On a hot day like Friday, when a heat advisory was issued for Contra Costa County, fire danger is top of mind, and fire crews ...

ZURICH (AP) — Here we go again. There’s a sense of déjà vu about the Women’s European Championship final that pits defending champion England against World Cup winner Spain. The two nations faced o… ...

A new helicopter was hit by an SUV at a crash scene. A new Lifestar helicopter sustained extensive damage when it was struck by an unoccuped South Roane County Fire Department SUV.

The Burdoin Fire burning in the Columbia River Gorge between Bingen and Lyle topped 11,000 acres Wednesday but is now 13 percent contained.

A fire fighter went inside and rescued the boy who was airlifted to a local hospital. The boy’s father was also taken to the hospital, but treated and released with minor injuries.

DESPITE REQUESTS FROM COMMUNITY GROUPS and Contra Costa County’s Public Defender to stop reporting inmate release data for people living here illegally to Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents, ...

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 ...

Working through the steps recommended in the assessment is “a pathway to move forward,” Contra Costa County Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston said at the hearing. Monday’s public hearing drew only ...

Dozens of people gathered outside the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors building to protest the sheriff's department's cooperation with ICE.

West Nile virus was detected in central Contra Costa County, the Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District said Monday.