Concord News

The stretch of Buskirk Avenue between Elmira Avenue and Hookston Road is closed to traffic until December while the city widens the roadway.

Police arrested a Byron man after he took a luxury car for a test drive at a local BMW dealership, then sped off with the vehicle after leaving the accompanying salesperson on the side of the road, authorities said.

A Concord woman was arrested Sunday evening on suspicion of arson after police say she used a lighter to set fire to a hillside that in turn sparked a four-acre burn.

The Concord City Council has proclaimed May 19th to May 25th as Public Works Week.

A drive-by shooting was reported at about 10:40 on Saturday night in the area of Granada Drive in Concord, which is off Willow Pass Road.

Concord Police are investigating a strong-arm robbery that occurred near PetSmart on Willow Pass Road in Concord at about 11:50pm on Saturday night.

There's a vehicle collision, which is blocking the roadway at the intersection of Galindo/Cowell/Monument/Oakmead in Concord.

Wings of Freedom World War II bombers the B17 and B24 and a shiny silver P-51 have arrived in the San Francisco Bay Area and not only open the planes on the tarmac to the public but take visitors into the air.

The Concord Senior Center and the Contra Costa Humane Society invite animal lovers of all ages to attend the Furry Pet Faire on Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Baldwin Park on Parkside Drive in Concord, near the dog park.

Reportedly over 130 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have entered the 100th day of the hunger strike protesting their infinite detention.

Outstanding Mt. Diablo school district employees will be honored during an "Academy Awards" event Friday organized by the teachers' union.

The Zoning Administrator's meeting is set for 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, in the council chamber of the Civic Center.

Within the last day, we've had reports of two catalytic converter thefts at the Sunvalley Mall in Concord, and two in the Crossings neighborhood, also in Concord, near Cowell & Ygnacio.

Todos Santos Plaza will once again be a hub for the public to gather and enjoy live music of many genres, from country, Zydeco to reggae and rock.

Police arrested three people on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, including a Dublin man, 27, at an undisclosed time at Camino Estrada and Sepulveda Court; and a Concord man, 20, at 1:13 a.m. at Ellis and Laguna Street.

Enterprising spirits of 14 small business entrepreneurs were honored at the 13th annual Contra Costa Small Business Award Luncheon where event host Contra Costa Council marked 2013 as a year when retro trades and high-tech industries came together.

If one Contra Costa County home gardener fights "peach curl" with enviro-safe fungicide once a year, a tree is saved.

The new $6.3 billion eastern portion of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge still "has a fighting chance" to open this year, despite concerns over structural issues, officials overseeing its construction said Tuesday.

A brother-and sister duo have been sentenced to 10 months in prison for conspiracy to create and sell false identification documents in Contra Costa and Marin counties, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced in a news release Tuesday.

Scott Achelis taxis his home built RV6-A, two-seater airplane up to the clubhouse at Buchanan Field Airport, where parents eagerly await the return of their children who have just gotten a taste of flight.