Rick Hurd

California

Breaking News Reporter at The Mercury News

Breaking News Reporter at East Bay Times

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Along with brief heat wave comes Bay Area’s first Spare the Air alert

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Rick Hurd

As the Bay Area’s first heat wave of 2025 began to crank up the thermometer on Thursday, the Bay Area Air District responded in a familiar way by issuing the season’s first Spare the Air alert. The agency announced about 11:45 a.m. that the smog level for the region is expected to be unhealthy on Friday. The alert forbids people from burning wood and urges them to avoid driving to reduce the pollution.
Fatal two-car freeway crash in East Bay probed by CHP

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Rick Hurd

RICHMOND — A two-car freeway crash over Memorial Day weekend killed a person, and the California Highway Patrol appealed to the public for help as they try to figure out what happened. According to the CHP, the rollover wreck Saturday happened about 6:10 p.m. on westbound Interstate 80 just west of Portrero Avenue. The CHP said a black Fiat and a white Mercedes-Benz collided with one another. The passenger in the right front seat of the Fiat died at the scene, the CHP said.
Fatal two-car freeway crash in West Contra Costa probed by CHP

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Rick Hurd

RICHMOND — A two-car freeway crash over Memorial Day weekend killed a person, and the California Highway Patrol appealed to the public for help as they try to figure out what happened. According to the CHP, the rollover wreck Saturday happened about 6:10 p.m. on westbound Interstate 80 near Potrero Avenue. The CHP said a black Fiat and a white Mercedes-Benz collided with one another. The front seat passenger in the Fiat died at the scene, the CHP said.
For Bay Area, the first extreme heat of 2025 will be brief

1 week ago | modbee.com | Rick Hurd

Extreme heat is about to make a return to the Bay Area in time to bid May adieu, but it won’t be hanging out for too long, according to the National Weather Service.
For Bay Area, the first extreme heat of 2025 will be brief

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Rick Hurd

Extreme heat is about to make a return to the Bay Area in time to bid May adieu, but it won’t be hanging out for too long, according to the National Weather Service.
Authorities identify two who died in recent Contra Costa County crashes

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Rick Hurd

Two of three people who died in crashes in rural areas of Contra Costa County last week have been identified by authorities. According to the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office, Gabriel Biadgi, 34, of Antioch, was one of two people who perished in a fiery head-on crash on Highway 4 in Brentwood Wednesday night. Authorities have not identified the second person who died in the wreck, pending notification of family members.
Authorities identify two who died in recent Contra Costa County crashes

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Rick Hurd

Two of three people who died in crashes in rural areas in Contra Costa County last week have been identified by authorities. According to the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office, Gabriel Biadgi, 34, of Antioch, was one of two people who perished in a fiery head-on crash on state Highway 4 in Brentwood late Wednesday night. Authorities have not identified the second person who died in that wreck, pending notification of family members.
BART commute week opens with all lines open again

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Rick Hurd

For the first time in a week, all of BART’s train lines were operating for the morning commute. The transit agency’s green line re-opened on Tuesday morning for the first time since it was shut down on May 20 after a fire near the San Leandro station. The green line offers train service between the Lake Merritt, Berryessa and Dublin stations. Damage to the train tracks from the fire prevented the line from being used.
BART commute week opens with all lines open again

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Rick Hurd

For the first time in a week, all of BART’s train lines were available for the commute early Tuesday. The transit agency’s green line re-opened for the first time since it was shut down on May 20 after a fire near the San Leandro station. The green line offers train service between the Lake Merritt, Berryessa and Dublin stations. Damage to the train tracks from the fire prevented the line from being used.
For Bay Area, Memorial Day weekend weather won’t bring summer heat

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Rick Hurd

The unofficial start of summer that comes with Memorial Day weekend won’t be bringing with it weather that is typical of the hottest months. Neither, though, will it be unusually gloomy or cold, and neither will it offer extreme wind or fire conditions. Call it border-line boring. “It’ll be pleasant,” National Weather Service meteorologist Rachel Kennedy said Friday.