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Bay Area Air Quality Advisory Extended Through Friday
Wildfire smoke is expected to continue to impact the region. See which areas will likely have the most smoke.

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Wildfire smoke is expected to continue to impact the region. See which areas will likely have the most smoke.

Find out when you can grab your own free comic book swag bag.
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See which areas will likely be hit hardest as wildfire smoke from Northern California and Oregon is expected to arrive here.
Low-income residents who have asthma and struggle with wildfire smoke will be eligible for free units.
Valley Humane Society still needs the public's help to meet costs associated with opening the community veterinary surgery center.
The man and his passenger were ejected from the motorcycle this weekend.
Police say Ryan Ohlson was trying to avoid a traffic stop when he allegedly tried to crash into an officer on his motorcycle twice.
The missing runner's death was not caused by foul play or an animal attack, according to preliminary autopsy results.
Find out how to tune into Tuesday's Contra Costa County meeting.
PG&E was criticized and questioned again this week by state utility regulators. Get details on the latest plans.
Will electricity be required in all new buildings in Contra Costa County? The Board of Supervisors hopes so.
Current daily COVID-19 case counts are higher than they were last summer, according to the county's top public health official.
He went off of the road east of Scotts Valley, according to CHP.
The news came a day after the CDC recommended fully vaccinated people mask up indoors in most of California. Take the Patch survey.
A National Labor Relations Board complaint has been filed against the lab after it allegedly required on-call hours without negotiations.
Critics say flavored electronic cigarette products are geared at youth.
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are in the rise in Contra Costa as the highly transmissible delta variant spreads.
COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the Bay Area. The overwhelming majority of these cases is among the unvaccinated.