“Flares are an essential part of a refinery’s integrated, engineered safety systems, which are designed to safely manage ...

Officers executed search warrants Thursday for the residences and vehicles of Willie Lefiti, 27, Caleb Tuimavave, 24, and Pio Tofi, 23. They seized multiple firearms, loaded magazines, and ammunition ...

Animal Advocates of Contra Costa County is planning to hold a fundraising event in Richmond benefitting Stitch in Time Animal ...

Contra Costa County says a range of harmful chemicals were released, including some that pose risks for cancer and ...

Pet adoptions at Contra Costa Animal Services are still free to facilitate the process for potential adopters. To this end, hours at the shelter were extended recently to Sunday from 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.

Daytime highs in the region will be mostly in the low to mid 60s on the coast, and high 50s to low 60s around the bay and inland. Overnight lows will be mostly in the high 30s to mid 40s, with some ...

The East Bay Regional Park District in Alameda and Contra Costa counties is the largest ... pricing and better reflect the cost of providing services, the district said. The post East Bay parks ...

Steve Burdo, community relations director of Contra Costa Animal Services, gave a presentation to the city council reviewing 2016 at Animal Services and looking toward new developments. For Orinda, ...

Rose Acre Farms, the nation's second largest egg producer, said yesterday that tests have confirmed avian flu at its facility ...

MARTINEZ — A leak led to an explosion and massive fire at a refinery with a history of issues Saturday, prompting a shelter-in-place for much of Saturday evening after black smoke spread across ...

By 5 p.m., a Level 3 alert was issued by Contra Costa Health Services department, and portions of Martinez closest to the refinery were told to shelter in place. That order was lifted by 9:15 p.m ...