Meals on Wheels asking for fan donations to keep seniors cool
Meals on Wheels Diablo Region on Monday, put the word out that they are accepting donations of fans as a severe heat wave approaches mid-week for the inland areas of the Bay Area.
Pride flag stolen from California home after daughter dies by suicide; friends paint new rainbow fence
The stolen Pride flag used to belong to Aisha Horley, who identified as openly bisexual and died by suicide last year at the age of 19.
Walnut Creek City Council to hold joint study session on development of Toyota property
Walnut Creek officials will hold a large joint session Tuesday to discuss Toyota Walnut Creek's plan to convert six acres of its property north of Ygnacio Valley Road into a mixed-use development with approximately 600 units of housing.
New video shows moments after explosion at Walnut Creek senior care facility
Authorities believe smoking materials are to blame for setting a Walnut Creek senior care facility ablaze Thursday afternoon.
DA won't charge Walnut Creek officers in fatal shooting of Miles Hall; civil rights attorneys ask AG for help
The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office will not charge two officers in the 2019 fatal shooting of a Black, schizophrenic man, prompting his family's civil rights attorneys to ask the newly appointed Attorney General to take up the matter.
Walnut Creek police officers who killed mentally ill man will not face criminal charges, source says
The source said Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton decided against charging the officers in the death of 23-year-old Miles Hall. Becton is expected to make the formal announcement on Friday.
Fire at Walnut Creek senior facility possibly started in backyard, officials say
Officials with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said there were five residents at the senior home when the fire broke out. They were accounted for and transported to a safe location.
Off-campus event sends more than 100 students into quarantine in Walnut Creek
Superintendent John Nickerson confirmed that 21 students at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek tested positive for COVID.
Walnut Creek City Council buys bomb squad new response vehicle
Walnut Creek is buying a new response vehicle for its bomb squad.
PHOTOS: Vandals tag Walnut Creek downtown with anti-police graffiti
Crews were cleaning up "ACAB" and "Pigs Murder" signs from Walnut Creek City Hall structures located at Broadway Plaza.
Security guards for anti-abortion protesters charged with battery, illegal possession of tear gas
Prosecutors filed charges against two private security guards hired by anti-abortion activists for alleged battery and illegal possession of tear gas during a confrontation at Planned Parenthood in Walnut Creek.
Inspired by Walnut Creek tragedy, California could create new hotline for mental health calls
Callers who dial or text 9-8-8 would be connected with counselors and could be assisted by mobile crisis support teams staffed with mental health professionals.
Walnut Creek's Family Movie Night an outdoor hit
The city of Walnut Creek is offering a way for families to get outdoors at night and enjoy an event with others with social distance.
Newly released documents in Walnut Creek death of mentally ill man shows officers broke from plan
"They had a plan, a good plan," said Ben Nisenbaum, a civil rights attorney who represented Hall's family. "And then they just forgot the plan. It makes no sense. It kills me that they didn't use it."
Walnut Creek woman missing since Joshua Tree road trip found dead: family
Colin Lloyd wrote on Facebook that the remains of his sister, Erika Lloyd, 37, were found by hikers on Jan. 31 in the High Desert and her identity was confirmed by the San Bernardino Sheriff's Office. It is not yet clear how she died.
Driver flies off freeway in Walnut Creek; car lands on street below
Police first got 911 calls at about 4:30 a.m. regarding the car beneath the interchange of I-680 and Highway 24.
Staff, seniors at Walnut Creek care facility receive COVID vaccine
Two hundred staff members and seniors at a Walnut Creek retirement facility received COVID-19 shots Wednesday.
East Bay hospital adds mobile units in preparation of January COVID spike
Bay Area hospitals are bracing for another spike in COVID-19 patients following the upcoming holidays.
Walnut Creek considers grant relief program for small businesses
Walnut Creek and other small businesses say financial relief aid could be the difference between surviving or sinking.