The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday appointed a longtime fire official as chief of the Contra Costa ...

Aaron McAlister rises from district leadership ranks to become Contra Costa County’s new fire chief.

On Thursday, Contra Costa County gained a little more muscle in the battle to respond to wildfires in the eastern part of the county. The county opened a new wildfire response hub in Byron to train ...

Voters can read the official ballot language and view maps in the county voter pamphlet and on voter information sites ahead ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 6:09 a.m. at in Contra Costa County, California. M12 Fire has been burning on private ...

A single-family home in Orinda that sold for $6.2 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales ...

People in Contra Costa County will be voting on a measure that’s pitting conservationists against housing advocates. The ...

Raymond Smith, 54, died Monday after an attempted suicide on May 4, authorities said.

MARTINEZ — A man accused of shooting at a Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office deputy earlier this year died Sunday, less ...

Contra Costa County and other Bay Area counties are issuing a new masking order that applies to workers at "high-risk" health care facilities as COVID-19 cases are again rising. Contra Costa Health ...