Hazardous chemical emergency prompts shelter-in-place reported for parts of Concord and Pleasant Hill.

Willow. A new wildfire was reported today at 3:22 p.m. at in Contra Costa County, California. Willow Fire has been burning on private land. At this ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 9:56 p.m. at in Contra Costa County, California. Franklin Fire has burned three acres of private land. At this time, there is no information on the containment of ...

SAF characterizes Contra Costa’s approach as an outlier among issuing agencies nationwide and is pitching the case as a ...

Winged visitors alien to the area have been casting their large shadows over Contra Costa and Stanislaus counties recently. Preservation group Save Mount Diablo said in a statement Monday they've ...

Contra Costa County broke ground Wednesday on its first mental health rehabilitation center, a 45-bed facility designed to provide long-term treatment for residents with serious mental illness ...

Former Contra Costa County Assessor Gus Kramer had faced years of investigations, lawsuits and political scrutiny before the FBI searched his home and former office Tuesday.

California voters in Contra Costa County are deciding on a host of local races and measures. The races include the 10th Congressional District where incumbent Democratic Rep. Mark DeSaulnier seeks to ...

Data is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospitalization data is a daily average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with Contra Costa County, an area ...

A Contra Costa County Sheriff's deputy has been arrested on multiple felony charges, the Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday.