Major fires the last Sunday of October pushed the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District to its limits and caused the evacuation of thousands of residents in Lafayette, all part of possibly the ...

Unlike in the U.S. presidential race, there was no drawn out, nail-biting drama in the Nov. 3 election of Lamorinda fire agency directors, with one race redefining the term "landslide." The closest ...

Good Samaritan Jeovani Abenoja, and Chuck Jenkins on the Jenkins’ back deck Photo Cathy Tyson It was Betty and Chuck Jenkins' lucky day. Turns out their regular carrier technician, Jeovani Abenoja ...

Did you know there is a group of young student leaders in Orinda who meet to create community events, plan service projects, and advise the City Council about issues important to teens? Known as OTAC, ...

Front row L-R: Ian Ho, Alyssa Tsuyuki, Declan Tsuyuki; Middle row L-R: Cole Jeter, Kassie McKinnis, Ryan Jeter Back row L-R: Asenath Yeung, Keanu Karsevar, Chris Wellbrook, Joseph Tsuboi, Kyle ...

Autumn is upon us and gratitude in feng shui is closely interwoven with the "Completion" area of the Feng Shui Bagua, which also rules "Creativity, Children and Joy." The "Completion" area of your ...

Front row, from left: Matt Burns, Ty Whelehan, Dexter Varrelmann, John Torchio, Michael Bone, Matty Vicencio. Back row: Coach John Whelehan, Adam Low, Gavin Shipp ...

Orinda Academy, an independent, college prep school serving grades 7-12, recently announced that history teacher Jeff Quittman is the winner of a $10,000 grant from the Warren W. Eukel Teacher Trust.

The new owner of Orinda's Old Yellow House continues to clear hurdles in his bid to "preserve the historic character of the structure," confirmed Orinda Planning Director Emmanuel Ursu recently.

Nov. 1 structure fire in Canyon Photo courtesy Dennis Rein Residents in Canyon had their Nov. 1 evening disrupted when a structure caught fire prompting a quick response from not only the ...

Lamorinda taxi companies say they are alarmed; they claim that unlicensed competition from outside of Lamorinda floods the Lafayette and Orinda BART stations. The cause of their concern is that ...

Bruce Mertz, aka "Mr. Christmas," enjoys his display of lights. Photo provided If you believe that Christmas is about way more than what's under the tree on Christmas morning, then Nick Palmer's Mr.