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 ...
Shelter-in-place order lifted for Martinez refinery fire; multiple injuries reported
A shelter-in-place order for residents near the Martinez Refining Co. was lifted Saturday night after a fire that injured at ...
Contra Costa County lifts shelter in place order triggered by Martinez refinery fire
Contra Costa County officials have lifted a shelter-in-place order that was placed after a fire erupted Saturday at the ...
BART service resumes after SUV ends up on tracks near Pittsburg; driver killed
BART service in Eastern Contra Costa County resumed Thursday morning, hours after deadly overnight crash on Highway 4 in which a driver went off the roadway and ended up on the train tracks.
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Contra Costa seeks new auditor-controller after Campbell retires 2 years before term ends
Contra Costa County is looking for a new auditor-controller. Robert Campbell announced his retirement this week after more ...
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Home prices fell in this Bay Area county, the region's only county to see a decline
In the Bay Area, the median was $1.2 million. Contra Costa County saw a surge in its median; Napa County's median fell. LOS ANGELES - New figures show the median home price in California increased ...