With a powerful storm the likes of which the Bay Area has never seen before, and the potential for more flooding, fallen trees and dangerous winds, Antioch city leaders have taken to social media to warn residents to stay indoors and to provide relief to the unprotected people. In a press conference streamed on Facebook … Read more
ANTIOCH — Does your child need to go outside more, socialize more and no social distancing? Scouting could be the answer. Boy Scout Troop 153 is hosting an open house at Church on the Rock on Wednesdays from 7-8pm for those interested in all the fun activities Scouts participate in. The troop offers an alternative … Read more
Voters here pick from seven candidates in a hard-fought race for two district seats on the city council that will likely determine whether it continues to lean progressively or tilt to the right. However, early results show it’s too early to say which direction it might lean. Early results show that incumbent Antioch Councilor Monica … Read more
ANTIOCH – Authorities identified an 18-year-old man on Wednesday who was shot dead over the weekend. Officers found Lamar Edwards, 18, of Antioch, in the parking lot of an apartment complex around 11:55 p.m. Saturday, police said. Police believe the shooting took place at the complex in block 2600 of Belmont Lane. Edwards died on … Read more
Tenants worried that landlords would raise rents before new rent controls go into effect will find it easier to rest as the city council approves a rollback this week and tightens the new rules. Although the council approved the rent stabilization rules in its first reading last month, it ultimately did not approve them at … Read more
For the second time behind closed doors, the Antioch City Council has taken no action against the hiring of a new permanent city manager. Cornelius “Con” Johnson, a retired San Francisco police lieutenant, has served as interim city manager since last fall and the city was expected to appoint him to the permanent position on … Read more
Antioch on Tuesday pledged to spend up to $2 million to support housing for some of the city’s homeless as it applies for state funding from the Homekey program. The money will come from what the city has received as part of the American Rescue Plan Act, although the exact amount will depend on the … Read more
ANTIOCHMore than six months after Alexis Gabe, 24, went missing, Antioch police have released a chilling timeline about her disappearance, including the movements of her alleged killer and other details previously undisclosed. Alexis, an Oakley resident, disappeared on the evening of January 26 after visiting her ex-boyfriend, Marshall Curtis Jones, at the house he shared … Read more
ANTIOCH, Illinois (CBS) — A major fire broke out late Monday on an island in the Chain O’Lakes near Antioch, northwest of Chicago. As CBS 2’s Kris Habermehl reported, the fire broke out in an abandoned building on Whiskey Island in Grass Lake. Staff at the restaurant on nearby Blarney Island called the fire. Fire … Read more
ANTIOCH – Police in Antioch said a major roadway in the city will be closed in the afternoon after an accident with injuries Thursday morning. The accident reportedly happened sometime before 10:30 a.m. on the road between Contra Loma Boulevard and Rio Grande Drive Contra Costa County firefighters have confirmed that at least one person … Read more