East County Today

Sacramento, CA -- The California Police Chiefs Association (CPCA) announce they have removed their support for the newly amended Assembly Bill 1196 by Assembly member Mike Gipson (D-Carson), and moves to opposition in light...

On Tuesday, July 7, 2020, the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors unanimously approved the final land use plan for public access improvements and open space preservation at the Park District’s new...

The investigation into an officer involved shooting last night in Knightsen is ongoing. Per the county’s law enforcement involved fatal incident protocol this case is being investigated by the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s...

On Friday, the Contra Costa Health Services announced there are now 4,460 cases of coronavirus resulting in 88 Deaths. In the past 24-hours, this is 101 new cases.The county reported that 3,105 people have...

At 11:30 am Friday, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection responded to a report of a vegetation fire along Highway 4 at Sand Creek in the City of Brentwood.Upon arrival, Battalion 5 located two...

To prevent this, the Raise the Roof Coalition calls on the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors to take immediate action to protect tenants and stabilize the community. Concord, CALIFORNIA --  Raise the Roof--a coalition of...

At around 12:30 pm Thursday, the Contra Costa County responded to Kite Hawk Lane and Green Acres in unincorporated Brentwood. ---NOTE - LATEST INFO, CLICK HERE--- During the standoff, the subject was observed with a shotgun...

When Ironhouse Sanitary District (ISD) reopens the Residential Recycled Water Fill Station on Tuesday, July 14, new procedures will be in place to keep everyone safe. There will no longer be an attendant on...

On Thursday, the Contra Costa Health Services announced there are now 4,357 cases of coronavirus resulting in 88 Deaths. In the past 24-hours, this is 105 new cases.The county reported that 2,983 people have...

CONCORD, Calif.-- Cerus Corporation (Nasdaq:CERS) announced today study results demonstrating that the INTERCEPT Blood System inactivates SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent for COVID-19, in plasma components intended for transfusion. These data are consistent with prior...

With several vegetation fires over the past few weeks after an education campaign to encourage proper weed abatement and fire breaks, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District confirmed Wednesday they have received 186...

On July 8th, 2020at 10:51PM, Antioch Police Department patrol officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Mellissa Circle for a 35-year-old male who had been shot while sitting in the driver side seat...

At 7:22 pm Wednesday, Contra Costa County Fire and the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office responded to Fulton Shipyard Marina in Antioch after a report of a boating accident.It was reported that a jet...

On Wednesday, Martinez Police Chief Manjit Sappal issued the following letter to the community regarding a large scale protest schedule for Sunday, July 12.Here is a copy of the letter, or click here to...

Just after 9:00 am Wednesday, Antioch Police responded to a report of a shooting at E 18th and Cavallo Road in the City of Antioch.According to preliminary information on scene by Det. Brogdon, he...

On July 7, 2020, the Walnut Creek Police Department arrested a person in connection with an attempted homicide that occurred on May 21, 2020.During the course of the investigation, detectives identified the suspect as...

On Wednesday, the Contra Costa Health Services announced there are now 4,241 cases of coronavirus resulting in 86 Deaths. In the past 24-hours, this is 137 new cases.The county reported that 2,841 people have...

In April of 2020, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Detectives received information that a Correctional Deputy was involved in smuggling methamphetamine into the Elmwood Correctional Facility on behalf of inmates.An extensive 2-month investigation revealed...

Brentwood, CA – The Contra Costa County Public Works Department will begin construction on the Countywide Guardrail Upgrade Project. The project consists of upgrading guardrail at three separate sites:Vasco Road: Construction will begin on...

On July 3, 2020, Detectives with the Livermore Police Department arrested Livermore resident Denise Arante (48 years) on a warrant for charges of felony Embezzlement, Forgery, and Grand Theft against the Livermore Little League,...

Unprecedented Level of Fire Activity Strains Resources, Limits Responses; Nearly One Month’s Worth of Grass Fires in One Five-Hour PeriodCONCORD, CALIF.  – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) today made available...

On Tuesday, the Contra Costa Health Services announced there are now 4,092 cases of coronavirus resulting in 86 Deaths. In the past 24-hours, this is 209 new cases.The county reported that 2,728 people have...

Contra Costa County today updated its health order about when and where members of the public should wear face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic to align it with current state guidance.Local data indicate that...

At 11:41 am Tuesday, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District responded to a report of a vegetation fire the size of a vehicle in the area of E. Cypress Road near Summer Lake...

Martinez, Calif. – Today, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office charged Nichole Anderson (42-years old Martinez resident) and David Nelson (53-years-old Martinez resident) with three misdemeanor counts, including a hate crime, for their...

Over the past few days, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District has responded to two large vegetation fires which burned approximately a 125 acres combined. Here is a rundown from the District:Knightsen –...

The California Highway Patrol said Tuesday that an 18-year-old female was killed in a solo vehicle crash on eastbound Highway 4 just east of Cummings Skyway.The crash occurred at 9:41 pm Monday.According to CHP, ...

The California Highway Patrol announced that 36 people were killed in a crash and 738 people were arrested for DUI during its 54-hour July 4 Holiday Enforcement Period.CHP said of the fatalities, 25% of...

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Steve Glazer’s legislative agenda – including a three-bill package to help residents survive power outages – cleared the Senate this spring and moved to the Assembly despite challenging conditions brought on...

On Monday, school districts have began announcing their plans of what the 2020-21 school year will look like. Three school districts began to lay out plans during school board meetings.Each district spent hours...

The California Highway Patrol is reporting that all northbound lanes of the Benicia Bridge have been shutdown due to a three-alarm vegetation fire.According to Benicia Police, the heavy smoke is coming from the area...

Brentwood, CA — As expected, hot, dry, and windy conditions were present for the night of the 4th of July.  Also expected were the insurmountable number of illegal fireworks throughout the District causing property...

On Monday, the Contra Costa Health Services announced there are now 3,878 cases of coronavirus resulting in 85 Deaths. In the past 48-hours, this is 314 new cases--including 218 on Monday.The county reported that...

The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District reported at their monthly meeting that in the month of June, they had 596 service calls with an average response time of 8:28 minutes.In the month of...

Sacramento – Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell (D-Long Beach) introduced a bill to provide limited liability protections for K-12 schools as they prepare to reopen for the next academic school year. AB 1384 is in response...