Contra Costa Health on Tuesday responded to a Martinez Refining Company report that chemicals and combustion byproducts from the three-day fire earlier this month included those that can cause cancer, ...

Martinez Refinery Company said 170 barrels — 7,140 gallons — of hydrocarbon materials were released during a February fire, ...

MARTINEZ — A massive fire that broke out at a refinery last month released more than 7,000 gallons of hydrocarbon materials ...

Months into a criminal investigation of Contra Costa Health by the California Department of Justice for possible Medi-Cal fraud and elder abuse, the East Bay public health care system has ...

In a statement, Contra Costa County Health Officer Dr. Ori Tzvieli on Tuesday revealed how fortunate the Martinez community was that afternoon, and how close the refinery fire was to becoming a ...

Yosemite was placed under an updated winter storm warning by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 3:37 a.m. The ...

More than 24 hours a large fire broke out at the Martinez Refining Company, Contra Costa health officials continue to urge nearby residents with respiratory sensitivity to stay indoors if possible, as ...

The Contra Costa County Health Department has since identified the substances released in the smoke. Health officials say the fire started during planned maintenance when hydrocarbons leaked and ...

Rajiv Pramanik, Chief Information Officer and Chief Health Informatics Officer at Contra Costa Health, discusses the expansion of access to care through the implementation of new technology.

It's been more than a month since the massive fire at the Martinez Refining Company, and we're learning more about how it sparked.

Contra Costa County health officials say the community near the Martinez Refining Company was fortunate when a fire broke out earlier this month, but they are urging precautions to prevent future ...