East Bay

A sexual assault suspect was arrested Wednesday morning by the East Bay Regional Park District police following at least one assault on Iron Horse Trail in or near Walnut Creek, police said.

The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit will be ending bus service at 7:30 p.m. every day through Friday this week to comply with the Alameda County curfew implemented in response to widespread looting and vandalism following protests about police brutality and an unarmed black man’s death in Minneapolis. Alameda County Sheriff Greg Ahern on Monday ordered the nightly curfew between 8...

A federal law enforcement officer in California was killed and another critically injured after being shot while providing security at the U.S. courthouse in Oakland near one of the increasingly violent protests unfolding around the country. Roz Plater reports.

Alameda County is set to enter Phase 2 of reopening while Contra Costa County will reopen sometime later in the week. Bob Redell reports.

California is home to some of the finest cuisine but restaurants are hurting because of the COVID-19 crisis. Malou Nubla talks to some East Bay chefs who are banding together to help the community.

A schoolteacher in Oakland has begun hosting a virtual story time for his students — and now kids from around the world are tuning in. #SomethingGood

Alameda County Chief Probation Officer Wendy Still told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that she’s concerned about a lack of infrared thermometers at the county’s juvenile hall in San Leandro.

An East Bay couple that provides unique music education to thousands of school children across the Bay Area is scrambling to find a way to keep their programs going during the shelter-at-home order. Jodi Hernandez reports.

An East Bay couple that provides unique music education to thousands of school children across the Bay Area is scrambling to find a way to keep their programs going during the shelter-at-home order.

Health officials from Kaiser Permanente and John Muir Health medical facilities in the East Bay said Sunday their four hospitals are ready for a surge of COVID-19 coronavirus patients, and in fact expect an “accelerated spread” of cases in the coming weeks.

At least two people were transported for smoke inhalation injuries and seven others displaced following a fire at a home in Antioch early Wednesday morning, according to Contra Costa County Fire Protection District officials. The blaze was contained at about 5:11 a.m. after being first reported at 4:03 a.m., fire spokesman Steve Hill said. A total of 6 adults and…

Asian Pacific America: A Bay Area company with the goal of connecting families with their food and where it’s sourced is also a finalist at the East Bay Innovation Awards in the sustainability category.

A motorcyclist who was killed in a collision with an SUV in North Oakland on Wednesday evening was a licensed clinical social worker who was a key leader of the National Union of Healthcare Workers’ Northern California unit, union officials said on Friday.

Police in Fremont have arrested three people in connection with a stabbing Thursday evening, according to a tweed from the department.

More rigorous testing is underway at McClymonds High School after toxic chemicals were found in the groundwater beneath the campus. Jodi Hernandez reports.

Join NBC Bay Area anchor and reporter, Scott McGrew, at the East Bay Innovation Awards. East Bay is a world-class leader when it comes to innovation and entrepreneurship. Presented by the East Bay Economic Development Alliance, the East Bay Innovation Awards celebrates and honors the extraordinary companies and organizations that contribute to the East Bay’s legacy of innovation. The...

With business in Chinatown dropping amid coronavirus fears, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf joined business leaders to urge people to shop and dine in Chinatown.

An 18-year-old woman was killed and two men seriously injured Sunday afternoon in a solo vehicle accident on James Donlon Boulevard in Antioch, police said.

An 18 year old woman died after a solo vehicle crash in Antioch Sunday.