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Two Separate Car Theft and Baby Kidnapping Cases Bring Amber Alerts to Concord and Pittsburg

The East Bay saw two separate cases Thursday night where cars were stolen that had babies inside — and both babies are safe, but the suspect in a Concord case is still at large.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Concord Restaurant Tells Customers 'Don't Pull a Karen' Over Slow Service Due to Labor Shortage

The manager of a Korean BBQ spot in the East Bay was under fire on social media for a posted sign in the restaurant asking customers to be patient with the level of service which has been impacted by hiring trouble — and it's something being felt all over the Bay Area.

18-Year-Old In Concord Confesses To Killing His Mother

An 18-year-old man was arrested in Concord Wednesday night after calling police to his home and allegedly telling them that he had just murdered his mother.

East Bay Jewish Community On Edge As Guy Who Threatened To Shoot Up Synagogue Walks Free

Ross Farca is a free man, despite bragging on a video game platform that he planned to commit a synagogue "shooting with a body count of over 30,” having a history of mental illness, and cops found him with an illegal AR-15.

Feds Bust East Bay Meth Ring But Fail To Find The 'Heisenberg' Behind It

Federal authorities have just filed charges against three men accused of trafficking methamphetamine by the pound out of the East Bay city of Concord. But the investigation failed to score a meeting with the group's main supplier, known only as "The Man."

Concord Unites With Four Bay Area Cities In Bid For Amazon's New Headquarters

As online marketplace mega giant Amazon continues its search for a location for its brand new second headquarters, five Bay Area cities have joined together to make one big bid for their attention.

Concord Hit-And-Run Suspect Has Thorough Criminal Past

An incredibly sad story to come out of the July 4th weekend in the East Bay was a hit-and-run accident in Concord that killed two children and badly injured a three-month old (The

Self-Driving Car Was The Grand Marshal Of Concord's July 4 Parade

The robots are indeed already taking our jobs, at least the job of Independence Day Parade grand marshal in the East Bay community of Concord. ABC 7 reports that an autonomous car was

Suspect Charged In East Bay Car Crash That Killed Two Kids

35-year-old Lemuel Sirvonn Wilson Jr. was arrested Sunday in connection with a fatal weekend crash in the East Bay that killed two children and left a three-month-old with major injuries. ABC 7 reports

Infant Injured In Mauling By Family Dog In Concord

A 10-month-old boy suffered some traumatic injuries after being attacked Friday by the family dog, a German shepherd-Mastiff mix named Charlie. ABC 7 reports that the mother was in the next room when

Arts & Entertainment

It's Halloween Forever At This Graveyard-Themed Mini Golf Course In Concord

Halloween is more than a holiday at Concord's Ghost Golf, a 2010-founded putt-putt course: It's a full-time business, baby. Once upon a time, the yearly occasion was all fun and games for proprietor

Local Psychologists Try To Explain Scary Clown Epidemic As Concord Woman Claims Clown Abduction Attempt

The baffling and ultimately ridiculous creepy/violent clown trend may be just a twisted hoax gone viral, but it has come to the Bay Area and it's resulted in at least one creepy

(Video) BART Patrons Forced To Scramble Over Side Of Escalator To Nowhere

Concord BART riders were faced with a troubling choice Thursday, when they walked down one of the transit agency's oft-broken escalators to the platform, only to have their escape from the steps blocked

Arts & Entertainment

R-Rated <i>Sausage Party</i> Trailer Screens Before <i>Finding Dory</i> And Concord Parents Flip Out

This is pretty funny, at least if you're a non-parent: There's a totally dark and adult-themed animated feature coming out called Sausage Party, the trailer for which is above, and it's a stoner-esque

'Killer' Bee Incident In Concord Seen As Isolated

A week after a swarm of highly aggressive bees terrorized one street in a Concord neighborhood, bee experts warn that no one should jump to any conclusions about what type of bees these

Woman's Body Discovered Floating In Pond At Concord Park

A woman's body was discovered floating in an East Bay pond early this morning by several men. According to ABC 7, the men were at Newhall Park in Concord around 2:00 a.

Swarm Of Africanized 'Killer' Bees Terrorizes Concord Neighborhood

A swarm of highly aggressive bees has taken over part of a neighborhood in Concord, and starting Friday, residents began calling police to report being attacked or stung. So far, the bees have

11-Year-Old Autistic Boy Goes Missing, Takes BART From Concord To SF

An 11-year-old on the autism spectrum who disappeared briefly on Friday afternoon from his school in Concord is now safe at home after one San Francisco woman spotted him by a freeway. News

Arts & Entertainment

Janet Jackson Cancels May 19 Bay Area Tour Stop, Might Be Pregnant?

Despite being nearly 50 years old, Janet Jackson apparently wants to have a baby immediately, and this means she will be canceling a scheduled return stop to the Bay Area at Concord Pavilion

Smashing Pumpkins, Marilyn Manson Apparently Compel Convicted Child Killer To Pleasure Himself In Bay Area Backyard [Updated]

A Bay Area man was arrested Tuesday, after the dulcet tones of Marilyn Manson sent him to such heights of passion that he was allegedly compelled to begin pleasuring himself on the spot.

Did You Feel This One? Another 3.6 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes The Bay Area Wednesday Morning

It's been a shaky few days in Concord, California, with a series of magnitude 3+ earthquakes hitting that area since Sunday. All based in the worrisome Concord Fault the latest was another 3.

Whoa! 3.6 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes East Bay

Did you guys feel that one? According to the USGS, a magnitude 3.6 magnitude earthquake hit near Concord at 3:13 p.m, followed up less than a minute later with a

Why You Should Know How To Drive A Stick: Carjacker Thwarted In Manual Meltdown

It's getting harder and harder to find vehicles with manual transmissions in auto showrooms, anyone who's recently shopped for a new car knows. But with the preponderance of automatic cars comes an advantage

Bay Area Gently Vibrating After Spate Of Earthquakes Wednesday Night, Thursday Morning

A series of earthquakes has struck areas in or near the Bay Area in the last 12 hours. While some of them were too small to notice, one was noted as "moderate" by

Coroner: Orange County Man Was Likely Struck By BART Train Monday

The Contra Costa coroner's bureau has identified the man whose remains were found on BART's tracks Monday morning. It's still unclear how he got on the tracks, but a spokesperson confirms that the