When the Contra Costa County Office of Education recently honored standout students who participate in the Regional Occupation Program (ROP), East County schools were well represented. Of the 40 se...
A sampling of recent law enforcement activity reported by East County police departments.
BRENTWOOD
April 23, 11:38 a.m. A subject caught stealing clothing valued at $230 from a business on Lone...
Dogs are more than pets; they’re members of the family. But when humans leave for work or vacation, our four-legged friends traditionally don’t get an invite. For dog owners who hesitate to leave t...
Deer Valley High School junior Max Geislinger, 17, recently attained the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America program.
For his Eagle Scout project, Max designed and bu...
Shelley Mueller admits animals sometimes get in the way of her social life.
But as the owner of Paws-itively Pets, a thriving pet sitting company, she wouldn’t have it any other way.
“My love of an...
The Antioch Unified School District is currently accepting kindergarten and transitional kindergarten enrollment.
Senate Bill 1381 amended the California Education Code (Sections 46300, 48000 and 4...
Fallas Store celebrates its grand opening Saturday, May 18 complete with entertainment, ribbon cutting by city officials, and prizes.
The “First place to shop, first place to save” offers everyday ...
Opponents of the newly released final Bay and Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and its accompanying Environmental Impact Report (EIR) fear that the project might end up mired in the muck – literally....
Next time you see former Brentwood Planning Commissioner Michelle Jogopulos around town, you might notice she’s got a new ride. She’ll soon be tooling around in a brand new pink Chevy Cruze , wh...
Alejandro likes to run. He runs during recess and he runs fast. In fact, he has logged more than 26 miles – his own marathon – since September. A fourth-grader at Marsh Elementary in Antioch, Aleja...
Spotted outside The Press building this week: a white, Volkswagen convertible with a larger-than-life stuffed toy dog riding shotgun. Rumor has it that a certain larger-than-life Brentwood m...
The Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organization (CCISCO), You, Me, We=Oakley! and the International Institute of the Bay Area (IIBA) host the second annual Community Citizenship Drive...
“You have cancer.”
Three little words were all it took to make Monica Olson feel like the loneliest person in the world. At 22, she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, but today, she’s a 20-year can...
BRENTWOOD
April 11, 1:08 p.m. The rear license plate was stolen from a vehicle left overnight at a business on Brentwood Boulevard.
April 11, 2:33 p.m. An unidentified person who forced entry i...
Murray and Heather Sexton are sitting at the round table in the back of Bridgehead Café in Antioch, in the exact spot where they first met in 1998.
“I wasn’t interested in dating. I thought Murray ...
More than 7,900 teachers are currently educating approximately 169,000 students in Contra Costa County’s public schools. To recognize their efforts and bring well-deserved honor to the teaching pro...
District 11 Assemblymember Jim Frazier hosts A Cup of Joe With Jim on Saturday, April 27 from 8 a.m.-10 a.m. at Dad’s Café, 3421 Deer Valley Road in Antioch. Frazier invites his constituents to sto...
Caltrans workers and the California Highway Patrol will be out in force on highways throughout the state over the next week, installing “Move Over” signs intended to help save lives and increase sa...
The Antioch Schools Education Foundation has opened nominations for its annual Mary Allan Fellows awards. The awards are named for the Antioch grade-school teacher who was named California’s Teache...
Antioch Mayor Wade Harper knows city residents realize the importance of community service. Now he wants them to prove it.
Harper and an army of volunteers will swarm various points in the city Sat...