Every year, Contra Costa County holds a forum at which — in the interest of transparency — the sheriff discloses exactly how many times his office collaborated with Immigration and Customs ...

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Avila Avila Fire initially started today at 2:29 a.m. in Contra Costa County, California. It has burned two acres of federal land managed by the U.S. Department of ...

Contra Costa County firefighters battled a three-alarm vegetation fire near homes in Antioch on Tuesday afternoon.

Helicopters were used to help extinguish the flames from the fire as black smoke could be seen east of the Antioch BART Station on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Video screenshots and photo by Allen D.

The MQ-8 Fire Scout in service for the Navy today reaches a top speed of about 135 knots, or roughly 155 miles per hour. It has a range of 150 nautical miles.

Cal Fire officials are urging the public to keep drones away from active wildfires after a near-collision between a drone and a firefighting helicopter battling the Steele Fire in Jamul.

The convicted kidnapper and rapist whose crimes are at the center of the "American Nightmare" Netflix documentary was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for another kidnapping in Contra Costa ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A helicopter flying over Carlisle on Tuesday night spotted a fire in an abandoned factory. The fire, several hundred feet from any road, already spread to the ...