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July 10, 2020
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Articles
- Brentwood Union School District to reopen with full distance learning, July 28
- Liberty Union High School District announces reopening plans for the 2020-21 school year
- Antioch Unified School District pushes back first day of school
- Contra Costa County releases updated public guidance for face coverings
- Oakley Union Elementary School District Board votes to continue distance learning education, July 27
- Evacuation ordered for residents near Summer Lake and Sandmound Blvd.
- Suspect killed, three deputies injured during standoff in Knightsen
- [PPV] UFC 251 Usman vs Masvidal Live Online Free Full Fight
- Evacuated Oakley residents given the all clear to return home
- Byron Union School District to begin the year with distance learning
Videos
![[Video] Fire in Oakley, Tuesday, July 7, 2020](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/ca/0ca9926c-c0b2-11ea-9634-d719ea7d052f/5f0513a3a0345.preview.jpg?crop=720%2C720%2C280%2C0&resize=100%2C100&order=crop%2Cresize)
![[Video] "A Graduate's Dinner" Liberty High School Class of 2020 Event](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/35/435cfcce-c19b-11ea-bdf8-b775da2ca780/5f069bd61f86b.preview.jpg?crop=720%2C720%2C280%2C0&resize=100%2C100&order=crop%2Cresize)
![[Video] July 4th vegetation fire in Knightsen](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/ba/6ba084a8-c15f-11ea-b1d2-dbf2a1c9df4d/5f0636b5045b8.preview.jpg?crop=720%2C720%2C280%2C0&resize=100%2C100&order=crop%2Cresize)
![[Video] Fire Marshal Steve Aubert discusses the dangers of fireworks as the Fourth of July approaches](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/dc/6dc9329c-bbf2-11ea-9aad-8fd19eb43efa/5efd1c35091e1.preview.jpg?crop=360%2C360%2C60%2C0&resize=100%2C100&order=crop%2Cresize)
![[Video] Census Caravan enters Brentwood](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/74/074e2690-c15f-11ea-b3bc-93ed3f047797/5f0635dcddedb.preview.jpg?crop=720%2C720%2C280%2C0&resize=100%2C100&order=crop%2Cresize)
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- [Photos] Liberty High School hosts Graduate Dinner
- [Photos] Independence High School Class of 2020 Graduation
- [Photos] Oakley Vegetation Fire - July 7, 2020
- [Photos] Liberty High School Class of 2020 Graduation
- [Photos] Claremont Court residential fire in Oakley,
- [Photos] July 4th weekend vegetation fires in East County
- [Photos] Census Caravan
- [Photos] Antioch Police Department Protest
- [Photos] Juneteenth peace walk in Antioch
Contra Costa County amended its social distancing health order to temporarily tighten face-covering requirements and prohibit indoor gathering…
National News
When you are a talented and tireless student and athlete, good things happen to you — just ask Heritage High School’s Sarah Smith.
National Sports
Students used money from their senior ball funds which they were not able to attend due to COVID-19 restrictions, and created a picnic-style dinner with food and drink ordered from local businesses. Students picked up their food via a drive-thru format in the Liberty High School parking lot …
Now that summer has arrived in earnest, it’s time to think about where you can find cool parks on hot days for the fresh air and exercise that…
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Obituaries
Oct. 6, 1948 – June 11, 2020
Michael Vincent Carbone Sr. passed away in his home on May 26, 2020. Michael was born on Chr…
Nicholas John Sullivan, age 26, passed away on June 13, 2020. Nick was born in Camarillo on …
Richard Kent Rogers, 65, of Stockton, California, passed away on June 13, after a valiant ba…
December 4, 1935 – May 24, 2020
Jan. 14, 1935 – April 9, 2020
In the small community of Discovery Bay, residents enjoy the unique opportunity of knowing e…
Resident of Discovery Bay, CA
Longtime East County resident Jeff Skaggs, 60, passed away after a long illness on May 17, i…
George Conrad Schmidt Jr., beloved son, husband, father, grandfather and community member, p…
![[Video] Female Scholar Athlete of the Year, Sarah Smith](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/8a/b8ac2470-c211-11ea-8905-afe209a87dff/5f0761947e30e.preview.jpg?resize=1280%2C720)
![[Video] "A Graduate's Dinner" Liberty High School Class of 2020 Event](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/35/435cfcce-c19b-11ea-bdf8-b775da2ca780/5f069bd61f86b.preview.jpg?resize=1280%2C720)
![[Video] July 4th vegetation fire in Knightsen](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/ba/6ba084a8-c15f-11ea-b1d2-dbf2a1c9df4d/5f0636b5045b8.preview.jpg?resize=1280%2C720)
![[Video] Census Caravan enters Brentwood](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/74/074e2690-c15f-11ea-b3bc-93ed3f047797/5f0635dcddedb.preview.jpg?resize=1280%2C720)
![[Video] Fire in Oakley, Tuesday, July 7, 2020](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/ca/0ca9926c-c0b2-11ea-9634-d719ea7d052f/5f0513a3a0345.preview.jpg?resize=1280%2C720)
![[Video] Fire Marshal Steve Aubert discusses the dangers of fireworks as the Fourth of July approaches](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/dc/6dc9329c-bbf2-11ea-9aad-8fd19eb43efa/5efd1c35091e1.preview.jpg?crop=480%2C270%2C0%2C45&resize=480%2C270&order=crop%2Cresize)
![[Video] Heritage High School scholar athlete, Adam Smith](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/eb/4ebda33a-bbe1-11ea-b6d3-2fd84b4c0b2a/5efcff73cbbf1.preview.jpg?crop=480%2C270%2C0%2C45&resize=480%2C270&order=crop%2Cresize)
![[Video] Harry’s Wine Depot and Tavern prepares for its grand opening](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/78/578b5abc-b65e-11ea-bd76-d3ec8f9e146d/5ef3c036d89ba.preview.jpg?resize=1280%2C720)
![[Video] The Future of EBRPD](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/69/e6940d2a-b5b0-11ea-b869-733ee5226a9e/5ef29d4ec6805.preview.jpg?resize=1280%2C720)
![[Video] East County 2020 High School Graduations](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/68/8682642e-b1a3-11ea-b158-4f5993d682c4/5eebd0e3c6622.preview.jpg?resize=1280%2C720)
![[ Video] ECCFPD press conference about reduced services](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/44/444bf124-b02c-11ea-bc86-33e82ce02ea6/5ee95b707fed2.preview.jpg?resize=1280%2C720)
![[Video] East Bay Regional Park District helicopter Eagle 6 drops water on vegetation fire.](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/40/b40862f2-a9da-11ea-a14b-23358c12c944/5edec169c165d.preview.jpg?resize=1280%2C720)
![[Photos] Liberty High School hosts Graduate Dinner](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/cf/fcf9b634-c2fb-11ea-bd55-57b71749d337/5f08ea647d817.image.jpg?crop=1763%2C992%2C0%2C91&resize=1700%2C956&order=crop%2Cresize)
![[Photos] Oakley Vegetation Fire - July 7, 2020](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/36/036a5534-c15b-11ea-a8ad-93923930e7a4/5f062ed32cc0e.image.jpg?crop=1763%2C992%2C0%2C91&resize=1700%2C956&order=crop%2Cresize)
![[Photos] July 4th weekend vegetation fires in East County](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/01/601817bc-bfdf-11ea-9865-cffe764949f4/5f03b1e5de66e.image.jpg?crop=1765%2C993%2C0%2C91&resize=1700%2C956&order=crop%2Cresize)
![[Photos] Census Caravan](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/f3/9f36d61a-bfdd-11ea-8adc-3b2e9d6828a1/5f03aef4c80c9.image.jpg?crop=1765%2C993%2C0%2C91&resize=1700%2C956&order=crop%2Cresize)
![[Photos] Claremont Court residential fire in Oakley,](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/f6/ef64132c-bb24-11ea-9c5b-abd123e61845/5efbc31dc0f22.image.jpg?crop=1763%2C992%2C0%2C91&resize=1700%2C956&order=crop%2Cresize)
![[Photos] Marsh Creek Road fire 6-29-2020](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/66/b66aed58-bb23-11ea-abf1-6f858d53686e/5efbc110afb56.image.jpg?crop=1765%2C993%2C0%2C90&resize=1700%2C956&order=crop%2Cresize)
![[Photos] Harriet Zych](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/54/f54f5ee8-bb21-11ea-aebb-af94c9245947/5efbbe1f36920.image.jpg?crop=1426%2C802%2C0%2C325&resize=1426%2C802&order=crop%2Cresize)
![[Photos] Antioch Police Department Protest](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/23/823ad9f2-bb1a-11ea-bdea-f744c7647071/5efbb19fa659e.image.jpg?crop=1763%2C992%2C0%2C91&resize=1700%2C956&order=crop%2Cresize)
![[Photos] Deer Valley vegetation fire](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/c9/bc983670-b8a0-11ea-bd4e-03a149953583/5ef78a54a62fa.image.jpg?crop=1765%2C993%2C0%2C91&resize=1700%2C956&order=crop%2Cresize)
![[Photos] Juneteenth peace walk in Antioch](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/86/6862ab40-b291-11ea-a40f-bb328ebc7751/5eed5fa1ec681.image.jpg?crop=1763%2C992%2C0%2C91&resize=1700%2C956&order=crop%2Cresize)
![[Photos] 5-acre vegetation fire on Orwood Rd. 6-17-2020](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/73/1736b2a4-b27b-11ea-af16-0bdb3e04cbaf/5eed3a30d0a7e.image.jpg?crop=1763%2C992%2C0%2C91&resize=1700%2C956&order=crop%2Cresize)
![[Photos] La Paloma High School Class of 2020 Graduation](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/thepress.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/ba/2ba27b4e-b0df-11ea-83d8-9b4543c15d8a/5eea871a71078.image.jpg?crop=1765%2C993%2C0%2C91&resize=1700%2C956&order=crop%2Cresize)
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