Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton is defending her record as the county’s top prosecutor and blasting a recall effort as “misguided.” The campaign seeking to oust Becton from office ...

The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office on Friday announced charges against a man accused of raping a minor.

The arrest of Christopher Britton ends a series of Bay Area school burglaries involving stolen teacher bank cards.

WALNUT CREEK — An employee at a performing arts school has been arrested on suspicion that he raped an underage student, ...

The former officer listed at least 10 people who bought steroids from him, including at least three with ties to the Contra ...

A Fairfield man was arrested for allegedly burglarizing three Marin County schools.

Police were notified after somebody showed up at John Muir’s Concord Medical Center with at least one gunshot wound.

James Grimsley got away with the murder for nearly 30 years, until police linked his DNA to blood on the victim’s turtleneck.