Kirker Fire initially started 5:55 p.m. July 10 in Contra Costa County, California. Since its discovery 16 hours ago, it has burned 14 acres. By Friday morning, the fire has been fully contained. The ...

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a guaranteed income pilot program aiding 178 people ...

The school board opted to sell off KVHS’s FCC license to a government entity, and fixed the price at just one dollar in order ...

A guaranteed income pilot program is launching in one US county to help those already enrolled in government aid programs pay ...

The convicted kidnapper and rapist whose crimes are at the center of the "American Nightmare" Netflix documentary was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for another kidnapping in Contra Costa ...

Matthew Muller, whose 2015 kidnapping of Denise Huskins made national headlines and was chronicled in the 2024 Netflix ...

The man behind the 2015 kidnapping and sexual assault of Denise Huskins was handed another life sentence in a separate case.

The convicted kidnapper and rapist whose crimes are at the center of the "American Nightmare" Netflix documentary was ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 5:55 p.m. in Contra Costa County, California. Kirker Fire has burned three acres of ...

Nate Gartrell covers crime and corruption in Contra Costa County. He joined the Bay Area News Group in 2014 after a year spent working at a beer supply warehouse. Outside of journalism, he doesn't do ...

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors yesterday unanimously approved a guaranteed income pilot program.

The El Cerrito Police Department is investigating a series of copper wire thefts that happened in mid-June. ECPD said there ...