Nate Gartrell covers crime and corruption in Contra Costa County. He joined the Bay Area News Group in 2014 after a year spent working at a beer supply warehouse. Outside of journalism, he doesn't do ...

Nate Raymond reports on the federal judiciary and litigation. He can be reached at nate.raymond@thomsonreuters.com. US trademark office abandons 'Board of Peace ...

According to police, the 28-year-old Vacaville resident pulled up in a 2006 Subaru and told the onetime police academy valedictorian a taste of his "lavish lifestyle" if he became her ...