Articles by

Rick Hurd

Unlicensed contractor found guilty of swindling Contra Costa County customers

MARTINEZ — A Contra Costa County jury found a Modesto man guilty of multiple felonies Wednesday related...

San Jose woman identified as driver who died in crash on Highway 4

Authorities early Friday identified a woman who died in a three-car crash Wednesday on Highway 4 in Martinez....

Man who died in Walnut Creek senior care facility drank poisonous substance: Coroner

A man who died at a senior care facility in Walnut Creek last year accidentally drank a...

East Bay security company accused of stealing $800,000 in workers’ wages

OAKLAND — Prosecutors in Alameda County have charged the owners of a Union City-based security company with...

PG&E sets aside more than 2,800 personnel to battle elements as storm arrives

FREMONT — Northern California utility PG&E had about almost 2,900 workers ready Wednesday to deal with a...

Palo Alto hit by flooding as a creek near the Pope Chaucer Bridge overflowed

PALO ALTO — Authorities said flooding Saturday morning near the Pope Chaucer Bridge forced the closure of...

Where in the Bay Area did the most rain fall?

An atmospheric river storm that barreled across the Bay Area dumped more than 4 inches of rain...

For Bay Area, a day to dry out before another storm starts to arrive

Bay Area residents will receive a respite Wednesday from a welcome deluge of rain, but it won’t...