FBI agents raided the home and offices of longtime Contra Costa County Assessor Gus Kramer on Tuesday morning. An FBI spokesperson said that agents served search warrants related to an ongoing ...

Agents served search warrants at the office in Martinez as well as at the home of Gus Kramer, who was the county assessor for 30 years and Assistant County Assessor Vince Robb, who was just elected to ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has advanced to a November runoff election in her bid for a second term, NBC News projects, but the opponent she’ll face in the one-on-one race remains unclear. More than ...

MARTINEZ — A tax measure Contra Costa County officials have said is needed to protect the local health system is far behind in support needed for approval, according to early results. According to ...

Featuring more than 70 artists, Contra's first edition happens at Berlin Kraftwerk. By Katie Bain Skrillex will debut a new creative platform, Contra, later in May in Berlin. While the ongoing project ...

People in Contra Costa County will be voting on a measure that’s pitting conservationists against housing advocates. The county has had a voter-approved boundary protecting open space for decades.

The trombone emoji designed by a group of Maryland students is headed to iPhones everywhere. The instrument was officially adopted by the Unicode Consortium last year and added to its long list of ...

Those selected for the fellowship will be notified of their acceptance to the program by mid-April. Former participants in the Fellows program may opt to apply without submitting a video for the ...

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It was after midnight when Trombone Shorty stepped offstage at the House of Blues in New Orleans, but he wasn’t done playing yet. Not by a long shot. “I had an idea for a new song right after the show ...

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, who first became a New Orleans musician of note when his trombone was taller than he was, is turning 40 this year. He's celebrating in a big way. On April 25, the first ...

At Fidelity Contrafund, current comanagers Asher Anolic and Jason Weiner will broaden their responsibilities and assume full control of the fund’s assets by year-end. Fidelity added Anolic and Weiner ...