Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews were doing work this week well ahead of the beginning of fire season to decrease the risk of wildfires in vegetation-dense East Bay neighborhoods.

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District is rolling out a new state-of-the-art fire rig, but it won’t be used to fight fires.

Next week, Contra Costa, Sonoma and Napa counties will also conduct homeless counts. Preliminary results are expected to be released in the spring or summer. The Bay Area’s other five counties will ...

Filipino American leader Cameron Sasai has officially been sworn into office as the mayor of Pinole in Contra Costa County, ...

The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that the mother of the man accused of killing Alexis Gabe will not face charges. Gabe’s family told ...

Eastbound Highway 4 lanes west of Bailey Road were shut down due to the crash. The freeway is estimated to be fully accessible again around 6:30 a.m., the CHP said on social media.

BART service in Eastern Contra Costa County resumed Thursday morning, hours after deadly overnight crash on Highway 4 in which a vehicle went off the roadway and ended up on the train tracks.

When the many fires that are still burning throughout Los Angeles County started, L.A. County fire officials sought help from several fire departments in the state. On Jan. 9, the Contra Costa County ...

The District Attorney’s Office wants to inform County residents about the office that seeks justice for victims of crime.

The Keep People Housed program launched in December already has served at least 45 Sonoma County households with financial aid intended to prevent them from losing housing.

When Donald Trump once again became president, he sought to undo a recent agreement between federal and state water managers and reinstate his previous policies.