Update: Firefighters stop spread of Antioch brush fire that threatened homes
Contra Costa County firefighters have stopped the forward progress of a brush fire that threatened homes in Antioch, officials said Wednesday afternoon.
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Contra Costa County firefighters have stopped the forward progress of a brush fire that threatened homes in Antioch, officials said Wednesday afternoon.
A car that crashed into a residence on Alhambra Avenue in Martinez Wednesday morning has caused a gas leak, forcing authorities to close several nearby intersections.
Two environmental groups have sued Contra Costa County over what they say was its "rushed approval of two proposed biofuel refineries in the Bay Area using incomplete and misleading environmental reviews."
Contra Costa voters will have until Tuesday to decide between two candidates vying to be the county's next top prosecutor.
Contra Costa voters will have until Tuesday to decide between two candidates vying to be the county's next top prosecutor. Da Lin reports. (6-5-22)
An 11-year-old boy who went missing from his Bay Point home late Saturday night has been found safe.
At the edge of Oakley in eastern Contra Costa County, a part of the Bay Area that has struggled with fire protection, a new fire station opened Wednesday.
With this year's fire season expected to be one of the busiest ever, Contra Costa County has gotten tough on homeowners who don't get weeds and brush under control.
- With this year's fire season expected to be one of the busiest ever, Contra Costa County has gotten tough on homeowners who don't get weeds and brush under control.
Tuesday is the deadline day for weed abatement in Contra Costa County. With abatement efforts, fire departments say all property owners have a safer fire season.
Tuesday is the deadline day for weed abatement in Contra Costa County. With abatement efforts, fire departments say all property owners have a safer fire season. Justin Andrews reports.
Team coverage of fire concerns raised by continuing dry conditions and gusty winds on popular grilling holiday (5-30-2022)
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District warned residents on Monday to be careful with outdoor activities because of warm, dry conditions.
East Contra Costa Fire Protection District battled a fire sparked by an unattended barbecue that quickly spread to other homes Saturday evening. Da Lin reports. (5-29-22)
An early morning 2-alarm fire erupted inside Pittsburg's Pentecostals of the Bay Area church Friday leading to a partial collapse of the building
The East Bay Regional Park District on Wednesday issued a rattlesnake advisory warning visitors to watch out for the venomous reptiles.
One person died in a solo car crash on an off-ramp from state Highway 4 near Pittsburg on Wednesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Authorities in a number of Bay Area cities on Tuesday said they would increase patrols in the areas around schools in the wake of the mass shooting in Texas.
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approved a proposal for a 384-unit residential development on 7 acres in unincorporated Bay Point on Tuesday.
Contra Costa County health officials told the county Board of Supervisors Tuesday that COVID-19 numbers are on the rise.
The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano held their annual fundraiser Thursday night at West Wind Solano Drive-In in Concord.
Recently health officials discovered the first case of the year in a dead American crow in Brentwood, according to the Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District.
Authorities in the East Bay are searching for an arsonist after a series of fires along Highway 4 near Pittsburg Sunday morning.
More than $700,000 in stolen merchandise was recovered and an East Bay man was arrested in connection with a Bay Area retail theft ring, authorities said Wednesday.
Authorities in Contra Costa County arrested four people suspected of sparking dozens of small brush fires in just a matter of hours over the weekend.
