Contra Costa County

The blaze was reported at 7:37 a.m. Saturday in a two-story building on Mount Hood Circle, across East Olivera Road from Pixieland Amusement Park.

Officers were initially contacted about a possible shooting at approximately 7:30 p.m. Arriving officers discovered two victms suffering from gunshot(s) inside a vehicle.

While the number of evictions has been declining in the last several years from the peak of the 2008 financial crisis, housing advocates say the problem is actually getting worse because the displaced residents can’t find anywhere to go.

The closure is needed for worker and public safety during the inspections from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 27-30, the agency said.

According to the indictment, Daniel Joseph Feliciano allegedly "coerced a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct in order to produce a visual depiction of the conduct," and knowingly possessed child pornography, United States Attorney David L. Anderson said in an announcement.

While visitors often come to the mountain to take in picturesque views of the East Bay, the big draw Thursday was the snow. 

​​​​​​​Karen Harris came face to face Thursday morning with a burglar in her Danville home. 

Despite the school district's opposition, Martinez City Council voted on Wednesday to approve an operating permit for a cannabis dispensary near a Alhambra High School. 

Betty Reid Soskin is not only the oldest ranger in the United States, but arguably one of the most famous

A number of others were community activists, health professionals or other residents concerned about high asthma rates in the city, and coal dust's possible role in that.

Deputies reported spotting the stolen car at about 4:45 p.m. Sunday on Pacheco Boulevard in the unincorporated area between Pleasant Hill and Martinez, Sheriff's Sgt. Scott Dickerson.

Peace-up, the oldest of three osprey fledglings born this year to parents Rosie and Richmond, was seen falling from a tree in Corte Madera on Oct. 1 and died a short time later, according to observers.

Patterson has been coaching 16 years in the NFL, the last eight with the Vikings. And his son is also coaching with him.

Police say that between 1996-1998, Wood engaged in two inappropriate and unlawful relationships between two minors. The victims were students at Acalanes High School in Lafayette where Wood was a teacher at the time.