Bay Point - Concord fire prompts 'leave immediately' evacuation order
An immediate evacuation order was issued on Friday afternoon for a fast-moving vegetation fire between the cities of Concord and Bay Point.
Concord man accused of trying to steal airplanes: report
A Concord man has been arrested and accused of attempting to steal multiple airplanes from the Buchanan Airport.
East Bay residents look for ways to escape the heat
The heat wave blasted the East Bay on Tuesday. Concord was one of the hottest parts of the region. Residents escaped the heat by going to spray parks, movie theaters and cooling centers.
Garbage truck on fire shuts down part of Interstate 680 in Concord
A "fully loaded" garbage truck caught fire, halting traffic and prompting lane closures on Interstate 680 in Concord on Tuesday.
Concord fire damages reptile business, donut shop
A fire in Concord early Tuesday damaged several businesses, including a donut shop and a reptile store.Video shows smoke coming out of Hoffmann's Reptiles, a donut shop and a hair salon on Concord Boulevard at 3 a.m.
Bay Area water parks: Here's your splash guide to summer
The Bay Area is home to more than half a dozen water parks. Here’s your summer guide to popular spots where families can splash and cool off from the heat.
Concord warned it may be violating fair housing laws
California is accusing Concord of possibly violating fair housing laws because of a recent vote on affordable housing.
Concord businesses with ties to aerospace rammed by burglars
Two Concord businesses with ties to the aerospace industry are picking up the pieces after they were targeted by burglars minutes apart.
De La Salle High football team gets rare chance to play in London
Players from one of the Bay Area's most well-known high school programs will play a mid-season football game in London.
Speeding YouTuber gets busted for driving dangerously
A YouTuber from Concord gave investigators all the evidence they needed before convicting him last month of multiple incidents of extreme speeding and reckless driving on Contra Costa County freeways.
Suspicious tow truck fires in Concord, Bay Point all from same fleet
Investigators continue to search for answers after four tow trucks went up in flames in Concord and Bay Point.
Planned Concord apartment building goes up in flames
Several roads near the downtown Concord BART station were closed early Tuesday morning after a two-alarm fire ripped through what could have been an apartment complex one day.
Costco in Concord still closed after refrigerant leak
A refrigerant leak is keeping a Costco store in Concord closed temporarily until the Contra Costa County Health Department can give it the all clear.This comes after authorities evacuated 800 customers and 200 employees from the store last week.
Volunteers clean up Concord ahead of Earth Day
Cities across the Bay Area are cleaning up their communities this weekend ahead of Earth Day on Monday.
Driver arrested in Concord crash that killed 9-year-old girl
An arrest has been made in a crash that claimed the life of a 9-year-old girl in Concord over the weekend.
Nine-year-old Oregon girl who died in Concord crash identified
A nine-year-old girl who died in a hit-and-run crash in Concord over the weekend has been identified, KTVU has learned.
9-year-old girl killed, 4 with major injures, after rollover crash in Concord
A 9-year-old girl was killed Sunday morning when the SUV she was in, along with five other people, left the road at the northbound Interstate 680/Highway 242 split in Concord and rolled over several times.
Concord man sentenced for threatening Nancy Pelosi, Alejandro Mayorkas
An East Bay man was sentenced to 11 months in prison for threatening House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
Concord rent stabilization ordinance suspended days after approval
An effort at rent stabilization and just cause for eviction in the East Bay City of Concord has been suspended only days after it was adopted by the City Council.
California teacher of the year teaches robotics in Concord
Teachers who say teaching is their life have nothing on Joseph Alvarico.