Walnut Creek

According to the CHP, it appears as though the 18-year-old driver was going too fast about 10:40 p.m. in a Pontiac Grand Prix while exiting the North Main Street offramp from Interstate Highway 680.

Crews were checking other units to be sure fire had not extended elsewhere and were conducting smoke removal from the building.

The blaze was approaching a commercial building in the area of Tice Valley Boulevard near Rolling Hills Drive when it was reported about 8:15 p.m, Friday.

The NBA G League chose Walnut Creek for its new Pro Pathway team.

The Professional Beauty Federation of California and a state assemblyman from Fresno are asking Governor Newsom to waive a state regulation in order to allow stylists and barbers to operate outside.

Police in Walnut Creek are searching for a male attempted murder suspect after reports of a shooting on Monday. 

A group of about 200 protesters gathered in Walnut Creek Wednesday night, police said.

A man suspected of groping several women along Walnut Creek's Iron Horse Trail has surrendered himself to authorities, police said on Wednesday. 

Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus is hosting a community art project on Tuesday in Walnut Creek to transform its boarded exterior with positive messages in the fight against racism and injustice.

At the council's June 9 meeting, Mayor Loella Haskew asked City Manager Dan Buckshi and Police Chief Tom Chaplin for reports on police response to both the Black Lives Matter protests.

East Bay Regional Park District Police Department have released a photo of a man they suspect groped at least six women along the popular Iron Horse Trail in Walnut Creek over the past three months.

The Walnut Creek Police Department said it is reviewing and investigating a number of incidents that happened during protests for George Floyd, including cell phone video that has caused controversy over what an officer is heard telling protestors.

"Most of us here are young and hungry for change," said Josiah Jacobs, 19. "We want it now." 

All northbound lanes of Interstate Highway 680 are open again in Walnut Creek following a protest on that freeway Monday evening, California Highway Patrol officials said.

There is a protest planned in in Walnut Creek at 3 p.m. Monday to mourn the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who was killed when a police officer sat on his neck last week in Minneapolis.