Man blew himself up at Antioch high school, police say

The FBI, ATF, and Walnut Creek Police bomb squad were just a few of the law enforcement agencies called to investigate a crime scene in Antioch where a man was found dead with an explosive device.

Man shot while trying to help robbery victim at Concord mall has died

A man who was shot while attempting to help a robbery victim on New Year's Eve at the Sunvalley Shopping Center in Concord has died at a hospital, police said Thursday.

Big rig engulfed in flames on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, fatal collision impacts traffic

All lanes of eastbound I-580, the lower deck of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, were blocked after a fiery, fatal traffic collision, according to California Highway Patrol.

Remaining people evicted from Concord homeless encampment

Wednesday was the deadline for people to leave a homeless encampment in Concord that had been the source of numerous complaints by neighbors.

Concord homeless encampment packs up to meet deadline, has nowhere to go

Tuesday was moving day for some unsheltered people living in about 25 tents in a field under BART tracks, along San Miguel Road in Concord.

Arrests made in two arson cases in Contra Costa County

Contra Costa County fire officials on Tuesday announced arrests in two separate arsons in recent days.  

Antioch considers tightening gun safety rules

The Antioch City Council is expected to pass a gun storage safety ordinance on Tuesday.

Man shot to death in Antioch parking lot

A man was fatally shot in the parking lot of an Antioch shopping center Monday afternoon, authorities said.

San Ramon bait and switch jewelry suspects arrested

Two suspects arrested Monday afternoon in connection with a recent "quick-change" jewelry theft in San Ramon may be linked to a series of similar thefts targeting senior citizens around the Bay Area, police said.

COVID-19 testing in Contra Costa County nearly doubles pandemic peak amid omicron surge

Contra Costa County is testing almost twice as many people for COVID-19 than any other time during the pandemic, county health services director Anna Roth told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.