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One person was believed to have been hit by gunfire in what was described as a drive-by shooting outside Sun Valley Mall in Pleasant Hill Monday. Witnesses said paramedics were tending to a person hit and down between the Red Robin restaurant and Sears store at the mall. Police were reportedly looking for a white…

Fire at a factory yard in the 2200 block of Central Street in Richmond sent thick clouds of smoke across much of North Richmond, burning for hours after it was initially reported at 10:09 a.m. The fire appears to be fueled by wooden and plastic pallets and has been burning stubbornly despite firefighters best efforts…

A slow-moving, 5-acre grass fire has been spotted burning on Mount Diablo. A full vegetation fire response was mobilized to put down the blaze. The fire was reported at approximately 2:49 a.m. in the area of S. Gate Road and Mt. Diablo Scenic. Crews on the scene reported fire on the uphill side of the…

For the second time in a week firefighters were sent to an Ashbury Drive church in Concord after a suspicious fire broke out on scene. The Church of the Nazarene at 1650 Ashbury was heavily damaged in an early-morning blaze determined to have been started in a crawlspace on Thursday morning. A large portion of…

An investigation into Thursday’s 2-alarm fire at Christ Community Church, 1650 Ashbury Drive in Concord, determined that “human activity” in a crawlspace under the structure was responsible for the blaze. Investigators found “sleeping materials” and other possessions belonging to someone temporarily sheltering under the structure without authorization. Investigators were not able to determine whether the…

Firefighters responding to reports of smoke and fire at the Church of the Nazarene at 1650 Ashbury Road in Concord were met by heavy fire on the roof of the two story building. The blaze was first reported at 5:32 a.m. and quickly went to 2-alarms. There have been no initial reports of injuries but…