Walnut Creek

Lindsay Wildlife finds way to thrive in virtual science education

At Lindsay Wildlife Experience, the months of March through June are generally the year's busiest, with students crowding around exhibits…

4 years ago

Walnut Creek imposes cap on fees restaurants pay third-party order, delivery services

A cap of 15 percent for fees local restaurants pay online third-party ordering and delivery services during the Covid-19 pandemic…

4 years ago

Walnut Creek City Council challengers shine light on police reform, social justice issues

Several Walnut Creek City Council candidate challengers in the Nov. 3 election were either motivated to run because of policing…

4 years ago

Walnut Creek approves $20 million tax-exempt bond for Christian school construction

The Walnut Creek City Council on Tuesday approved the issuance of up to $20 million in tax-exempt bonds by a…

4 years ago

Coroner identifies Antioch, Oakland victims who died in fiery solo crash

The Contra Costa County coroner's office has identified two 18-year-old women and a 47-year-old man who died in a crash…

4 years ago

Excessive speed a factor in fiery solo crash that killed three people

Two 18-year-old women and a 47-year-old man died in a solo-vehicle crash off of Interstate Highway 680 in Walnut Creek…

4 years ago

Resident suffers serious burn injuries in condominium fire

A resident was hospitalized with significant burn injuries after being rescued from a second floor balcony during a three-alarm fire…

4 years ago

Judge sentences former coach to 15 years in prison in sexual abuse case

A former basketball coach and high school campus supervisor pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexual abuse of a minor under age…

4 years ago

Walnut Creek slashes arts jobs in 2020-2021 budget, meeting renews calls for police reform

A 2020-2021 Walnut Creek general fund operating budget of about $79 million, down almost $12 million from last year and…

4 years ago

Police investigate Walnut Creek intersection shooting as attempted homicide

Someone tried to kill the driver of a vehicle that was stopped at an intersection in Walnut Creek late Monday…

4 years ago

Looting in Walnut Creek prompts city shutdown after peaceful protest

Another protest that began peacefully over the death of George Floyd has taken a turn as some people broke in…

4 years ago

County superior court functions set to reopen May 26 with screening, distancing measures

Most functions of the Contra Costa County Superior Court, including jury service, are set to reopen at 8 a.m. Monday,…

4 years ago

Hospital releases DeSaulnier after rib fracture, critical pneumonia

Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Walnut Creek, was released from a hospital over the weekend after pneumonia and a rib fracture from…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update, Bay Area under shelter in photos

Weekends, and Sundays especially, are data deserts in the Covid-19 era. Instead of trying to dig up relevant news, we…

4 years ago

DeSaulnier makes it out of ICU, sons call him ‘a fighter’

Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Walnut Creek, who has been sick with pneumonia and in an intensive care unit since last month,…

4 years ago

Woman airlifted to John Muir with gunshot wound to leg

A woman was airlifted to a trauma center after suffering a gunshot wound to a leg in an unincorporated part…

4 years ago

Mount Diablo Unified, Oakland Unified school districts announce campus closures

In an automated call to parents Friday morning, Mount Diablo Unified School District Superintendent Robert Martinez said that all schools…

4 years ago

Downed tree causes traffic backup in Walnut Creek

Motorists are being advised to avoid westbound Treat Boulevard at Candelero Drive in Walnut Creek, where police say a downed…

4 years ago

Man dies, dog suffers injuries in Walnut Creek condominium fire

A man died and a dog was injured in a fire early Saturday at a large condominium complex in Walnut…

4 years ago

Overturned big-rig blocks multiple lanes in Walnut Creek

A crash involving an overturned big-rig is blocking multiple lanes of northbound Interstate Highway 680 in Walnut Creek Tuesday morning,…

4 years ago

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