The plan, named the East Contra Costa ... Marsh Creek and Vasco roads that would be provide limited public recreation. Within the boundaries of the 175,000-acre plan, about 40,000 acres are ...

The Reads of Walnut Creek glommed onto a hulking cart in the ... Katharine is a bright third-grader at Walnut Acres Elementary School, while Alexandra, Michael and T.J. spend weekdays at preschool ...

Cal Fire reported Sunday that at least 471 acres have burned and it was 90% contained. The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said on social media on Friday night that the forward ...

Cal Fire says a dozen fires broke out overnight between Friday and Saturday in Eastern Contra Costa County. The Marsh Complex fires combined to burn 655 acres ... Marsh Creek Road and Morgan ...

That's what happened in February, 2011 when two Las Lomas High School juniors died after trying to raft down a swollen creek that leads to the Contra Costa Canal. VIDEO: What is an El Nino?

The Contra Costa County Board of Education early Wednesday shot down a controversial bid to split a Walnut Creek school district ... just five schools — Walnut Acres Elementary School, Bancroft ...