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Authorities identify woman killed in tragic golf cart accident
A woman who died after her 8-year-old grandson accidentally struck her with a golf cart at a home in Discovery Bay on Sunday night has been identified by the...Read More
Discovery Bay diesel spill cleanup underway, exposed geese being treated
Two Canada geese were exposed to part of a 400-gallon diesel spill Monday morning in the Contra Costa County community of Discovery Bay, according to the U.S. Coast Guard....Read More
Hayward man in custody after holding people hostage at gunpoint in Starbucks
Deputies in Contra Costa County on Monday arrested a man following a hostage incident in Discovery Bay. Lamont Lomack, 29, of Hayward, was arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment,...Read More
Witnesses say man sped down shoulder, lost control before fatal head-on crash in Discovery Bay
A man died in a crash early Thursday afternoon on eastbound state Highway 4 in the community of Discovery Bay, California Highway Patrol officials said. The CHP was told...Read More
Coroner identifies 29-year-old missing boater found dead Sunday
A man found dead Sunday morning after being reported missing Friday night in Indian Slough near Discovery Bay has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner’s office as...Read More
Toxic algae blooms reported in Discovery Bay prompt warning for boaters
Contra Costa County health officials on Monday announced harmful blue-green algae blooms have been reported in the Discovery Bay area and are recommending that boaters steer clear of them....Read More
Cash-strapped fire district changes policies, reduces service
The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District announced Wednesday night that a lack of funding is prompting several policy changes, including firefighters not entering a burning building unless human...Read More
Overturned big-rig shuts down Highway 4 near Discovery Bay
State Highway 4 is closed in both directions Thursday afternoon just east of Discovery Bay due to an overturned big-rig, according to the California Highway Patrol. The overturned big-rig...Read More
Convicted local pilot faces prison time, hefty fine for falsifying FAA medical forms
A Discovery Bay man was found guilty of making false statements to the Federal Aviation Administration on pilot medical certification forms, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Nicholas King...Read More
Man flown to hospital after fall from second-story window
A 25-year-old man had to be taken by medical helicopter to a hospital after falling from a second-floor window at a home in Discovery Bay on Tuesday morning, according...Read More
Man says he may have hit woman found dead near Bethel Island
A 42-year-old Discovery Bay woman was found dead Saturday night alongside a rural Contra Costa County road near Bethel Island, and California Highway Patrol investigators are trying to find...Read More
Discovery Bay home sustains heavy damage in fire
No one was injured, but a house was seriously damaged Saturday night in Discovery Bay, in unincorporated far east Contra Costa County, believed to have been caused by an...Read More
Search on for man in water near Discovery Bay
The Coast Guard is searching for a man who was last seen in the water near Discovery Bay early Sunday morning. The San Francisco sector of the U.S. Coast...Read More
Two found dead on houseboat, carbon monoxide suspected
Two people were found dead early Friday morning on a houseboat in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, possible victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, a San Joaquin County sheriff’s deputy said...Read More
Torlakson, Grayson runoff tops Contra Costa results
Pittsburg/Bay Point-area park district board member Mae Torlakson and Concord City Councilman Tim Grayson have advanced to a November runoff election for the Assembly seat for District 14, according...Read More
Family of slain 9-year-old was unaware of suspects mental illness
The family of a 9-year-old boy slain Sunday morning in Discovery Bay was unaware that a family friend staying at their house overnight was showing signs of mental illness, their...Read More
Mental illness cited in killing of 9-year-old
Mental illness played a role in the stabbing death of a 9-year-old boy, a defense attorney for the boy's suspected killer said.Read More
Teen charged with 9-year-old’s murder
Prosecutors Tuesday filed first-degree murder charges against a teen accused of fatally stabbing a 9-year-old boyRead More
Accused teen killer had sought help
An 18-year-old man arrested in the fatal stabbing of a 9-year-old boy in Discovery Bay on Sunday had been briefly hospitalized a day earlier.Read More
9-year-old fatal stabbing victim identified
A 9-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in his Discovery Bay home on Sunday morning was identified today as Jordan Almgren, a Contra Costa County sheriff’s spokesman said....Read More