When Krystle Talens looks into the eyes of her sisters, Vicki and Trisha, she can see some of herself.
Krystle, a senior and the captain of the Deer Valley varsity girls water polo team, was once a...
Though the Bay Valley Athletic League’s girls golfers will not be represented at the California Interscholastic Federation level, some bright spots emerged at Monday’s North Coast Section tournamen...
By day he’s an orthopedic surgeon, but come game time he trades in his surgical scrubs and volunteers for some tackle football.
East Contra Costa County orthopedic surgeon Dr. Benjamin Busfield is ...
Antioch Police Chief Jim Hyde gave a bleak account of the present and future state of his department during a presentation at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting.
On the one hand, Hyde reported th...
The Delta Quilters annual Quilt Show, held last weekend at the Antioch Fairgrounds, has one focus: giving back.
The show raises money to pay for programs such as Quilts of Honor, in which members o...
At last week’s Homecoming celebration at Antioch High School, entitled “Welcome to the Jungle,” students went appropriately wild.
Students showed off their creative side during the rally on Thursda...
A year ago, Antioch High School’s Shannon West was playing out of the No. 6 slot on the girls varsity tennis team, still relatively unfamiliar with the singles game. Now, as a senior, she’s not onl...
Congregation B’nai Torah of the East Bay is hosting and co-sponsoring a commemoration of the third annual Global Weekend of Twinning of Mosques and Synagogues. The event engages the community in an...
Halloween – a calendar of creepy occurrences
Halloween arrives this Sunday, but if you don’t already have plans, don’t worry. Check out this list of Halloween happenings to make sure your Hallowee...
This month’s special garden, chosen by the Antioch Riverview Garden Club, belongs to Bernie and Jill Szalaj. Their wonderful yard includes grapevines, lawn, a rose garden, several trees – even a pu...
Breast cancer development might appear to be a disease with few controllable risk factors, but research has shown otherwise. Body weight, physical activity, diet, alcohol consumption and smoking ar...
Voters will have a variety of choices for the Antioch Unified School District Board of Trustees, as eight candidates are vying for two open seats.
Incumbent Teri Lynn Shaw, a board member since 200...
The public is invited to join Antioch Police Chief Jim Hyde on Saturday, Oct. 30 from 9 to 11 a.m. in a casual setting to discuss public safety, crime statistics and other issues facing Antioch. Op...
Halloween is a week away, and some stores are already stocking their shelves with Christmas decorations. But one group of East County residents is focused on the holiday that falls in the middle: T...
“Change is in OUR Hands”
In a recent private poll, 63% of those polled, when asked if Antioch was heading in the right direction, said no. 80% or more of them are “highly likely” voters in the upco...