Morteza Amiri was convicted of federal charges in two cases, a college degree scam and a use-of-force incident.

Federal prosecutors this week asked Senior U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White to sentence Amiri to at least eight years in ...

ANTIOCH – A fire that broke out Wednesday night burned more than 350 acres, forcing an evacuation warning for residents ...

He “began to violently dehumanize the population he was supposed to protect and serve” once he became a K-9 officer, federal ...

A former Antioch police officer who was part of a wider scandal involving the Antioch and Pittsburg police departments was ...

Resurfacing of Route 59, from Route 173 to Highwoods Drive in Antioch, will begin, Monday, June 30, weather permitting. The Illinois Department of Transportation project also includes pedestrian ramp ...

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said calls about a fire began just after 7 p.m. Con Fire said the fire began ...

In court, the government attorneys stated that former police officer Morteza Amiri chose "a path to violently dehumanize ...

A federal judge sentenced a former Antioch police officer on Tuesday to seven years in prison for siccing his K-9 on a man riding a bicycle riding without his light on, falsifying records and engaging ...

For the first time in history, each Kresge Artist Fellow will receive a $50,000 award, up from $40,000 last year.

A former Antioch police officer, Morteza Amiri, was sentenced to serve seven years in prison for using excessive force against suspects, falsifying police records, and ...