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Con Fire celebrates opening of Regional Fire Communications Center
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (233+ words) News Of By and For The People of Contra Costa County, California By Lauren Ono, PIO, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District CONCORD, CA- The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) proudly celebrated the grand opening of the…...
American Discovery 250 Relay to stop in Walnut Creek, Clayton, Antioch and Oakley July 6-8
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (97+ words) News Of By and For The People of Contra Costa County, California By Dave Whitson, Director, 250 Relay, American Discovery Trail Society The FIRST WEEK highlights are as follows: MAP OF FIRST WEEK: Interested participants or teams are asked to register…...
13 firearms removed from Richmond streets since May 1st
20+ hour, 23+ min ago (155+ words) News Of By and For The People of Contra Costa County, California By Richmond Police Department Since May 1st, Richmond Police Officers have proactively confiscated 13 firearms from our streets through proactive policing efforts. These firearms were recovered because our officers are…...
Justice Served: Convicted suspect in 2023 Pleasant Hill murder sentenced to 50 years to life
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (272+ words) News Of By and For The People of Contra Costa County, California By Pleasant Hill Police Department On Thursday, June 25, 2026, Andre Aaron Barocio, Jr. of Hercules was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for the murder of 37-year-old Oscar…...
Contra Costa Sheriff, DA investigate in custody death of 40-year-old Walnut Creek man at Martinez Detention Facility
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (233+ words) News Of By and For The People of Contra Costa County, California By Jimmy Lee, Director of Public Affairs, Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff On Thursday, June 25, 2026, at about 9: 06 AM, a deputy sheriff at Martinez Detention Facility intake…...
At 70 years old, CA's Interstate system leads nation in greatest annual safety and mobility benefits " $7. 3 billion " share of highways congested
3+ day, 24+ min ago (245+ words) News Of By and For The People of Contra Costa County, California By Rocky Moretti, Research Director & Shelley Hammond, Communications & Research Associate, TRIP " The Road Information Program Based on analysis from the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A & M University,…...
Coroner ID's woman killed by Amtrak train in Port Costa
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (284+ words) News Of By and For The People of Contra Costa County, California By Jimmy Lee, PIO, Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Coroner's Division On May 4, 2026, the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Coroner's Division requested the public's…...
Three San Ramon students win at National Speech & Debate Tournament
3+ day, 36+ min ago (294+ words) News Of By and For The People of Contra Costa County, California By Shelby Young, Marketing & Communications, National Speech & Debate Association Around 1, 000 middle school students from 39 states and six countries traveled to Richmond, Virginia to compete in the National Speech…...
Pittsburg Police investigate suicide of wanted felon following standoff
3+ day, 12+ min ago (131+ words) News Of By and For The People of Contra Costa County, California By Pittsburg Police Department After over ten hours of communicating and attempting to negotiate a peaceful surrender, the suspect turned the gun on himself. The Special Response Unit…...
Brentwood toddler who fell from second-story window released from hospital
1+ week, 1+ day ago (119+ words) News Of By and For The People of Contra Costa County, California By Officer Chris Bollinger, PIO, Brentwood Police Department On Monday, June 15, 2026, at approximately 12: 30 PM, officers and emergency personnel responded to a residence in the 600 block of Timberline Terrace,…...