Regional
Wesley Pullmann, a second-grader at Gehringer Elementary in Oakley, received a special-delivery package from the White House.
Photo by Ruth Roberts
Photo by Ruth Roberts
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If you’re a parent – or know someone who’s a parent – you’ve probably heard of Flat Stanley: the paper pen pal used in classrooms around the globe to encourage writing. Students color and design th...
Photo courtesy of Rudy Fernandez
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County Board of Education President Cynthia Ruehlig, the first Filipino-American woman to win Contra Costa County-wide office, was recently honored at a Concord function recognizing Filipino-Americ...
Photo by Ger Erickson
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Descendants of East County coal and sand miners of yesteryear cut the ribbon Saturday on the newly built Greathouse Portal and re-opened Visitor Center at Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve. Joi...
Photo by Justin Lafferty
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Heritage sophomore swimmer Stephanie Vosicka plows the water during the Bay Valley Athletic League Swimming and Diving Championships, held at the Patriots’ pool Saturday. Vosicka earned victories i...
ECCFPD Director Jim Frazier offers Fire Chief Hugh Henderson a check for $197, the annual cost of Measure S to an individual taxpayer, to show his support for the fire tax district voters will approve or reject on June 5. Henderson said the money would be used for the district’s General Fund.
Photo by Richard Wisdom
Photo by Richard Wisdom
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The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District this week laid out what service would look like if voters reject Measure S, a $197 per year fire tax on the June 5 ballot. Fire Chief Hugh Henderson ...
Brentwood resident Arturo Ordaz battles the elements during the Salt Flats 100 Mile Endurance Run in Utah.
Photo courtesy of Arturo Ordaz
Photo courtesy of Arturo Ordaz
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Brentwood resident Arturo Ordaz finished his first eight-kilometer race in June of 2010 and thought, “Why stop there?” So two weeks later, the 49-year-old signed up for a 25K. And later, a 30K rac...
Ariana Williams was the inspiration for Ariana’s Ambassadors at Gehringer Elementary.
Photo courtesy of Gehringer Elementary
Photo courtesy of Gehringer Elementary
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It’s been nearly eight years since Ariana Williams attended Gehringer Elementary School in Oakley, but Office Manager Corinne Evans still has the little girl’s last off-campus pass tucked quietly a...
Illustration courtesy of the Amgen Tour of California
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Some of the world’s best cyclists sprint through East County on Tuesday, May 15 as part of the Amgen Tour of California. The first group turns onto Marsh Creek Road in Clayton at about 1:40 p.m. an...
Smoke and flames pour out of a tire shop on the Pittsburg-Antioch Highway on Tuesday afternoon.
Photo courtesy of Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Photo courtesy of Contra Costa Fire Protection District
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Pittsburg police have arrested the man fire officials believe started a four-alarm blaze with an illegal firework Tuesday afternoon in Antioch. According to Contra Costa Fire Protection District P...