Crews quickly contain vegetation fire in Concord
The Contra Costa Fire Protection District, CalFire and federal fire units responded Saturday around 4 p.m. to a vegetation fire off Avila Road and Willow Pass in Concord.
Investigation underway in Concord townhome complex fire
The flames torched a unit in the three-story Willow Terrace Townhomes complex, which was under construction.
Fire investigation underway in Concord
Jesse Gary reports.
Flames race through Concord townhouse under construction
The fire was reported late Thursday night, at the construction site on Willow Pass Road, near Esperanza Drive.
Michael B. Jordan offers free drive-in movies that feature multicultural voices
Jordan starred in "Fruitvale Station" and "Black Panther, among others, and the double features will show every other week through the end of August.
J.C. Penney to close Concord store, 12 additional locations
J.C. Penney in Concord's Sun Valley Mall joins the growing list of department store closures.
Woman arrested on suspicion of setting RV on fire under Highway 4 in Concord
Jade McCoy, who was on probation for a prior arson conviction for a 2019 fire, was arrested after the fire reported at 3:27 p.m. Monday on Port Chicago Highway under Highway 4. The fire was put out within 15 minutes with no injuries reported.
Alleged Nazi sympathizer from Concord sentenced for lying on Army background check
Ross Anthony Farca, 24, pleaded guilty to the charge on April 9 and acknowledged he falsely said on an electronic questionnaire that he had not consulted with a health care professional about an emotional or mental health care problem, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Fire starts in abandoned Concord apartment building
The blaze broke out in a six-unit apartment building on Mt. Hood Circle near the old naval weapons station.
Planned blackout during shelter-in-place has Concord residents concerned and frustrated
Hundreds of households in Concord will lose power Friday, on what is expected to be the hottest day of the year.
Amid hot Bay Area weather, many Concord homes to lose power Friday for emergency utility maintenance
Debora Villalon reports.
Homeless man arrested for fire near Hwy 4 in Concord
Authorities told KTVU that the man started a fire in a building he was living in, and the flames then quickly spread to a nearby field.
ER nurse searching for stolen puppy, theft caught on camera
Max is the newest member of Shaila Mahler's family. She had the Belgium Malinois for two weeks when the puppy was snatched from her home in Concord on Saturday morning.
Concord city council considering pay cut amid COVID-19 pandemic
Also to be considered Tuesday night will be 5 percent salary cuts, plus deferred cost-of-living raises and 401(K) plan contributions, for top city executives, including City Manager Valerie Barone, City Attorney Susanne Brown and police Chief Mark Bustillos, as well as other executive management employees, non-sworn managers and confidential employees.
CHP: Brick that crashed through car window and killed passenger possibly intentional
The woman, whose name has not been released, was sitting in the front passenger seat of a 2004 Volkswagen Jetta when the brick smashed through the window at about 9:30 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
Police seek suspect who threw brick at car in Concord, killing woman
Reporter Elissa Harrington explains what happened on Friday night.
Attic fire seriously damages Concord home, three displaced
The fire was reported at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the 3700 block of Las Flores Avenue, near Monte Gardens Elementary School.
Expectant mothers ditching traditional birth plans, fearing hospitals will be overrun
Now, many expectant mothers are scrambling to ditch their traditional birth plans, fearing hospitals will be overrun with illness and banish visitors, even spouses or partners.
Free tacos for health care workers, first responders in Concord
An East Bay fitness studio and restaurant have teamed up to offer something tasty to those on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.
Walnut Creek restaurant raising money for first responders
So far, Sunrise Bistro workers have delivered dozens of meals to the ER at Kaiser in Walnut Creek. Over the weekend, they dropped off 80 free breakfasts at Highland Hospital in Oakland.