Contra Costa County explains three-hour gap between huge refinery fire starting and warning sirens
Thick, black smoke billowed from a fire at a Martinez refinery for nearly three hours Saturday before Contra Costa County ...
Former employee of East Bay school district charged in $3.3M scheme
A former employee of an East Bay school district is facing federal charges related to a scheme to defraud the district of ...
UPDATE: Flood advisory previously issued will expire at 10:15 a.m., says the NWS
The advisory was for Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Richmond police fatally shoot domestic violence suspect following standoff
An investigation has been launched after a domestic violence suspect was fatally shot following a standoff with Richmond ...
Martinez refinery workers return to work after gas-leak explosion and fire
As Contra Costa County Fire and Martinez Refining Company investigators sift through the damage, refinery workers have ...
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Ice cold fourth quarter dooms Benicia High boys basketball team at Clayton Valley
There was plenty of ugliness on Tuesday night in Contra Costa County. The weather outside the gym at Clayton Valley Charter ...
Crime and Public Safety
A police news release says only that an “officer-involved shooting occurred,” but not what prompted it or whether the ...
East Bay after-school program coordinator charged with fraud
An indictment alleges Eric Rego used $3.3 million in district funds to buy electronic devices that he then sold for his own ...
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Amid competitive market, West Contra Costa ramps up search for its next superintendent
THE WEST CONTRA COSTA Unified School District is joining about a dozen other California school districts in search of its ...