Small Earthquake Hits Alamo
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.3 struck Saturday morning in unincorporated Contra Costa County near Alamo, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.3 struck Saturday morning in unincorporated Contra Costa County near Alamo, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
An East Bay nonprofit that works on homeless prevention is using unique loan opportunities to get low income families into previously foreclosed homes.
Contra Costa County leaders are concerned about Gov. Brown's plan to move state prisoners deemed a low level risk to county jails.
Ten people have been charged with conspiracy, pimping, pandering and human trafficking for allegedly running a prostitution ring in three counties, a spokeswoman for the Alameda County District Attorney's Office said Friday.
Investigators have identified a third victim in a case involving a Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall counselor accused of molesting young boys and using them to produce child pornography, a prosecutor said Friday.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.8 struck in unincorporated Contra Costa County east of Mount Diablo Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
A count of Contra Costa County's homeless residents began Wednesday morning.
Contra Costa County, which has the highest concentration of petro-chemical plants in Northern California, has seen a significant decline in serious chemical accidents over the last few years.
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A multi-agency operation has halted a large-scale and sophisticated ring of brothels at which immigrant Asian women were exploited.
East Contra Costa schools have very high dropout rates and some parents there are now working to reverse that trend by putting the focus on college.
It's clear Contra Costa County cannot rely on the state to come through with enough money to stimulate job growth on a wide scale, supervisors said Wednesday.
Two Los Angeles area men who stole more than $90,000 from nearly 200 people using skimming devices planted inside gas pumps to collect credit and debit card information were sentenced Tuesday.
The pilot of a crop dusting plane died Monday when the aircraft crashed on Webb Tract, an island just north of Bethel Island, in a remote area of Contra Costa County, authorities told CBS 5.
Contra Costa County's new sheriff has officially taken over the reins in one of the largest counties in the Bay Area.
On Monday California got a new State Superintendent of Public Instruction in Tom Torlakson. The former East Bay state assemblyman, Contra Costa County supervisor, and Antioch city councilman held an inauguration at Mount Diablo High School in Concord where he was once a teacher.
The top brass at the Contra Costa Fire Protection District say a parcel tax may be the only thing preventing a dire financial situation from getting worse.
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors was expected to sign off on an order Tuesday, requiring attorneys in the Contra Costa County District Attorney's to take 12 furlough days between January and June, 2011.
A sea lion that was rescued after stranding itself for the third time this year will be killed because she has extreme brain damage and can't survive either in captivity or the wild, according to authorities.
An 18-year-old skateboarder who was injured in a hit-and-run Sunday in unincorporated Contra Costa County near Martinez has been identified by the California Highway Patrol.
Up to eight fire stations in the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District could be closing if a parcel tax isn't approved next year by voters.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 2.3 shook an area of Contra Costa County Thursday night.
A Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall mental health worker was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of possessing a large amount of child pornography, Pleasant Hill police said.
The facility was built to replace the overcrowded Pittsburg-Delta Courthouse, plus improve access to the judicial system in east Contra Costa County.
