A cat that was rescued from the brink of death after living in a hot car crammed with nearly 50 other felines is now making a name for himself as a model for Target. Hercules’s adorable fuzzy face ...

MARTINEZ — A Southern California man was sentenced to death Monday for the brutal murder of a popular retired kindergarten teacher following his escape from jail and resulting crime spree up the state ...

MARTINEZ — The fate of a 28-year-old man accused of capital murder was handed over to 12 jurors Wednesday. Attorneys in the case of Darnell Washington finished their closing arguments Wednesday ...

HERCULES — A Hercules man suspected of bludgeoning his wife with a dumbbell has been charged with murder. Norman McGinnis, 56, on Monday also was charged with using a deadly weapon in connection with ...

MARTINEZ — Darnell Washington has stayed silent for months during his trial and conviction in the brutal 2012 murder of retired Hercules kindergarten teacher and mother of four Susie Ko, who was ...

Hercules police said on Saturday they are investigating a “suspicious death.” Officials said the death occurred on Spinel Court. Authorities add there is no ongoing threat to the public, and ...

The man at the helm of Hercules has his heroes, and while you suspect that the late cellist, disco pioneer and Talking Heads conspirator stands not least among them, even Russell, the returning prince ...