A safe containing about $11,000 dedicated to the care of a cancer patient was stolen Thursday from the home of an Antioch resident.
April Phillps, whose 21-year-old son Terry Richards is battling a...
On a warm Indian summer morning, Roger Mammon is out fishing on the Delta – an activity the Oakley resident and community activist has enjoyed for years.
“I caught four salmon here yesterday,” said...
From the Dais, a wrap-up of the most recent meetings of local government bodies in Antioch, Brentwood, Discovery Bay and Oakley, runs every other week in The Press.
Antioch
The Antioch City C...
Take Back Antioch has partnered with UNO Chicago Grill to raise money to defray the cost of rebuilding City Park. Antioch’s City Park, located at A and 10th streets, was severely damaged in a fire ...
Their beliefs vary, but the interfaith community in and around Antioch was united in promoting world peace at a United Nations International Day of Peace celebration last Saturday.
The effort was s...
In the early 2000s, Matt Pellouchoud thought Antioch was in need of something. “East County has always been family-friendly area,” said the Chicago native, but he felt that the options for family d...
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Monday announced plans to train firefighters and conduct controlled burns this week to reduce the risk of grass fires in southeast Antioch. The smok...
Take Back Antioch has partnered with UNO Chicago Grill to raise money to defray the cost of rebuilding City Park. Antioch's City Park, located at A and 10th streets, was severely damaged in a fire ...
Firefighters mopped up a 40-acre grass fire Saturday afternoon near the intersection of Deer Valley and Marsh Creek roads south of Antioch.
East Contra Costa Fire Protection District Chief Hugh Hen...
Soroptimist International of Antioch hosts its Fall Fest Boutique Fundraiser on Oct. 13 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Commons at Dallas Ranch, 4751 Dallas Ranch Road in Antioch.
Vendors and crafter...
It didn’t take long for Take Back Antioch to get involved after fire destroyed a portion of the playground at Antioch’s City Park Monday night. Volunteers installed the playground in 2008 as part o...
When former police chief Jim Hyde joined Antioch community leaders Keith and Iris Archuleta to start the Youth Intervention Network (YIN) in 2007, their aims were to help the local community.
After...
The official workday of Antioch Animal Services Supervisor Monika Helgemo starts and ends when she passes through the door of the Antioch Animal Shelter, but a quick glance at her home reveals her ...
Murray and Josefina Anin of Oakland enjoy the music of Sam-One at last weekend’s Delta Blues Festival. About 5,000 attended the annual free event, taking in some hot blues and cool Delta breezes. O...
The current version of the GED test, the 2002 Series, is scheduled to expire at the end of 2013 and be replaced by the new 2014 GED test on Jan. 2, 2014.
In order to receive their high school crede...
When Kristine Hepworth, mother of identical twins Zachary and Christopher, posted a YouTube video of her boys climbing, careening and catapulting into bed per their usual nighttime ritual, she knew...
From the Dais, a wrap-up of the most recent meetings of local government bodies in Antioch, Brentwood, Discovery Bay and Oakley, runs every other week in The Press.
Antioch
In his update on sta...
East County residents are invited to pull on their boots and gloves, grab a garbage bag and head out to a variety of locales this weekend – Saturday, Sept. 15 – to participate in California Coastal...
Attendees of Antioch’s Friday Morning Breakfast Club meeting Sept. 7 left with a lot more than full stomachs – they left with food for thought.
Representatives from ShotSpotter, which claims to be ...