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The City of Walnut Creek will hold its annual free Veterans Day ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 11 a.m. to noon at the Lesher…

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Nine Alameda high school seniors sponsored by American Legion Post 647 shared insights from the California Boys & Girls State civic…

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Hops & Scotch Taproom & Whiskey Bar has closed after more than eight years at Avalon Walnut Creek on Treat Boulevard, even as…

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Contra Costa County's Board of Supervisors will hold the annual Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m.

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Kayak fisherman David Slavich captured dramatic footage of a 6-to-7-foot great white shark circling his boat off Pillar Point in Half…

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Oakland Roots SC saw its USL Championship playoff hopes end in a 3-2 regular-season finale defeat at Sacramento Republic FC despite…

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The county office of education honored 22 teachers on Sept. 17 and named two of them Contra Costa Teachers of the Year.

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Contra Costa County celebrated outstanding educators at the 2026 Teacher of the Year gala, naming two top honorees to represent the…

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A first-year bike festival at Baldwin Park, a county services block party at the Pleasant Hill Library, and Center REP previewing its…

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