Contra Costa County

A jury in Contra Costa County is set to decide if a police officer in the East Bay acted in self-defense or if he is guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

A California appeals court overturned the convictions of three Black men over a double slaying, saying prosecutors dismissed a Black woman from the jury pool for racial reasons.

A school crossing guard died after he was hit by a vehicle while pushing kids out of harm’s way.

A large school district in the East Bay is looking into implementing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students.

A mother in Contra Costa County says she’s worried about what’s going on at her son’s school claiming they aren’t doing enough to help keep the kids safe from COVID.

It’s known that tenants are struggling to stay in their homes during the pandemic but landlords say they are suffering too.

A Contra Costa County family is getting evicted with no place to go despite the county’s eviction moratorium.

Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton announced charges Wednesday against sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Hall for fatally shooting an unarmed man during a slow-speed police chase in November 2018.

A Contra Costa County couple faces child abuse and torture charges after their 11-year-old daughter was found dead in their home.

The same coyote responsible for five attacks over the past several months in the Lamorinda area of the East Bay has been caught and euthanized, authorities said Friday.

A gun, law enforcement badge and credentials were stolen from an FBI agent’s car over the weekend in Lafayette, the agency said.

Members of the Oakley Union Elementary School District Board of Trustees resigned Friday after they were caught on camera bashing parents before a virtual school board meeting Wednesday.

An East Bay private Chinese school program says its students, staff and parents were the victim of an online hate crime after their Chinese New Year celebration was hijacked Friday.

An investigation is underway for a leak that was spilling five gallons of petroleum product a minute into the San Francisco Bay Tuesday afternoon at the Chevron refinery long wharf in Richmond.

A prominent Contra Costa County doctor said he was reassigned Friday after questioning why the county went into a COVID-19 lockdown before the state mandate.

A kitten named “Kitty Love” caused quite a stir in Contra Costa County over the weekend after she climbed up six stories into a Cypress tree and could not get down.

An East Bay family woke up to find their new home vandalized with a profanity.

A significant spike in COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations has forced officials in the Bay Area to roll back reopening plans.

Ryan Raimondi is not your typical high school senior. He’s an ambitious young man that is running for mayor in Brentwood, Contra Costa county. Whether he wins or not, Ryan has a bright future and we are excited to see all that he will accomplish.

The Contra Costa Healh Services confirmed Sunday five more cases of coronavirus in the county. According to a press release, four of the residents are being treated at hospitals in Contra Costa. They had not traveled outside of the U.S. and had no contact with a confirmed case. The fifth patient is isolated at home and had previous contact...