Richmond

Second Person Injured In Richmond Shooting That Left Toddler Injured

Authorities say a second person was also struck in a shooting in Richmond that left a 1-year-old wounded.

2013/03/29

Chevron Says It Paid $10 Million After Refinery Fire

Chevron Corp. has paid about $10 million and has begun what’s being termed “corrective actions” after a fire last summer at its Richmond refinery, company officials said.

2013/01/29

Body Of Man Missing Near Mare Island Found

The Contra Costa County coroner’s office says the body of boater missing for over a week has been found.

2012/12/17

Refinery Fire Probe Looks At Spark Sources

Investigators probing the cause of a blaze at Chevron’s Richmond refinery are looking at heaters and responding emergency vehicles as possible ignition sources for the massive vapor cloud that spewed from an old, leaky pipe.

2012/08/15

Chevron Refinery Site Too Hazardous For Entry

Structural engineers on Monday deemed the site of a Chevron refinery fire in Richmond hazardous for human entry after looking at the failed pipe that leaked and sent a towering plume of black smoke into the sky.

2012/08/13

Investigators Still Waiting For OK To Enter Richmond Refinery

Investigators looking into the cause of an oil refinery fire at Chevron’s Richmond facility are waiting for structural engineers to determine if it’s safe to enter the unit.

2012/08/13

Fire breaks out at the Evergreen Refinery. (credit: CBS)

Fire Is Latest Pollution Problem At Chevron Plant

A massive Chevron oil refinery fire that sent hundreds of people rushing to hospitals and is pushing West Coast gas prices higher was just the latest pollution incident at the facility that records show has increasingly violated air quality rules over the past five years.

2012/08/09