Contra Costa County explains three-hour gap between huge refinery fire starting and warning sirens
Thick, black smoke billowed into the sky from a fire at a Martinez refinery for nearly three hours Saturday before 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 ...
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A police news release says only that an “officer-involved shooting occurred,” but not what prompted it or whether the ...
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 ...
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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Residents in area near Martinez refinery warned to remain inside
Contra Costa Health yesterday recommended that residents of Martinez, parts of Pacheco and Clyde who have respiratory ...
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 ...
UPDATE: Flood advisory previously issued will expire at 10:15 a.m., says the NWS
The advisory was for Alameda and Contra Costa counties.