Walnut Creek News

Investigators are looking for witnesses to a fatal collision Friday on Camino Tassajara.

A green Honda Pilot was reported stolen overnight in the 500 block of La Corso Drive.

The first visitors allowed into the Statue of Liberty's crown in nearly eight years made the arduous climb Saturday on an Independence Day journey laden with symbolism of freedom, national pride - and for one couple, romance.

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Middle Jul. 1--CONCORD -- Firefighters contained a two-alarm house fire Tuesday afternoon and quickly stopped its spread to a neighboring home, the Contra Costa Fire District reported.

Police have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with the stabbing death of a teenage boy who was left at a Walnut Creek hospital early Thursday.

Firefighters summoned state assistance in fighting a grass fire that broke out late Wednesday night and is still being stamped out because it's in an area that is particularly vulnerable to wildfires, the Contra Costa Fire District said.

A brash and buffed-up Walnut Creek man will be among the 13 house guests of "Big Brother 11" when the popular reality TV series returns to CBS next week.

It's crowded. It's hot. You have to climb hundreds of steps to get there. And throngs of people can't wait to visit.

Published: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 3:19 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 3:19 p.m. A look at the contestants competing on the 11th season of "Big Brother": Braden Bacha, 28 Hometown: Santa Monica, Calif.

Nine-year-old Jaya Higgins was playing in the water near her mom, sister and cousins when she saw the wave - the biggest of the day.

The victim, whose name wasn't immediately released, was found inside his car parked at Williamson Ranch Park at 5000 Lone Tree Way shortly after 10:20 p.m. Sunday, said Antioch police Sgt.

Excessive newborn crying, also known as colic, can be one of the greatest tests of a parent's love -- and sanity.

Friends and family are mourning the death of John Greaves, who was killed Friday evening after he was hit by a car while bicycling on Camino Tassajara Road near Dublin.

For the first time in recent memory, Walnut Creek city employees may be facing layoffs.

The City Council will meet at 7 p.m. July 7 in the City Council chamber, 1666 N. Main St.

"But one potential investor, who could have helped Walnut Creek’s pursuit of stronger foodie pedigree has possibly backed out of plans to relocate here. That would be four-star Chef Roland Passot. He’s most famous for his Russian Hill restaurant La Folie (which I once had the privilege dine at; very romantic, delicious spot for a very special occasion date night!). But around here he was known for the Left Bank Brasserie in Pleasant Hill. Well, it was just announced that the affiliated company that runs Pleasant Hill Left Bank has shut it, But Passot has reportedly abandoned plans to move that Left Bank into downtown Walnut Creek. The Left Bank was supposed to set up on the ground floor of the Mercer condominium building, according to the website, SF Eater, but the “unforgiving economy” is forcing Passot to scale back his restaurant operations."

Here are the best wedding photographers around or near Walnut Creek, California.

A purse was reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle between 9:30 and 10:40 a.m. at Locust Street and Cole Avenue.

Peter M. Brown, son of Ken and Janet Brown of Walnut Creek, was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army in May, after completing the ROTC program.

A Walnut Creek man accused of fatally stabbing his estranged wife's friend and then setting her Pleasant Hill house on fire Thursday was arraigned Wednesday in Contra Costa County Superior Court in Martinez but did not enter a plea.