Castro Valley News

Share + Jan 5, 2010 9:21 am US/Pacific CBS 5 CrimeWatch CASTRO VALLEY Alameda County firefighters were at the scene of a fire at a Castro Valley home that revealed an indoor marijuana grow Tuesday morning.

Q I am writing in support of Sue Bishop, who said she does not see slowdowns at freeway alert signs.

Rickey Chang frowns at the term "benefit" as a description for parties he organizes for friends suffering from cancer.

Q: I can testify that the No. 1 spot on Roadshow's Dirty Dozen list is utterly wrong.

$2.77 at the Arco on Woodside Rd. and Hudson St. in Redwood City. $2.76 at the Costco on Coleman Ave.

An Oakland attorney who filed a claim against the city on behalf of cop-killer Lovelle Mixon's sister said in statement this week he filed the claim to preserve girl's "future legal rights" but that he "did not offer or agree to represent the young woman, or her family, in a lawsuit." The statement from Christopher Morray-Jones followed a flurry of ...

What you'll see: Redwood Road is one of the prettiest easy drives in the East Bay hills.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, Castro Valley! Now that the deliveries have been made, many of you probably wonder how the Big Man spends the rest of the year.

Looking for something to do now that Christmas has come and gone? The Chabot Space and Science Center is open this week, with the 10th annual New Year's Eve balloon drop, which has become a family tradition for many - a highlight on the center's schedule.

The only place Brandon Watts used to run to was the border for a 640-calorie steak burrito a la Taco Bell.

Alameda County sheriff's officials said Thursday that five people who were in a car that sped away from deputies and then crashed into a truck in Hayward early Wednesday allegedly had been involved in an armed robbery less than an hour earlier.

Colleen Lillig, California, Sr. - Lillig battled back from illness this season to produce the fastest times for East Bay girls at both the California Interscholastic Federation state championships and North Coast Section championships.

COMMUTER: When I commute on Interstate 580 between Castro Valley and Dublin, I see plastic bags stuck to the barbed wire on the fence between the BART tracks and the freeway.

We have always wondered about the reasoning and association powers of small animals, particularly those of our cats.

A dozen or so rural Valley residents huddled for a second time with Alameda County planning consultants concerning new policies that could cut back greenhouse gas emissions in the unincorporated areas.

A collision this morning between a big rig and a pest control truck on westbound Interstate 580 between Dublin and Castro Valley has caused major traffic delays, according to news reports.

A curious thing happened yesterday while my blue tabby, Maxim, was looking out the front window.

GIVING season is upon us and no matter how long or short our lists are, we know that giving the gifts of time and joy is almost always the perfect choice.

D.S. of Sunnyvale recently was cited for drunken driving, with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 percent.

Milpitas High School seniors Matt Aquino, Rio Ocampo, Hannah Chang and Mark Cajucom battle each other in a snowball fight near Felter Road.