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 ...
Experts say more is needed to combat human trafficking in Richmond
In Richmond, the focus has largely been on curbing sex work along 24th Street by increasing lighting, considering traffic ...
UPDATE: Flood advisory previously issued will expire at 10:15 a.m., says the NWS
The advisory was for Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
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 ...
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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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 man settles in pronghorn poaching investigation
A Contra Costa County man pleaded no contest in a poaching investigation from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) after being accused of illegally shooting and ...
Health advisory still in place for those with sensitivities after Martinez refinery fire
Contra Costa Health Sunday recommended that residents of Martinez, parts of Pacheco and Clyde who have respiratory ...
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Collision Engineering Program launches nonprofit dedicated to collaboration and expansion
A nonprofit dedicated to creating a collaborative effort to address the collision repair technician shortage was launched ...
Serial rapist who targeted women in Contra Costa sentenced to prison
Christopher David Owens, 42, offered victims drugs or cigarettes, but also broke into one woman’s home, according to police.