Concord News

Come see the staff at Fire House Smog for all your Smog Test and Check needs. Fire House Smog located in the historic old fire house on the corner of Lone Tree and Putnam has two complete service bays to get you in and out quickly and efficiently.

The video above was filmed in the Bay Area, but mostly in Concord. Omar Kadir is the singer, he was born and raised in Concord, and also owns a dance studio near Treat Boulevard and Oak Grove.

Police arrested a group of men who attacked and robbed a couple walking on the street Wednesday night.

Concord Police arrested five people on Wednesday afternoon after a robbery on Robin Lane, near Meadow.

The Willows Theatre Company announced Tuesday that its theater in Concord will close Sunday, but the cabaret in downtown Martinez will remain open.

With all the pomp befitting a 136-year-old church, a special Mass dedicating and blessing the renovations and restoration of Queen of All Saints in Concord was delivered by newly appointed Oakland Archdiocese Bishop Salvatore Cordileone.

Today's voting day, it's just not April 11, 1972! I'm pretty sure this guy was never elected, but here's his campaign sticker from 37-years-ago. Anybody know Jim Campbell? FYI, it's not the same Jim Campbell who's the Governor of Rotary District 5160.

Legislative leaders pushing a $9.4 billion overhaul of the ecologically fragile Delta are executing a political strategy designed to neutralize Contra Costa and the other Delta counties, say two of the region's state senators.

Pacific National Bank has been closed by the Federal Government. Here is a statement, taken from Pacific National Bank's website.... On Friday, October 30, 2009, Pacific National Bank, San Francisco, CA was closed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

The victim seems to be alert and talking, but isn't very cooperative. Apparently his brother-in-law stabbed him during a fight.

A man suffered a "significant" head injury Thursday night when he was robbed while walking near downtown Concord, police said.

Talk about being stuck between a rock and a hard place. See e-mail exchange between myself and Concord City Manager Dan Keen concerning status of the lights at the Paw Patch Dog Park located within Newhall Park.

All of the city's buildings, programs and parks will be fully accessible to the disabled within a decade under an updated plan approved this week.

The truck pictured above was stolen from the Del Rio Circle/Mohr Lane area of Concord early this morning.

Alan John, CEO of BevMo, holds of his favorite wines -- a Sauvignon Blanc from Napa Valley -- in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct.

In an unexpected turn of events, "So You Think You Can Dance" finalist Billy Bell has left the FOX competition due to illness.

Concord police arrested three 16-year-old boys for evading arrest and possession of a deadly weapon Saturday night after a brief chase in the city ended when the suspects' vehicle crashed into a building, a police lieutenant said Sunday.

Two men are in custody, and one man has been treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound after a shooting in Concord today.

A 29-year-old Concord man was fatally struck by a vehicle while crossing an intersection in the city tonight, a police lieutenant said.

This was published in the Contra Costa Gazette in April of 1869.... And this was published in September of 1869 disputing the name "Concord".... From the looks of it, Fernando Pacheco didn't like the name "Concord" and disputed the name change from "Todos Santos". Does everybody know that Concord was once unofficially named "Drunken Indian"? ...