East County News: Antioch, Brentwood, Oakley, Pittsburg, Bay Point

11/28/2025

Mayra Jimenez Almaras was 8 when she came to the U.S. from Mexico with her parents and two siblings. At 11, she was working long hours under the scorching sun in the Brentwood fields, picking green beans and packing corn.

Our giving campaign kicks off with a nonprofit that aims to help migrants, seasonal farmworkers and their families.

11/27/2025

A new report finds the typical stretch of roadway in the region likely needs repairs soon.

11/26/2025

Here's where to find the holiday spectacles that make the season shine -- from Filoli and the Oakland Zoo to homes and neighborhoods all around the Bay Area.

Here’s where to find the holiday spectacles that make the season shine — from Filoli and the Oakland Zoo to homes and neighborhoods all around the Bay Area.

11/26/2025

PITTSBURG — Pittsburg is taking a chapter from the past and reshaping the city into a regional hub by seizing opportunities in technology, energy, sports tourism and industrial redevelopment, the city’s mayor said. A century ago, the city’s pioneers turned a community that thrived on fishing and canning into a coal-fueled era that helped build the local economy, said Mayor Jelani Killings. Pittsburg eventually turned into an industrial city with the vision of Charles Appleton Hooper, dubbed the local “Father of Industry,” as he helped shape its economy, said Killings. “The city’s early pioneers didn’t just wait for opportunity, they […]

PITTSBURG — Pittsburg is taking a chapter from the past and reshaping the city into a regional hub by seizing opportunities in technology, energy, sports tourism and industrial redevelopment, the c…

11/25/2025

Police advised people to avoid the area of Lipton Street and Trembath Lane in Antioch.

11/23/2025

With rail service moving to Oakley, a city with less than half of Antioch's population, the station on I Street will cease operations in 2027.

With rail service moving to Oakley, a city with less than half of Antioch’s population, the station on I Street will cease operations in 2027.

11/22/2025

The collision happened Friday at the on-ramp to eastbound Highway 4 and Hillcrest Avenue.

11/22/2025

Officials have tried different solutions at Dozier-Libbey Medical High School, but a permanent answer is still in the works.

11/22/2025

The fatal encounter happened at A Street and W. 18th Street in Antioch on Wednesday.

11/21/2025

The altercation happened about 2:45 a.m. Tuesday.

11/21/2025

The 31-year-old man was remembered as "a son, a father, a brother, a cousin, an uncle."

The 31-year-old man was remembered as “a son, a father, a brother, a cousin, an uncle.”

11/20/2025

ANTIOCH – Parents and advocate groups demanded transparency and accountability from Antioch Unified School District and Antioch High School following a recent hazing incident involving some football players. Saddened and concerned by an incident which they claim involved a special needs student, many spoke out Wednesday night about the issue at the Board of Trustees meeting. In a video that appeared on social media platforms last month, some members of the Antioch football team could be seen hazing an unidentified teenager. School and district officials have not confirmed if the teen in the 34-second clip is a special needs student. […]

Parents and disability rights advocates said they were concerned and worried about the incident involving players from the school’s football team.