50 Years Later, the Search for Lisa Dickinson Still Runs Through Heather Farm Park
WALNUT CREEK, CA — Fifty years ago this September, a nine-year-old girl left her Walnut Creek home on a bicycle. She rode into a mystery nobody has…
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Dublin Sports Grounds Shooting: NYT Games Engineer Killed, In-Laws Held on Murder Charges
WALNUT CREEK, CA — A 40-year-old man was shot dead in the parking lot of a Tri-Valley sports park on a Saturday afternoon. His two elderly in-laws…
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Hit-and-Runs Pile Up in Walnut Creek: 15 in Seven Days, With a Cluster on North Main Street
WALNUT CREEK, CA — Fifteen drivers hit something in Walnut Creek last week and kept going. That’s not a typo. Fifteen hit-and-run calls landed in the Walnut…
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BART Crime Against Riders Drops 67% as New Fare Gates Turn One in Walnut Creek
WALNUT CREEK, CA — BART says crime against riders is down 67 percent, and the new fare gates — the ones that now stand taller than a…
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Walnut Creek’s Flock Cameras, Mapped: Where the License Plate Readers Are and What They See
WALNUT CREEK, CA — There’s a map somewhere between Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill that shows exactly how many eyes are watching your commute. Not the kind…
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Domestic Violence Case Ends in Fatal Crash and Police Chase Through Walnut Creek
An East Bay man faces 11 criminal charges after what investigators describe as a horrifying sequence of events that began at a San Leandro temple and ended…
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Five Cal Fire Engines Left Northern California on the Fourth of July. They Were Headed to Colorado.
Category: Community WALNUT CREEK, CA — While most of us were barbecuing and watching fireworks last weekend, five Cal Fire engines from Northern California were headed east.…
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CHP Flooding California Highways With Extra Patrols Through Sunday
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — If you are driving anywhere in California through Sunday night, expect to see a lot more Highway Patrol cruisers on the road.…
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Contra Costa Opens Cooling Centers as July Heat Wave Bears Down on Walnut Creek
WALNUT CREEK, CA — Contra Costa County has activated its network of cooling centers and extended public pool hours as the first major heat wave of summer…
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First West Nile Virus Mosquito of 2026 Detected in Contra Costa County
The First Detection of the Season WALNUT CREEK, CA — The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District has confirmed the first West Nile virus-positive mosquito sample…