Walnut Creek News

Bad news, they say, comes in threes. Three weeks ago, after a month of traveling for speaking engagements, I came home to Las Vegas to unpack and try to get to know my husband again.

Danville Police Chief Steve Simpkins told Danville Patch Friday night that both suspects involved in a Walnut Creek fraud incident that ended up in Danville have been apprehended.

With an increase in both the temperature and the number of activities for the antiques hobbyist in June, I find myself humming a great Gershwin tune: "Summertime, and the livin' is easy." As the month progresses, I'll give you more show news and an idea for a trip or two.

Mountain View could soon join a growing list of Bay Area cities that have turned to charging an impact fee on new rental developments to fund the construction of affordable housing.

President and co-founder of All Performance Associates LLC, a meetings, motivation and engagement marketing firm in Walnut Creek, Calif.

Contra Costa Master Gardener Shelley Somersett says mixing edibles in with your ornamental landscape not only is a good idea, it also can increase the space you have for vegetable gardening and reduce the nation's carbon footprint.

No offseason for the SEC Digital Network: Live feed from SEC Spring Meeting one way conference gets the story to the fans andestin-The Hilton on the Beachside of the Sandestin Resort is a perfect setting for the SEC elite.

Mini pastries from left-to-right, Chocolate Hazelnut Pop Tart from Starbucks, Chocolate Cake Pop from Tea Cake Bake Shop, Birthday Cake Pop from Starbucks, Chocolate Brownie bite from Tea Cake Bake Shop, Vanilla Cupcake from Tea Cake Bake Shop, and Double Fudge Mini Donut from Starbucks are photographed in studio in Walnut Creek, Calif., on May 8.

I found this gold ring with 4 small diamonds in 1970 in my local park in the swing set/sand box as a kid.

By Bay City News Service The Vallejo man who was fatally shot by Vallejo police early Monday morning was a valued, 10-year employee, an executive at a Napa winery said Tuesday.

During a trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and the surrounding area in late January and early February, Chuck and Peggy Bidondo of Clayton, left, and Mike and Susan Fossan of Walnut Creek, right, were the guests of chef Gilles and Margarita Lefort for a wonderful dinner at Le Fort Ecole de Cuisine.

This week's recipe for Roasted Sweet Peppers with Capers, Anchovies, Pine nuts and Sultanas in Garlic Sauce was stolen with permission from Peter Chastain, chef and owner of Prima Ristorante in Walnut Creek, California.

Michael Gressett, Contra Costa County prosecutor, is photographed after appearing in court in Martinez, Calif., Monday, Nov.

The City Council's next regular meeting will be June 5 in the City Council chamber, 1666 N. Main St.

Las Lomas High senior Callard Cowdery is the winner of the $2,000 Michael W. DeSa Memorial Scholarship.

"Don Quixote" will receive an interpretation by the Walnut Creek Civic Arts' Dance Academy, a joint program between CAE and Diablo Ballet June 1 at the Shadelands Auditorium, 111 N. Wiget Lane in Walnut Creek.

Get ready for lane closures and traffic delays, as two areas of Walnut Creek will see major roadway and sidewalk construction over the next several months.

By Tomi Van de Brooke I was born and raised in Contra Costa County, attended local public schools and, as a teenager, rode horses in our beautiful hills.

High schools in the Mt. Diablo school district in Concord, Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek will be holding commencement exercises at the Sleep Train Pavilion beginning June 10.

A man fatally shot by a police officer following a vehicle pursuit in Vallejo early this morning has been identified by police as 41-year-old Anton Barrett.