Crash Along Vasco Road Near Brentwood Kills 19-Year-Old Driver
An overnight crash between two vehicles on Vasco Road in eastern Contra Costa County killed one driver and injured the other driver, the California Highway Patrol said Tuesday.
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An overnight crash between two vehicles on Vasco Road in eastern Contra Costa County killed one driver and injured the other driver, the California Highway Patrol said Tuesday.
Following some complaints from people who live near eastern Contra Costa County industrial hemp grow sites about odor, lights and other factors, the county Board of Supervisors has approved a 45-day moratorium on new hemp planting as regulations governing location and cultivation of industrial hemp are considered.
Contra Costa County has launched a task force that will begin site visits and investigating complaints about people not using masks and said it will begin issuing fines for the worst violators.
A 30-year-old Contra Costa Jail inmate died Tuesday afternoon at the Martinez jail, about 24 hours after having been in a fight with fellow inmates at the West County Detention Facility in Richmond and subsequently treated for injuries at a Martinez hospital.
With Contra Costa County falling back into the most restrictive category of COVID-19 business and social gathering guidelines, District Attorney Diana Becton knows her office will be seeing more complaints about businesses and individuals flouting the rules.
A woman fatally struck by a vehicle on Interstate Highway 680 in Walnut Creek late Monday night has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner's office as 42-year-old Lafayette resident Rebecca Pulling.
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday issued an urgent plea with residents to curtail Thanksgiving gatherings, to continue with COVID-19 prevention basics.
Two local non-profits donated $1.6 million in grants to community groups in Contra Costa County helping groups in need with food, shelter and other necessities.
Following suit with other parts of the Bay Area, Alameda and Contra Costa County health officials on Monday announced they were returning to the Purple Tier due to the increase in local COVID-19 cases.
Health officials in Contra Costa County announced that indoor dining, movie concession stands and indoor fitness centers will suspend operations next week as COVID-19 cases rise in the Bay Area, the state and across the country.
Shifting attitudes on local police reform, development, homelessness and other issues combined to end the public service of a number of officials in Antioch, Pittsburg, Brentwood and Oakley in the wake of the November election.
A group of several dozen Donald Trump supporters rallied in Danville Wednesday night, insisting -- despite media reports to the contrary -- that President Trump would prevail and win the election in the end.
Contra Costa County supervisors unanimously approved the formation of an Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice, in the hopes that it expands on advances guided by social justice principles.
East Bay officials offered thanks to military veterans for their service during a Veterans Day program Tuesday that was part of the regular Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors meeting.
Contra Costa County says COVID-19 cases are rapidly spreading. Health officials announced Tuesday the county is rolling back to the red tier.
State health officials on Tuesday announced that two greater Bay Area counties -- Contra Costa and Santa Cruz -- have backslid due to rising COVID-19 cases, moving from the orange tier to the more restrictive red tier.
Isaac M. McCuan, who was sentenced to life in prison for a Contra Costa County gang murder, has been stabbed to death in his jail cell, state prison officials announced Saturday.
Todos Santos Plaza in Concord proved to be a good place to gain a wide-ranging perspective on the results of an election that brought out more American voters on both sides than any other in history.
Trump supporters in the east Contra Costa County town of Brentwood say they're ready for the election and the hard feelings and sporadic violence associated with it to end.
Police in Brentwood on Thursday confirmed that officers responded to an effigy hanging outside a residence that apparently was supposed to represent Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
A steady increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations over the past week has forced Contra Costa County health officials to roll back on easing restrictions placed on local businesses in an attempt to stem the current surge of new infections.
In a move to help a cash-strapped fire district cope with protecting a fast-growing area, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approved updated facility fees to help the district pay for new future facilities.
Incumbent Contra Costa County Supervisor Federal Glover has won a sixth term, soundly defeating County Assessor Gus Kramer.
In Walnut Creek, where four of eight City Council candidates were drawn into the race in reaction to social justice issues, two of the three incumbents on the ballot will be re-elected, to be joined by a former city planning commissioner.
The Elections Office in Contra Costa County stayed busy Tuesday with a steady stream of voters arriving to cast their ballots. But what were the issues driving the choices they made?
