Fire extensively damaged both floors of the two-story condo and extended into the attic before it was extinguished.
The California Department of Social Services filed to pull the license of the care home where a patient died after ingesting cleaning fluid.
Police said there have been reports of couples approaching citizens after they watched them at the ATM or as they entered their PIN.
A bank robbery was reported at 11:39 a.m. Saturday at a bank in Downtown Walnut Creek, police said.
A ninth-grade girl was injured in the stabbing at Northgate High School in Walnut Creek, police said.
The ninth-grade girl was stabbed by a ninth-grade boy who was an acquaintance, authorities said.
One ninth-grade student was in custody while another was taken to a hospital, authorities said.
Three armed men pistol-whipped and robbed a person in a Walnut Creek parking garage, making off with a Rolex and jewelry.
Residents can drop off old or unused prescription drugs at any of seven sites across Contra Costa County.
One person died and another person was injured in the two-car collision on Treat Boulevard at Alderwood Road.
Detectives arrested Gerald Dial, 20, of Vallejo, at the San Francisco International Airport.
Officer Jake Harbison and Officer Cameron Oakes were formally sworn in Monday.
The 18-year-old was arrested a short distance away from the attempted break-in, police said.
The fatality happened on Stanley Dollar Drive in Rosmoor, a senior living community.
A citizen intervened in the carjacking, causing the suspects to run off, police said.
Keith Stevenson, 42, has been charged with three counts of felony burglary and one count of reckless evading.
The cause appeared to be a vehicle exiting the highway too fast for the weather, Con Fire said.
Ambrose Jamari Ochola, accused of yelling "Go back to your country" to one victim, was found in possession of brass knuckles, police said.
Classes were canceled at Contra Costa Christian Schools out of an abundance of caution while the threats were investigated, police said.
The driver of a Tesla Model S collided with the back of a Con Fire engine that responded to a previous crash.
They are now prepared to enter the next phase of their careers, serving the residents of Contra Costa County as Con Fire firefighters.
An 18-year-old San Joaquin man was arrested on suspicion of criminal threat and causing a false emergency report, Walnut Creek police said.
The collision involving a pedestrian prompted the closure of all southbound lanes north of Treat Boulevard.
Many of his victims fit a particular profile: often elderly and residing in affluent neighborhoods in Walnut Creek and Concord.
Walnut Creek police searched the high school campus Friday after receiving an unconfirmed report of someone with a gun on campus.
As a part of "Operation Reclaim and Rebuild," task force partners conducted eight antihuman trafficking operations throughout the county.
A 35-year-old Pittsburg man faces burglary and gun charges in connection with a residential burglary last week, Walnut Creek PD announced.
A judge agreed to push back arraignment for Lateshia Starling, 54, accused in the August death of a 94-year-old Atria Walnut Creek resident.
The victim told police she came home and found a burglar in her house.
Lateshia Starling, 54, was being held Friday at the Martinez jail in connection with the death of a 94-year-old Atria Walnut Creek resident.
There were two break-ins and an attempted break-in Friday night, according to Walnut Creek police.
The worker was killed Saturday during an attempted robbery of the Chevron station at 2701 Contra Loma Boulevard in Antioch.
The shooting happened at the Extra Mile convenience store on Contra Loma Boulevard shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday.
The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office is warning the public of the scam that involves someone claiming to be from the sheriff's office.
Contra Costa Fire Protection District reports all the season's 1,718 outdoor fires were started by human activity.
Officials said Adan Contreras Rivas went by Gutierrez Tree Services, New View Tree Care and other names, and may have more Bay Area victims.
Two firefighters were injured while battling the blaze on Countrywood Court, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said.
Their small dog also died in the fire that investigators believe was caused by smoking.
Richard Lee McDowell, 35, charged with kidnapping, attempted rape and assault, remained in custody with his bail set at $1.15 million.
Arck Marquez Ramirez, 29, faces two felony counts in connection with the hit-and-run death of nail salon owner Chung Thu Thi "Tammy" Le.