The inmates, identified as Ricky Martin, 20, and Kentravious Holmes, 21, were being held on on multiple charges, including ...

An investigation is underway after a man died in custody at a Contra Costa detention facility on Sunday, authorities said. The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office said a deputy found an inmate ...

MARTINEZ, Calif. — An inmate at the Martinez Detention Facility died in custody Sunday, authorities said. A Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office deputy found 62-year-old Victor Jose Faria unresponsive in his ...

About 1,500 teachers at the West Contra Costa Unified School District took to the picket lines on Thursday, striking over what they said were low pay and a lack of permanent staffing. Brad Hamilton ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Contra Costa County has long been a hub of heavy industrial ...

(Martinez, Calif.) – California residents are seeing the restoration of their CalFresh benefits to Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards as the federal government issues 100% of the funding ...

RICHMOND, Calif. - The Trump administration turned to the Supreme Court again on Monday in another push to keep full SNAP payments frozen while the government is in its longest shutdown in history.

Contra Costa County on Wednesday announced emergency funding to help residents who rely on CalFresh to buy food. CalFresh receives funding from the federal government, but those payments have been ...

(KRON) — The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors voted in favor of distributing $21 million through debit cards to 107,000 people who rely on CalFresh benefits, including Supplemental Nutrition ...