One person died late Wednesday night in a house fire in Brentwood, according to fire officials. At about 11:45 p.m. Wednesday ...

A woman who shoplifted thousands of dollars in cosmetics has won a nearly $1-million settlement from a Northern California city ... of police in the city of Brentwood in eastern Contra Costa ...

Conveniently located water sources, particularly the Encino Reservoir — less than a mile from the northern front of ... a battalion chief for the California Department of Forestry and Fire ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir.

A Northern California man who is accused of flying ... Yinpiao Zhou, 39, of Brentwood, is charged with violating national defense airspace and failing to register an aircraft not providing ...