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One person dies in motorcycle, horse collision
One person was killed Thursday night in Byron in a collision involving a motorcycle and a horse, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision occurred on Byron Highway...Read More
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
Crews reach 30 percent containment on 75-acre brush fire near Byron
A wind-fueled brush fire near Byron has burned 75 acres and was 30 percent contained by 11:40 a.m. Sunday, according to Cal Fire. Reported about 9:20 a.m., the fire...Read More
Diablo Fire burns 40 acres in Byron area
Fire crews are at the scene of a brush fire Sunday morning in the Byron area that has burned about 40 acres, Cal Fire said. The fire was reported...Read More
Helicopter transfers one of five injured in Byron collision, four children among them
Five people, including four children, were hospitalized Thursday following a collision in Byron in Contra Costa County. Emergency crews responded Thursday at 5:33 p.m. to a two-vehicle collision at...Read More
Crews knock out 146-acre Byron grass fire
East Contra Costa Fire Protection District crews extinguished a 146-acre grass fire in the far eastern part of the county on Monday afternoon, according to fire officials. The blaze...Read More
Highway 4 lanes reopen after major-injury crash
A major-injury crash shut down state Highway 4 in eastern Contra Costa County Thursday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. The multiple-vehicle crash was reported shortly after 2:05...Read More
Crews contain Vasco Road grass blaze caused by vehicle fire
Fire crews have contained a grass fire sparked after a vehicle that was ablaze pulled over on the shoulder of southbound Vasco Road early Thursday morning, according to fire...Read More
Emergency crews extricate driver of Marsh Creek solo crash
One person was transported to a trauma center by hospital after a solo crash near the Round Valley Regional Preserve west of Byron late Sunday night, according to the...Read More
Park district votes to acquire two parcels
The rolling hills and open spaces beyond east Contra Costa County's vast housing tracts and shopping centers just grew a little safer from development thanks to a pair of...Read More