Four people were hospitalized after being exposed to organophosphorus, a toxic chemical used in pesticides.

More than a dozen schools in Contra Costa County were named to the 2026 California Distinguished Schools list by the state ...

A man from Chico was arrested on suspicion of homicide Saturday after police discovered a dead body inside a Lafayette home ...

Homelessness in Contra Costa County showed some dramatic improvement earlier this year, decreasing 26% between 2024 and 2025, the county's point-in-time count on Jan. 30 showed. The point-in-time ...

Coming soon to San Pablo and Pittsburg too, the self-service program lets patrons use the unstaffed location’s facilities in ...

The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office and Lafayette Police Department were investigating a suspected homicide on Saturday ...

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a guaranteed income pilot program aiding 178 people over 18 months. Contra Costa Thrives will provide unconditional cash ...

Every year, Contra Costa County holds a forum at which — in the interest of transparency — the sheriff discloses exactly how many times his office collaborated with Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

Contra Costa County Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston will hold a town hall meeting Thursday evening on last month's Martinez Refining Company fire. The meeting will run from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at ...