An Antioch police task force engaged in racial discrimination because a disproportionate percentage of its investigations targeted African-American households in the federal Section 8 housing-assistance program, an expert witness for the American Civil Liberties Union argues in a report filed as part of an ongoing federal civil rights lawsuit.
For the past two years, parents at district committee meetings for English learners have raised concerns about attire at Pittsburg High School, including school safety and gang issues.
Antioch has settled a lawsuit filed by the families of three teens involved in a March 2007 fight with police at a gas station near Deer Valley High School.
The American Red Cross will be holding a blood drive in Antioch on Nov. 30 in honor of a 4-year-old Brentwood boy who will need blood for a heart and kidney transplant, according to blood drive sponsor Tim Kyle.
Classical magic and illusion will come to life at the El Campanil Theatre in downtown Antioch Saturday night when Brentwood's Peter Morrison and Las Vegas performer Timothy Noonan share the stage for a one-night performance, "An Evening of Comedy Magic and Las Vegas Illusions." While independent acts, Morrison and Noonan have shared the stage many ...
An adult filmmaker reportedly plans to make a movie based on the story of Jaycee Dugard , the alleged rape and kidnap victim who was reportedly held in the backyard of an Antioch, CA man's home for 18 years.
The drama surrounding Contra Costa County's about-face on the proposed Point Molate Indian casino illustrates a powerful political reality: Opposition pays.
The Contra Costa Wind Symphony will perform a concert Sunday night largely of their own making - a diverse array of selections they selected as among their favorites.
HE IS AN old soul; you feel that pretty quickly. It's like he's from another era - maybe a friend of Laura Ingalls, the late author of the "Little House" children's books.