Byron Wilkes

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My name is Byron Wilkes and I'm a UC Berkeley graduate student and journalist originally from Mississippi. Before graduating from Middle Tennessee State University in 2009, I was community news editor, opinions editor and editor in chief for the student paper, Sidelines. From there I worked at The Meridian Star in Meridian, Miss., covering the crime and education beats as well as occasional features. I cover the crime beat for Richmond Confidential currently. If you have any tips on crimes that have occurred recently or other events you feel pertinent to Richmond Confidential, don't hesitant to send me an email.

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Belles of the Bay (Watch)

Byron Wilkes gives a glimpse inside the world of Bay Area roller derby and the...

Weekend shooting suspect arrested

Police have arrested a man in connection to a mid-day deadly shooting in Parchester Village...

Contra Costa County realignment inmate numbers higher than predicted

One month into the state’s implementation of a major prison realignment, Contra Costa County’s parolee...

Sunday crash leaves one driver dead, another arrested

An apparent street race in Richmond early Sunday morning left a teenaged driver dead and...

Fire Department investigating home explosion

The Richmond Fire Department is working to determine the cause of an in-home explosion that...

Richmond-based artist shows work at SOMArts Gallery

Artist cj grossman, a new resident of Richmond, works mostly in storybook illustration and small...

Saint Mary’s pulls through, defeats Kennedy

The Kennedy High Eagles played hard Saturday, but couldn’t put up the defense needed to...

Changing California’s prison population

Continued overcrowding in California’s state prisons brought about a 2010 Supreme Court ruling that the...

Surrender ROW comes to Richmond

In life, people makes choices, both good and bad, but what is often ignored is...

Police still seeking suspect in hit-and-run

Nearly a week after a car fatally struck a wheelchair user in the North and...

Woman found dead in Richmond restaurant

A 30-year-old woman was found dead in a local restaurant Tuesday night in what police...

Ceasefire/Lifelines seeks volunteers

Richmond residents began stepping forward Thursday night at the Nevin Community Center as part of...

Richmond shooting victim recalls home invasion

Dinesh Kumar woke on a recent morning to find an armed intruder who shot him...

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