedmont is giving out information about – and gathering public input on – a prospective public safety camera program, and a meeting Tuesday is planned as a platform for information flowing in both directions.

A man suspected of fatally shooting a senior citizen in Danville on Sunday afternoon has died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in St. Charles, Illinois, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office.