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Concord police hand out the club wheel lock to deter auto theft. (CBS)

Concord PD Gives Out Wheel Locks To Deter Auto Theft

The Concord Police Department began offering free anti-theft wheel-lock clubs Tuesday to its residents that own cars of specific makes.

5 hours ago

Richmond Teen Gang-Rape Victim Testifies At Trial

The young woman at the center of a notorious gang-rape trial in Contra Costa County took the witness stand for the first time in the case on Monday. Jane Doe spoke of lingering pain almost four years after the attack.

21 hours ago

Pittsburg Schools Program Challenges Kids To Exercise, Eat Healthy Over Summer Vacation

Hundreds of kids enjoying their summer vacation showed up in Pittsburg Friday for an event that promoted exercise and good nutrition and to target childhood obesity.

2013/06/14

Guns sit in a box that were surrendered during a gun buy back program.

Contra Costa To Fund Countywide Gun Buyback

MARTINEZ (KCBS) – Authorities have launched a fundraising effort to pay for the first countywide gun buyback in Contra Costa planned for later this summer, the District Attorney’s Office said Friday. “If we did five […]

2013/06/07

Jury Hears Opening Statements For 2nd Defendant In Richmond Gang Rape Trial

Opening arguments were heard Tuesday in the trial of a second man accused in the 2009 gang rape of a teenage girl outside a homecoming dance at Richmond High school.

2013/06/04

A kitten awaits adoption at an East Bay animal shelter. (CBS)

Bay Area Animal Shelters Report A ‘Crisis’ Of Unclaimed Kittens

Because of a late kitty season, many shelters and rescue agencies are inundated with cats and their kittens.

2013/05/29

KCBS Cover Story: East Bay Community Garden Helps Fight Hunger

All the produce from the Bounty Garden goes to local food banks, which are facing shortages of vegetables.

2013/05/27

CHP, Sheriff Augment Understaffed Vallejo Police Department

Deputies from the Solano County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the California Highway Patrol have been assigned to patrol duty in Vallejo to augment a city police department down to just 85 officers.

2013/05/24

The 'Eye of Diablo' beacon at the summit of Mt. Diablo. (Save Mount Diablo)

KCBS Cover Story: Saving Historic Beacon On Mount Diablo

A fundraising effort is underway to save a historic, 85-year-old beacon on the summit of Mount Diablo as a tribute to those who served at Pearl Harbor.

2013/05/14

Danville Joins Network Linking East Bay First Responders

Emergency responders in Danville can now communicate nearly instantaneously with more than 40 other public agencies throughout the Bay Area during emergencies.

2013/04/30

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