Days Gone By: Inauspicious arrival in California
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:28:07 GMT

Summary: We met with Ingrid and Curtis Wood of Walnut Creek recently and they told us about their family, which has been in Contra Costa County for eight generations.

Benicia police urge vigilance with 9 home burglaries for 2010
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:23:48 GMT

A string of residential burglaries stretching from the Southampton area to the lower west side has Benicia police urging vigilance among residents.

The Eye on the East Bay
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:55:52 GMT

Some online posters at ContraCostaTimes.com couldn't help but giggle at the name of the Pittsburg elementary school where a marijuana-laced treat turned up in a fifth-grade classroom last week.

On Tap: East County-based Gateway band from the 1970s reunites to play shows this weekend
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:04:44 GMT

Those who grew up in East County during the late 1970s and early 1980s might recall Gateway as one of the hardest-working and beloved local bands of its time.

5th Graders Share Fruity Pot-Laced Snack at School
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:49:05 GMT

Sharing a snack at a Bay Area elementary school turned into a police investigation Monday.

Pittsburg 5th Graders Suspended Over Pot Treat
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:33:41 GMT

Six students at Stoneman Elementary School in Pittsburg have been suspended after a fifth-grade girl allegedly brought a pot-laced dessert to school Monday and shared it with her friends, Pittsburg Unified School District Superintendent Barbara Wilson said Tuesday.

Pot In Pittsburg 5th Graders Fruity Pebbles Treat
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:47:41 GMT

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Woman Accused Of Killing Ex-Boyfriend 2hr
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:42:54 GMT

Police have arrested a Vallejo woman suspected of shooting her ex-boyfriend near his home in Pittsburg early Tuesday morning and then trying to kill herself, Pittsburg police Lt.

Arrest Made In Beating Of Woman At Antioch Hotel
Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:25:29 GMT

A man wanted on suspicion of beating a woman at an Antioch hotel and threatening a hotel employee was arrested Monday, police said.

Community Digest: Pittsburg seeks input on superintendent search
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:17:45 GMT

Input sought FOR superintendent search: Pittsburg's school district is asking the community to provide input on the desired characteristics for a new superintendent.

Community Digest: 'Steel Magnolias' comes to Pittsburg
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:36:06 GMT

PCT PRESENTS 'STEEL MAGNOLIAS': The Pittsburg Community Theatre presents Robert Harling's "Steel Magnolias" tonight and Saturday at the Creative Arts Building, 250 School St.

Antioch poised to implement district-wide uniform policy
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:39:27 GMT

Antioch's school board is poised to adopt some sort of district-wide mandatory uniform policy - including uniforms at the high school level.

Barnidge: Immigration reform would be their dream come true
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:15:33 GMT

THE REASON that more than 200 men, women and children attended an immigration reform rally Saturday morning at Ygnacio Valley High School was to hear invited advocates speak for their cause.

Pittsburg Man Found Shot Dead Near Marina
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:53:16 GMT

Share + Feb 23, 2010 10:47 am US/Pacific PITTSBURG A 31-year-old Pittsburg man was shot to death early Tuesday morning in a parking lot near the Pittsburg Marina, Lt.

Pittsburg woman gets stiff sentence for lying about officer in drunken driving arrest
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:52:27 GMT

A drunken driver has been slapped with an exceptionally stiff jail sentence after she lied about being molested by a Pittsburg police officer during her 2009 arrest.

BART reports delays on Pittsburg/Bay Point line
Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:57:51 GMT

Passengers traveling between Pittsburg/Bay Point and Lafayette should expect 30-minute delays, BART spokesman Jim Allison said.

Computer theft disrupts Los Medanos newspaper
Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:25:37 GMT

The recent theft of 12 computers from a Los Medanos College journalism lab may have been the school's costliest burglary ever, administrators said.

Pittsburg mural becomes target of graffiti
Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:17:09 GMT

Michelangelo didn't have to deal with taggers when painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, but a re-creation of his famous fresco has become a popular canvas for vandals.

FBI, IRS, Secret Service raid Seeno family development offices
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:06:47 GMT

Federal Bureau of Investigations officers photograph documents outside of the Discovery Homes Seeno business at 4061 Port Chicago Highway in Concord, Calif., on Thursday Feb.

Pittsburg at crossroads with regional transportation group over funds
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:53:55 GMT

Pittsburg says it will withdraw from a regional transportation fee-collection agency unless its contributions are spent on projects involving the city.