Antioch Herald

Antioch High golf team member helps two at Lone Tree Golf Course By Antioch Unified School Districtx A Dozier-Libbey Medical High student recently jumped into action – twice! – on the same day. Salvator Beas, a member of the Antioch High golf team, was at the Lone Tree Golf Course when a fellow student was […]

Experienced finance and accounting leader pledges independent oversight, stronger accountability, and modern financial operations for Contra Costa taxpayers CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — May 10, 2026 — Deepika Naharas, a finance and accounting leader with more than 25 years of experience, announced her campaign for Contra Costa County Auditor-Controller, pledging to p...

38-year-old Jaquan Tarrell Jones shot, killed 44-year-old Cordai Mustafi May 5th Held on $11.62 million bail, has history of arrests and previous convictions in 2006, 2024 By Ted Asregadoo, PIO, Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office has charged Jaquan Tarrell Jones, 38, of Antioch (born 3/18/1988), with six felony counts ...

By Lt. Michael Mellone, Antioch Police Department On Saturday, May 9, 2026, at approximately 1:03 a.m., Antioch Police officers responded to the area of G Street and Drake Street for a report of a single-vehicle collision. Officers found a 51-year-old Antioch woman who had been ejected from a vehicle. She was transported to a local […]

“It would be unconscionable that we would be taking away livelihoods without readjusting pay scales, first.” – Board Vice President Olga Cobos-Smith No public comments allowed before failed vote on budget cuts, but allowed before staff cut votes  “It is painful to make cuts. But it is more painful when local control is lost and […]