East Contra Costa Community Briefs: Conference on teachings of Islam on...
ANTIOCHCancer survivors to gather for Relay for Life eventLocal residents who have beaten cancer will gather downtown in celebration next weekend with their family, friends and caregivers.
View ArticlePet adoption events in East Contra Costa
Fridays Delta Animals Safe Haven (DASH) dog adoptions -- 5-8 p.m. Fridays. DASH dogs from the Antioch Animal Shelter are spayed and/or neutered, have up-to-date immunizations and are micro-chipped.
View ArticleBrentwood's violent and property crimes see jumps in 2012
Statistics indicate that violent crime increased in the city due to more simple assaults that don't involve weapons or serious physical injury.
View ArticleLongtime Knightsen community advocate and volunteer Pat Bello succumbs
She had helped East Contra Costa Historical Society, garden club and more.
View ArticleEast Contra Costa Community Briefs: Conference on teachings of Islam on...
PITTSBURGConference on teachings of Islam on FridayThe Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Contra Costa County will hold a conference Friday on the teachings of Islam at Los Medanos College.
View ArticleAntioch citywide cleanup is slated for April 20
Participants need to register; free lunch to be served
View ArticleAntioch leaders get feet wet on forthcoming Delta water issues
State's proposal to move Delta water south could mean increased water salinity and cost the city millions of dollars for new supplies; city says it will pursue compensation from state for any cost...
View ArticleAntioch approves $1.48 million contract for Lone Tree Way improvements
Project will add much-sought relief from southbound Deer Valley Road, drivers entering Prewett Park.
View ArticleAntioch police: Man wounds two women then fatally shoots himself
An Antioch woman and her daughter are expected to survive after the younger one's ex-boyfriend shot them and then himself late Tuesday night
View ArticleHwy. 4 eastbound lanes to close in early morning hours next week
The contractor widening Highway 4 to eight lanes will be removing an existing overhead sign structure that spans the road.
View ArticleBay Area Burger Bites: Three to try in the East Bay
Looking for a great burger joint? Here are three East Bay possibilities, including a 1940s diner in Antioch, a hipster burger place in Emeryville and a family-friendly, fast-casual place in Walnut Creek.
View ArticleAntioch: PG&E to release natural gas to work on pipeline
Starting around 9 a.m., PG&E will have a controlled natural gas release near Wilbur Avenue and Bridgehead Road. The release is being done so crews can safely work on a nearby pipeline, the Antioch...
View ArticleAntioch: Purse snatcher nabbed by police dog
A purse snatcher was run down by a police dog after he fled from a shopping center where officers were originally responding for a call of an attempted armed robbery, police said.
View ArticleData Center: 2011-2012 dropout rates by school district
Find the 2011-2012 dropout rate of any California school district.
View ArticleContra Costa County District teachers of the year are announced
Twenty teachers of students in pre-K to grade 12, from 16 districts, will vie for the County Teacher of the Year award in September; two teachers of adult students will also be recognized for their...
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