Contra Costa County

Contra Costa County investigators have pulled hundreds of pounds of illegal fireworks from the streets with the assistance of undercover investigators. Residents of the area say fireworks are going off in the area every night and fear it will end up in yet another home fire. Jodi Hernandez reports.

Contra Costa County has decided to crack down on illegal fireworks using undercover investigators.

Crews in Contra Costa County have been working around the clock for the past 20 days building a massive rock wall in the Delta all in the name of the drought.

Crews in Contra Costa County have been working around the clock for the past 20 days building a massive rock wall in the Delta all in the name of the drought. Jodi Hernandez reports.

Gov. Gavin Newsom says California will pay off all the past-due rent that accumulated in the nation’s most populated state because of the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, a promise to make landlords whole while giving renters a clean slate. Bob Redell reports.

The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors will consider Tuesday whether to continue its own eviction moratorium, as the state’s COVID-19-related moratorium is set to expire June 30.

The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors will consider Tuesday whether to continue its own eviction moratorium, as the state’s COVID-19-related moratorium is set to expire June 30.

Many parts of the Bay Area were still in the 70s Wednesday night and Thursday is expected to be the hottest day of the year so far. Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri has the detailed forecast and Sergio Quintana talks all-things fire danger.

Many parts of the East Bay were in the triple digits Wednesday, but Thursday is expected to be the hottest day of the year so far and with that comes fire danger.

A 16-year-old boy was killed and two other people were hospitalized Wednesday evening after a head-on crash in Knightsen in unincorporated eastern Contra Costa County, authorities said.

Soaring temperatures are expected to bake the Bay Area through Friday and eastern Contra Costa County is one of the biggest hotspots. Christie Smith takes a look at the battle to beat the heat.

Contra Costa County firefighters are bracing for what could be their worst fire season ever. They say the unprecedented dry conditions combined with an apparent uptick in illegal fireworks could make the region a hotspot this summer.

Contra Costa County firefighters are bracing for what could be their worst fire season ever. They say the unprecedented dry conditions combined with an apparent uptick in illegal fireworks could make the region a hotspot this summer. Jodi Hernandez reports.

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday strengthened its fireworks ordinance as California slides into what’s expected to be one of its most dangerous fire seasons on record.

Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors will hear plans on how the county is preparing for one of the worst fire seasons in California’s history.

A Richmond-based medical cannabis company will offer select products for once cent to residents who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Firefighters said the dry conditions the Bay Area and the rest of the state are facing are unprecedented. But not everyone seems to be getting the message that their actions could have devastating consequences. Jodi Hernandez reports.

The vegetation fire in the area of John Henry Johnson Parkway and Leland Road in Pittsburg is holding at five acres.

Police responded to overnight sideshows in Oakley, Brentwood, Pittsburg and Antioch Saturday.