East County Today

Martinez, Calif. – Contra Costa County District Attorney, Diana Becton, announced today that a Human Trafficking Hotline has been established to take reports of...

Daily Question: Is Going Solar Worth the Investment?If you are on social media, you no doubt are seeing ads about solar and the expiration...

SACRAMENTO – Today Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law legislation authored by California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) to restore employment status for...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) reintroduced the bipartisan Advancing Access to Precision Medicine Act, which would push forward use of genetic...

The Antioch Police Department announced this week that effective Sept. 19, both Wilbur Lane and Wymore Lane will be closed to through traffic.The move...

Martinez, Calif. – Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton is proud to join Antioch Councilmember Monica Wilson, the Antioch Police Department, the Contra...

WALNUT CREEK, CA – The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) announced today that it has been awarded a $7.5 million grant from the U. S. Department...

The 35th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day, the state’s largest volunteer event, is going to take place on Saturday, September 21st, 2019. There is...

At 9:25 am Tuesday, the Antioch Police Department responded to a report of a vehicle crash with injuries at the intersection of Buchanan Road...

The Friends of Marsh Creek Watershed (FOMCW) are proud to announce that Marsh Creek & Delta Cleanup Day which will take place on Saturday, September 21....

On Tuesday, the contra Costa County Board of Supervisors will discuss the idea of enacting a temporary moratorium on the collection of certain criminal...

According to AAA, Americans can expect to see a price jump coming this week after an attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia over...

SACRAMENTO – In the face of significant cuts to housing and supportive services proposed by the Trump Administration, Governor Gavin Newsom and a bipartisan coalition...

Governor directs the Department of Tax and Fee Administration to develop recommendations to remove illegal and counterfeit vaping products from stores and include nicotine...

Daily Question: Given the amount of speeders and traffic accidents, what street in East Contra Costa County needs more police officers patrolling?

The City of Oakley announced that on Tuesday, September 17, a portion of Laurel Road between Rose Avenue and Cloverbrook Drive will be closed...

At 1:32 pm Monday, the California Highway Patrol and Pittsburg Police responded to a report of a wrong-way driver on eastbound Highway 4 at...

Antioch City Councilman Lamar Thorpe last month was appointed as the Executive Director of the Los Medanos Community Healthcare District.Thorpe was hired at the...

A “paw parade,” with fun family activities is the theme for Family Night in the Park on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Markley Creek...

The biennial effort known as the Stand Down on the Delta to support homeless and at-risk veterans, returns to Antioch at the Contra Costa...

At 5:29 am Monday, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District and CALFIRE responded to a report of a rollover crash on Marsh Creek...

Just after 7:00 pm Sunday, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District was dispatched to a report of a vehicle crash involving a horse...

At 1:45 pm Sunday, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District responded to a report of a man who had been crushed by a...

At 2:00 pm Sunday, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District responded to a report of a motorcycle crash on Vasco Road near Camino...

The Antioch City Council’s ad hoc committee on homelessness recently sent out a Facebook invitation to those interested in this issue.“The Task Force is...

According to the San Joaquin County Sheriffs Office, 1 person is dead and 5 were injured in a hit and run boating accident near...

The following is a sampling of the Antioch Police Calls reported between September 1-7 which focuses on the higher priority call responses. 26 Assaults –...

The following is a sampling of the Brentwood Police Calls reported between August 28 through September 7 which focuses on the higher priority call...

The following is a sampling of the Pittsburg Police Calls reported between September 1-7 which focuses on the higher priority call responses.Notable Arrest9/6 –...

The following is a sampling of the Oakley Police Calls reported between September 1-7 which focuses on the higher priority call responses. Assault w/Deadly Weapon...

Please join the Antioch Police Department on Saturday, September 14th from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. for our Tip-a-Cop event for the Special Olympics...

Here is a look at this weeks events scheduled between September 14-15 around Contra Costa County. The list also includes some events out of...

SB 24 “reaffirms the right of every college student to access abortion”SACRAMENTO – As access to abortion and reproductive health care is under attack...

At 4:58 pm Friday, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District responded to a report of smoke coming from the area of Vasco Road...

Detectives from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff continue to investigate a death that was reported on September 3, 2019 On September 3...