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Diablo Fire scorches 128 acres in Contra Costa County
Crews battling the Diablo Fire near Byron have the blaze 50 percent contained on Sunday afternoon, Cal Fire said. The brush fire was reported about 9:20 a.m. near Vasco...Read More
Weather service issues brutal weekend forecast, extends heat advisory to North Bay valleys
The National Weather Service Friday morning issued an adjusted weekend heat advisory to include North Bay valleys. While cities like Santa Rosa are expected to reach high 90s on...Read More
Planning pays off: Con Fire reports fewer July 4 fire incidents compared to 2020
Though Fourth of July brought Contra Costa County’s largest vegetation fire of 2021, the number of Independence Day incidents was actually down from 2020. A beefed-up Contra Costa County...Read More
Officials issue not-so-subtle reminder: ‘Seriously. No Fireworks. Zip. Zero.’
Gearing up their fire prevention efforts ahead of the Fourth of July, fire and police officials are noting that all types of fireworks including those the state fire marshal...Read More
County opens three new recovery centers for violence victims
Contra Costa County residents who have survived violent and traumatic experiences will soon have three new places to go for help. Starting Thursday, three new recovery centers catering to...Read More
Teen boy dies, two others suffer major injuries in Knigthsen head-on collision
A 16-year-old boy was killed and two other people, including another minor, were hospitalized Wednesday evening after a head-on crash in Knightsen in unincorporated eastern Contra Costa County, authorities...Read More
Contra Costa County rolls out mobile vaccine van for groups of five or more
Contra Costa County businesses and organizations can now request a vaccine van to roll up and administer Covid-19 vaccinations on site. Beginning Monday, Contra Costa Health Services is accepting...Read More
Covid-19 in Contra Costa: Vaccination rates high, but so are cases
With a week to go until the state likely lifts most COVID-19 public mask mandates, Contra Costa County residents seem ready, having received about 1.3 million vaccine doses. Health...Read More
EBMUD considers 8 percent water rate hike over two years
The East Bay Municipal Utility District is holding a public hearing Tuesday on a proposed 8 percent rate increase for tap water and wastewater over the next two years....Read More
Contra Costa County partners with Kaiser to offer school vaccine clinics
Contra Costa Health Services and Kaiser Permanente began hosting free Covid-19 vaccine clinics at school campuses across the county this week to make vaccines more readily available for residents...Read More
Bay Area Covid-19 update: Counties drop vaccine eligibility to age 12, state still requires indoor masking
This week saw substantial movement in the fight against Covid-19 with vaccinations opening up to people as young as 12 years old and loosening of federal mask guidance, though...Read More
Contra Costa County vaccine sites now open for walk-ins, for all eligible people
Walk-in Covid-19 vaccinations are now available at all Contra Costa County-run vaccination sites, county officials announced Friday. Vaccinations are available to everyone age 16 and up, regardless of whether...Read More
Contra Costa County to vaccinate all eligible people, regardless of where they live, work
Contra Costa County officials announced Monday that the county now has enough COVID-19 vaccine supply to make doses available to anyone, regardless of whether they live or work in...Read More
Drop-in vaccine clinic opens to serve Concord’s Monument Corridor
Contra Costa County opened a drop-in vaccination clinic along the Monument Boulevard corridor Thursday to get access to the COVID-19 vaccine for residents who have been hardest hit by...Read More
Bay Area health officers echo federal guidance on Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Health officers for eight greater Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley issued a joint statement Sunday in agreement with federal guidance on use of the Johnson &...Read More
Contra Costa County to pass million vaccine dose goal well ahead of target date
Contra Costa County is likely this weekend to surpass 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered, meeting the county’s goal more than a month ahead of the May 31 deadline....Read More
Coroner’s jury reaches findings in two 2019 Contra Costa County deaths
A coroner’s jury reached findings in two 2019 Contra Costa County deaths, Sheriff-Coroner David Livingston announced Friday. The death of Omar Jalal Harb, 21, of Brentwood on July 18,...Read More
Contra Costa launches walk-in Covid vaccine clinics in hard-hit areas
The county will operate multiple pop-up sites with the ability to administer 500 to 700 vaccines per day.Read More