Police arrested Andrew McCormick of Santa Rosa, who was on probation in Contra Costa County, after a search of his vehicle ...

MARTINEZ, Calif. - The Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder's office is about to start looking for official prejudice in county property records. The county announced Wednesday the launch of its ...

Two people were arrested early Thursday morning after police chased two fleeing vehicles from a construction site burglary in American Canyon through multiple counties, authorities said.

Mark DeSaulnier had to see it for himself. The congressman from Concord walked through the West County Detention Facility in Richmond after female detainees told The Chronicle that they were being ...

Isaiah Jamon Andrews, 20, of Kent, Wash., was arrested in California after leading police on a lengthy, high-speed chase, authorities said He was arrested on a warrant for allegedly fatally shooting a ...

A 75-year-old man man died yesterday afternoon after a speeding driver rear-ended his Ford Taurus wagon, sending it through a guardrail and down an embankment off Highway 4 in eastern Contra Costa ...

A group dissatisfied with the performance of Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton has begun the the effort to recall her from office, after voters in recent years took similar steps ...

More than a year after a bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run collision in eastern Contra Costa County, authorities announced an arrest in the case. Oakley police said Monday that 57-year-old Timmy ...