Posts Tagged ‘richmond’
Slain Richmond teen mourned at St. Cornelius Parish
Elvis Alfaro-Escobar, 17, was remembered Friday as a music-loving prankster and recent graduate of Richmond High School.
Read MoreNeighborhood coming together after horrific crime
A pre-dawn home-invasion robbery three days ago left a 67-year-old woman dead and a quiet neighborhood on edge, with neighbors and well-wishers left to wonder why.
Read MoreA day in photos at Knox-Miller Regional Shoreline
On a clear day on can sit on a park bench at Knox-Miller Regional Shoreline and see right up to the front porch of San Francisco.
Read MoreCongressman George Miller tours Richmond police facility to see federal dollars at work
The longtime Richmond Congressman toured Richmond’s communications center to get a close look at Shotspotter, the gunfire detection technology to which he has steered about $1 million in federal funding.
Read MoreTwo killed, including young mother, in central Richmond
One victim was Rose McFadden, a 25-year-old mother of four who was a passenger in a car. The car’s driver was Antoine Williams Jr., 24, police said.
Read MoreMan shot, killed Wednesday near downtown
A 20-year-old man was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon near Nevin Park, and police are scrambling to apprehend a suspect.
Read MoreAnother weekend marred by deadly violence in Richmond
After a Sunday night punctuated by deadly gunfire volleys in central and north Richmond, law enforcement officials are scrambling for answers.
Read MoreNotes of a Richmond native son
George Livingston Jr. is a born and bred local celebrity historian who has spent decades amassing a trove of photos, clippings and other memorabilia relating mostly to celebrities who have swept through Richmond.
Read MoreAfter deadly shootings Sunday, neighborhoods on high alert
Less than one week since a flurry of Sunday night gunfire left three dead and three wounded in Richmond and North Richmond, police and sheriffs are still looking for answers.
Read MoreRichmond kids explore BART, museum and San Francisco airport
Last week Richmond city councilmember Corky Boozé, together with BART, gave 18 school children from across Richmond a once-in-a-lifetime experience by taking them on an all-expenses-paid trip to the Oakland Museum and San Francisco Airport as an opportunity to learn new life skills.
Read MoreAnti-violence forum draws Richmond leaders, raises concerns
Richmond has seen a dramatic decrease in deadly gun violence in recent years, but anti-violence advocates and city officials believe only a sustained, multi-partner commitment to violence prevention and intervention in the coming years can make these gains permanent.
Read MorePow-wow brings dance and culture to Richmond
Nicholl Park was blessed in prayer and dance Saturday afternoon as Native American Indians respresenting over 50 tribes from as far away as South Dakota, New Mexico, Long Beach, Calif., and Sacramento travelled to Richmond to participate in its 2nd Annual Native American Pow-Wow.
Read MoreBecnel to headline anti-death penalty event in Richmond
With controversy over California’s use of capital punishment intensifying, anti-death penalty activists are looking to expand their outreach statewide – including into Richmond.
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