ANTIOCH, Calif. (KRON) — A victim was rescued from the Contra Costa Canal on Friday afternoon, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) said on social media. Crews were ...

The grass fire originated 3:08 am on Gateway Blvd. on Bethel Island as reported by the East Contra Costa Fire Department. The fire then spread to a second location on East Cypress Road at 5:45 am.

That's what happened in February, 2011 when two Las Lomas High School juniors died after trying to raft down a swollen creek that leads to the Contra Costa Canal. VIDEO: What is an El Nino?

2012-03-16 20:20:00 PDT -- Contra Costa County emergency crews are searching for a teen who may have entered a rain-swollen creek with a boogie board, a fire dispatcher said. Fire crews responded ...

The widening of the 2,200-foot stretch of road will stop just short of the Contra Costa Canal, Rohani said at the Jan. 10 council meeting, noting a developer will be responsible to continue the ...

The remains were found in the Contra Costa Canal, near Virginia Drive and Alves Lane at 11:30 a.m. An autopsy is expected to be performed on the body.

Sierraacevedo, who was said to be a transient, was found floating in the Contra Costa Canal at about 11:30 a.m. Thursday, sheriff's spokesman Jimmy Lee said.