Concord

County says youth, essential workers driving elevated Covid-19 cases

Contra Costa County health officials are working to address elevated Covid-19 case rates in several communities, with more testing and…

4 years ago

Coroner identifies 41-year-old Pittsburg woman as big-rig crash victim

A woman who died in a crash involving a big-rig on eastbound state Highway 4 in Concord on Friday morning…

4 years ago

Woman dies after rear-end collision with big-rig on Highway 4

A woman died early Friday after a crash involving a big-rig on eastbound state Highway 4 in Concord, according to…

4 years ago

Crews battle 15-acre fire along Highway 4 in Concord

A vegetation fire is burning near state Highway 4 in Concord on Tuesday afternoon and has prompted the closure of…

4 years ago

Officials identify 39-year-old Concord fatal shooting victim

A man fatally shot Monday afternoon in Concord has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner's office as 39-year-old…

4 years ago

Concord hosts police reform discussion, falls short of consensus

There was plenty of agreement Wednesday night that police in Concord, and elsewhere, are often cast into situations they aren't…

4 years ago

Directors approve land use plan for 2,540-acre Concord park at former naval station

The final land use plan for public access improvements and open space preservation at a planned new 2,540-acre regional park…

4 years ago

Contra Costa firefighters respond to more than a dozen fires since Friday

At least three of the fires were structure fires, two were vehicle fires, and there were several vegetation fires reported.

4 years ago

East Bay fire districts conduct training exercises with controlled burns in Concord, Moraga

The Moraga-Orinda Fire District is conducting a training burn Friday on the south side of the Campolindo Ridge. The training,…

4 years ago

Investigators determine arson involved in Iron Horse Trail fires

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews contained multiple fires reported Monday afternoon along the Iron Horse Regional Trail between…

4 years ago

Judge sentences alleged Nazi sympathizer for falsifying mental health status in Army application

An alleged Nazi sympathizer from Concord has been ordered to pay more than $17,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to…

4 years ago

Solo crash into pole kills 52-year-old Concord man

A 52-year-old man died in a solo-vehicle crash into a pole off of Monument Boulevard in Concord on Thursday morning,…

4 years ago

Coroner identifies Concord father, musician as victim in weekend fatal collision

The Contra Costa County coroner's office has identified 40-year-old Concord resident Luis Rabanal-Smith as the man who died in a…

4 years ago

‘Xanax King’ charged in fresh federal complaint

A 41-year-old Martinez man who once allegedly dubbed himself "Xanax King" was charged in a federal criminal complaint Friday.

4 years ago

Concord approves cannabis license expansion, including storefronts

It will now be possible for storefront cannabis businesses, locally based marijuana delivery businesses and cannabis cultivation operations of less…

4 years ago

Correction: Coroner identifies 20-year-old motorcyclist killed in Concord collision

A motorcyclist who died in a collision with another vehicle on Clayton Road in Concord on Friday morning has been…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update, Bay Area under shelter in photos

Weekends, and Sundays especially, are data deserts in the Covid-19 era. Instead of trying to dig up relevant news, we…

4 years ago

Coroner identifies Antioch woman killed by brick through vehicle window

The Contra Costa County coroner's office has confirmed the identity of an Antioch woman who died Friday night after getting…

4 years ago

Update: CHP believes brick killed grandmother on Concord highway

Authorities believe someone threw or dropped a brick that crashed through a car window Friday night on State Highway 242…

4 years ago

Concord paves way for townhome project despite objections

A 70-townhome residential project in northeastern Concord can move forward, with the Concord City Council's rejection of an appeal of…

4 years ago

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