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.
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 ...
Crime and Public Safety
A police news release says only that an “officer-involved shooting occurred,” but not what prompted it or whether the ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...