Education

Police searching for suspect, motive in killing of Richmond college student

A curbside memorial marks the spot where Edwin Martinez was fatally shot earlier this week, but who is responsible and why it happened remain unknown....

Sixth Street residents receive renovation makeover

Guadalupe Corral likes to keep a tidy house. But this past Monday the main rooms in her home of two and a half years were...

Kennedy high gym renamed in honor of ‘Dolly’

Dolly Felix made a difference, and now her name graces the building where she touched so many lives. About 300 people packed the John F....

Local students march in honor of King

Students and teachers from five local schools joined parents and city leaders Friday in a march and celebration in honor of Martin Luther King Jr....

Congressman Miller visits Richmond schools

Congressman George Miller (D-Martinez) lobbed a lot of questions Thursday afternoon. But he only got one unanimous answer. “How many of you plan to go...

Charlie Reid Christmas draws huge Richmond crowd

More than 1,000 parents and children came to the Richmond PAL Center Sunday for a the 64th Annual Charles Reid Christmas Party, a community tradition...

Richmond kids ‘Shop with a Cop’

About 40 local kids took home $110 worth of toys each from Target Saturday as part of the Richmond Police Department’s annual Shop with a...

Santa returns to Verde Elementary in North Richmond

For more than a decade, Santa Claus and his natural white beard regaled the children at Verde Elementary in North Richmond every December.

Local educator honored at the White House

Eric Peterson, a Richmond resident and the principal at Dover Elementary School in San Pablo, was honored at the White House for achieving National Board...

WCCUSD Union Members protest Benefit cuts

Five negotiators from the Public Employees Union Local One met outside the West Contra Costa County School District building in the parking lot last week...

Richmond family tries homeschooling for a year

We want our kids to know how to buy a bus ticket. We try to hold loosely without being foolish. I think that adds to...