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Rep. DeSaulnier tests negative for COVID-19 after pneumonia complications
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, was recently admitted to the hospital with complications from pneumonia and remains in serious but stable condition, his office announced Monday. According to DeSaulnier’s chief...Read More
Mount Diablo Unified, Oakland Unified school districts announce campus closures
In an automated call to parents Friday morning, Mount Diablo Unified School District Superintendent Robert Martinez said that all schools will be closed to student instruction as of Tuesday....Read More
Former naval weapons station development labor agreement at heart of special council meeting
A special meeting of the Concord City Council on the status of labor negotiations between builders and local unions over development of the former Naval Weapons Station will be...Read More
Woman with diagnosed mental disorder missing from Concord
Concord police were looking Saturday afternoon for a 77-year-old woman who apparently walked away from her home sometime early Saturday morning. Police said Gloria Romero, who has been diagnosed...Read More
Eighteen-year-old says he killed mother, waits outside home for police
An 18-year-old man is in custody after calling Concord police Wednesday night and telling them that he had killed his mother at their home, police said. The call came...Read More
Concord student on mental health evaluation after threats against high school
Police in Concord are investigating threats made on social media against Clayton Valley Charter High School on Friday. The student who made the threats has been identified and placed...Read More
Firefighter injures back when floor gives out in Coast Guard housing blaze
A firefighter suffered a back injury Saturday morning helping fight a fire in an abandoned apartment building on Concord’s east side, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said....Read More
Bicyclist dies in collision with vehicle on Port Chicago Highway
A 54-year-old woman riding a bicycle died Friday morning after she collided with a car on Port Chicago Highway, Concord police said. The woman’s name has not been released...Read More
Concord reviews Complete Streets study for three major thoroughfares
The Concord City Council is set to discuss Tuesday a study that offers suggested improvements on three major local streets, including Willow Pass Road, a main thoroughfare in the...Read More
Person on tracks stops BART service at Concord, Pleasant Hill
BART officials said the police are trying to remove a person from the tracks near Concord Wednesday evening, a problem causing a service outage between Concord and Pleasant Hill....Read More
Officials identify Concord man, 59, as fatal motorcycle crash victim
A motorcyclist who died in a crash on Marsh Creek Road east of Clayton on Sunday afternoon has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner’s office as 59-year-old...Read More
Man crossing road in wheelchair dies after collision with vehicle
A pedestrian was killed Friday night in Concord in a collision involving a vehicle. Officers with the Concord Police Department responded Friday at 9:34 p.m. to the area of...Read More
Dozens step up to keep Berkshire Books open when owner’s health fails
For most of the past 15 years, Concord’s Berkshire Books has been a one-man operation, with Lynn Kuehl buying, selling, stacking, shelving and otherwise handling the books and doing...Read More
Home surveillance description leads to arrest of two package thieves
Two Concord residents were arrested Monday after a package theft in Danville was caught on the home’s doorbell camera that helped lead investigators to the suspects’ vehicle, police said....Read More
Tim McGallian takes gavel as Concord’s next mayor
The Concord City Council this week appointed vice mayor Tim McGallian to be the city’s mayor for 2020. McGallian was given the gavel by outgoing Mayor Carlyn Obringer and...Read More