An Amber Alert issued for an allegedly kidnapped 16-year-old boy was canceled early Tuesday morning, Antioch police said. The alert was canceled by 12:30 a.m. when police learned through an ongoing investigation that the allegedly abducted teen, Hassan Ameer Ford, had been released by his alleged captor, a 25-year-old man, and was no longer under duress. Read More

Starting in May, Pacific Gas & Electric plans to begin pressure-testing 150 miles of natural gas pipelines that have similar characteristics to the line that exploded in San Bruno last year.The company will conduct water pressure, or "hydrostatic," testing to determine the reliability of numerous pipeline segments throughout its service area, mostly those beneath densely populated or "high consequence areas," PG&E spokesman Joe Molica said. Read More

A 2-year-old boy who was fatally shot at an Antioch apartment late Thursday morning has been identified as Jyonn Carr, a Contra Costa County deputy coroner said Friday.Jyonn, whose second birthday was Thursday, was fatally shot around 11:30 a.m. in an apartment on Lemontree Court, Deputy Coroner Steve Cusas said.He was in a bedroom with his 4-year-old brother when a gun recently purchased by his mother somehow went off, Antioch police Lt. Leonard Orman said. Read More