THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS is looking for standout students for its 2026 Youth Hall of Fame Awards. The ...

The suicide note, allegedly written by Michael Leon from his wife’s perspective, blamed their failing marriage on her and barely mentioned her kids, police say.

A motorcyclist was killed Monday on Vasco Road just north of Dyer Road in Contra Costa County, the California Highway Patrol said. Just after 5 a.m., a man in his seventies was traveling south on ...

First 5 Contra Costa has received nearly $140,000 in new grants to improve child passenger safety for the county’s kids. The money will support the distribution of child safety seats, educational ...

A ladder truck was involved in a collision with vehicles while responding to a call last week in Antioch. The rig was headed to a grease fire when one of two vehicles in an intersection didn't yield, ...

First 5 Contra Costa has been awarded nearly $140,000 from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to help keep young children safer in cars, the agency announced. The funding, granted through ...

LAS VEGAS – Melquizael Costa met the media Saturday after his win over Morgan Charriere at UFC on ESPN 74. Costa (25-7 MMA, 6-2 UFC) took out Charriere (21-12-1 MMA, 3-3 UFC) with a head kick knockout ...

January 29, 2026 - In 1985, Merryl Goldberg went to the Soviet Union and met The Phantom Orchestra. To help them she made up a secret code, hidden in sheet music. Today, we mourn the deeply tragic ...

One of the Bay Area’s busiest federal immigration courts resides in Contra Costa County, making the area a lightning rod for not only fears of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) but for ...

The West Contra Costa Unified School District has reached a tentative agreement with its teachers' union to end a strike that started last week, district officials announced Wednesday. District ...