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Free And Reduced-Price School Meals Available To Qualifying AUHSD Families
Acalanes Union High School District, including Acalanes High School, Campolindo High School, Las Lomas High School and Miramonte High School, announces its policy to serve nutritious meals every school dayunder the National School Lunch Program. Effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, children are eligible for free or reduced-price meals if the household income…
Read MoreTwo Arson Suspects Arrested For Setting Car Fires In Antioch, Martinez Last Week
CONCORD, CALIF., AUG. 24, 2020 – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) announced today the arrests of two arson suspects in unrelated vehicle fires that occurred in Antioch and Martinez late last week. Working with law enforcement partners in Antioch and Martinez, investigators from Con Fire’s Fire Investigation Unit (FIU) investigated and quickly…
Read MoreOne Injured In Sunday Morning Fire At The Keys Complex In Walnut Creek
Fire at The Keys complex on N. Civic Drive in Walnut Creek left one person with “significant” burn injuries and neighbors without homes, according to firefighters with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Crews descended on the blaze, reported in a second floor unit at the apartment/condo complex shortly after the fire was reported…
Read MoreWatch Taken At Gunpoint In Walnut Creek Saturday
A local man reported having his watch taken at gunpoint in the 100 block of Keys Court in unincorporated Walnut Creek Saturday, the suspect leaving the scene on foot. The incident was reported at about 4 p.m. Saturday. The suspect was described as a white male in his late 20s or early 30s, about 5’9″…
Read MorePedestrian Killed On Highway 24 Near Fish Ranch Early Saturday
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal car vs. pedestrian collision on eastbound Highway 24 east of Fish Ranch Road early Saturday morning. Officers and firefighters were called to the scene at around 3 a.m. and a victim was found in the area. Life-saving measures were undertaken without success, and the unidentified victim was…
Read MoreNo Pig In A Poke: Popular Photo Turns Out To Have Local Connections
Easily the most viewed photo on our Facebook page this week involved a tender moment between a stressed-out pig and a Berkeley firefighter. The photo was taken at an animal sanctuary in Vacaville, captured after fire had swept through the small ranch and firefighter Chris Van Luen offered a restorative swig of water to an…
Read MoreYgnacio Valley Library To Serve As COVID-19 Test Site
The Ygnacio Valley Library in Walnut Creek will serve as a state-run COVID-19 test site beginning on Sunday, August 23. In order to allow use of the facility and keep patrons and staff safe, library services will be suspended at 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 22, until further notice. The need for additional test sites…
Read MoreCounty Set To Begin Accepting Waiver Applications For In-Person Classes At Elementary Schools
Starting Wednesday, public and private elementary schools (TK – 6th grade) in Contra Costa County can submit applications to allow in-person instruction at their campuses. In accordance with state guidelines, waivers may be granted “when requested by a local superintendent (or equivalent for charter or private schools), in consultation with labor, parent and community organizations. Local…
Read MoreEight Candidates Running For Three Walnut Creek Council Seats
At the November 3, 2020, statewide general election, the City of Walnut Creek will have three City Council seats up for election, those currently held by Mayor Loella Haskew (completing her 2nd term), Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Wilk (completing his 1st term) and Councilmember Justin Wedel (completing his 2nd term). Mayors in Walnut Creek are…
Read MoreFatal Crash On Highway 24 West Of Orinda Sunday
A rollover crash on eastbound Highway 24 left a child dead after she was ejected from the car she was in Sunday, callers reporting the accident just east of Gateway Boulevard shortly after 9 a.m. Officers found the car, on its roof, and with a woman and child nearby – at 9:12 a.m. The child,…
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