Contra Costa County News

It's standard procedure for judges at taste-offs, cook-offs and cocktails shake-offs to gracefully remark on the difficulty of reaching a decision.

School districts throughout Contra Costa County have turned to solar energy to reduce utility costs and generate revenues through credits or rebates.

Teen who was raped by up to 20 men after homecoming dance testifies for first time telling jury she still bears scars from brutal attack Father testified earlier this week about how one of the attackers called him and said his daughter was good at sex Police officer spoke of the heartbreaking moment the father screamed and shook a fence in anger ... (more)

A woman was rescued by firefighters from a storm drain in Concord on Sunday after she climbed in and refused to come out, a county fire official said.

The counties have been jointly recognized by the National Association of Counties for the 2013 Achievement Award in the area of Community and Economic Development for their "Roadmap to Cut Poverty" campaign.

As Farm Bill negotiations continue, some members of Congress are proposing cuts to the CalFresh program .

A plan intended, at least in part, to resolve decades of water conflict in the Delta has instead spawned a flood of lawsuits, with at least five separate suits filed against the plan in recent days.

Her testimony in Contra Costa County court Monday is her first public discussion of the 2009 assault at Richmond High School that attracted national attention.

In this April 13, 2011 file photo, Joseph Naso appears in Marin County Superior Court during his arraignment on murder charges in San Rafael, Calif.

The young woman at the center of a notorious gang-rape trial in Contra Costa County took the witness stand for the first time in the case on Monday.

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Two Contra Costa County sheriff's patrol cars got stuck in ice plant and caught fire in Berkeley during a chase this morning, a sheriff's spokesman said.

Opening statements were scheduled Monday morning at the trial of alleged serial killer Joseph Naso before Marin County Superior Court Judge Andrew Sweet.

Because high-speed rail, water diversion and education funding have stolen the spotlight, it's been easy to overlook the 20-month-old work-in-progress that is California's prison realignment program.

A washed-out and washed-up county road is about to be remade into a new, $5.5 million regional shoreline trail along the scenic Carquinez Strait, linking Central and West Contra Costa County.

On July 1, the agency will join the ranks of other hospitals in the region that beat the Medicare payment penalty clock by switching to an electronic records system before 2015.

An education center 27 years in the making is finally becoming a reality for the Suisun Wildlife Center, thanks to a lot of community donations, a $36,000 grant and the hard work of a dedicated cadre of volunteers from the Shell Oil facility in Contra Costa County.

Mortgage Consultant: Ty Cabalsi; Sr. Mortgage Loan Officer; CA DRE License # 01702790; NMLS # 301663; 400-7570; www.speakwithty.com Backstory: Cabalsi met a police officer interested in options for refinancing his FHA loan.

A proposal to begin repairing Oakland's ailing public safety radio infrastructure has come under fire from the police union, which has been furious over the system's poor performance.

In a courtroom filled with the victims' grieving family members, two West Contra Costa County gang members were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the ambush murders of two friends inside a Richmond restaurant in 2009.