Contra Costa health officials say strong winds likely helped push some of the chemicals away from neighborhoods. Martinez residents however, are kept wondering if living in the city is worth it amid ...

Contra Costa County health officials say the community near the Martinez Refining Company was fortunate when a fire broke out ...

New information in a final report was released about the major pipeline explosion that impacted the Deer Park neighborhood in September. The Railroad Commission of ...

Contra Costa Health on Tuesday responded to a Martinez Refining Company report that chemicals and combustion byproducts from ...

Contra Costa County Health Officer Dr. Ori Tzvieli on Tuesday revealed how fortunate the Martinez community was on Feb. 1, ...

An explosive fire that ignited at a Martinez oil refinery and triggered shelter-in-place warnings spewed cancer-causing ...

A brush fire started up Wednesday evening in an area of Santa Paula between the Santa Clara River and Highway 126. The blaze was first reported shortly before 7 p.m. in the 600 block of Acacia Road.