MARTINEZ — An old winding county road snaking along the Carquinez Strait bluffs was popular for decades with motorists looking for prime views of water, shoreline and ships. Then brutal storms ...

Eight people on a night cruise had been tossed from their sailboat into the frigid waters of Carquinez Strait early Sunday when things went from bad to much worse. A huge oil tanker headed to sea ...

Rising over the swift brown waters of the Carquinez Strait between Vallejo and Crockett is a brand-new highway bridge -- a smaller, younger sister of the magnificent Golden Gate Bridge. Its twin ...

(Courtesy Contra Costa County Historical Society) Fishing boats bob in the Carquinez Strait near Martinez, where the fishermen made their homes. (Courtesy Martinez Historical Society) “A lot of ...

MARTINEZ — A washed-out and washed-up county road is about to be remade into a new, $5.5 million regional shoreline trail along the scenic Carquinez Strait, linking Central and West Contra Costa ...

The Glencove fire, which started close to the Interstate 80 toll plaza north of the Carquinez Strait, was 75% contained by about 2 p.m., according to a Solano County sheriff’s official.

Carquinez Strait and Delta and Northern San Joaquin Valley are the focus of an updated weather alert for strong thunderstorms issued at 2:40 p.m. on Tuesday by the National Weather Service.

VALLEJO (CBS SF) -- Fires erupted along Interstate 80 near Crockett Sunday, prompting evacuation notices for residents on both sides of the Carquinez Bridge, authorities said. The fires sent ...

BENICIA, CA — Patch reader Kristten Valperga sent in this stunning image of Saturday's sunset over the Benicia Carquinez Strait. Thanks so much for sharing, Kristten! Have you got the next ...

The Benicia-Martinez Railroad Drawbridge, a lofty Bay Area landmark for 95 years, has developed an altitude problem. The structure is too low for the speedier, more frequent trains that the Capitol ...

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