Pinole

A female driver was in critical condition Monday afternoon following a collision involving a runaway wheel on Interstate Highway 80 in Pinole, California Highway Patrol officials said.

Police in Pinole on Monday morning detained a possibly armed man in a neighborhood around Shannon Elementary School after a standoff that prompted an area lockdown, according to the police department.

Police in Pinole on Monday morning detained a possibly armed man in a neighborhood around Shannon Elementary School after a standoff that prompted an area lockdown, according to the police department. Sharon Katsuda reports.

A grandmother in the East Bay managed to stop a private equity firm from buying the home she was living in with the help from a new state law inspired by the Moms 4 Housing movement.

A grandmother in the East Bay managed to stop a private equity firm from buying the home she was living in with the help from a new state law inspired by the Moms 4 Housing movement. Melissa Colorado reports.

Westbound Interstate 80 in Pinole is closed due to police activity, the California Highway Patrol reported.

Two people killed after a wrong-way driver crashed into their pickup late Monday on Interstate Highway 80 in Pinole were identified on Tuesday by the Contra Costa County coroner’s office. Tyra Chappell, 52, of American Canyon and Frederic Chappell, 76, of Vallejo were in a 2000 Toyota pickup in the far right lane when their vehicle was hit about 11:40…

All lanes of eastbound Interstate Highway 80 in Pinole have reopened after a double-fatal, wrong-way, head-on collision late Monday forced the closure of multiple lanes into early Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. Kris Sanchez reports.

Pinole Police Chief Neil Gang has announced plans to provide the Cordico Wellness App, which provides mental health resources via smartphone and can be used to find a therapist, available to his officers.

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf was facing big fallout Monday over her decision to warn the community of an immigration sweep over the weekend.

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf was facing big fallout Monday over her decision to warn the community of an immigration sweep over the weekend. Jean Elle reports.

A gradually growing landslide has opened up a massive hole just outside a retirement center in Pinole, according to a center spokesman.

Attention burger lovers, a new In-N-Out may soon be opening its doors in Walnut Creek, according to the East Bay Times.

In the spirit of election season, a number of vendors will be treating Bay Area voters Thursday while folks cast their ballots.

All sorts of tech support will be offered on Election Day. Scott Budman reports.

Officials on Friday warned of the dangers of recreational Xanax use after incidents in Pinole and San Francisco involving both real and counterfeit pills.

NBC Bay Area’s Christie Smith reports on a warning over counterfeit Xanax pills circulating in the Bay Area.

Two wingsuit fliers who leaped to their deaths from a cliff in Yosemite National Park were trying to zoom through a notch in a ridgeline and were airborne for about 15 seconds when they slammed into a rocky outcropping, a friend said Monday.

A male pit bull named “Blinky” who attacked a 40-year-old woman has been euthanized, according to Contra Costa County Animal Services, and authorities said family members tried to fend off the 9-year-old dog with a baseball bat.

A 40-year-old woman was airlifted to the hospital after suffering serious injuries from a dog attack Sunday morning in Pinole, according to fire officials.