Walnut Creek

A new statewide poll in California found that nearly three-quarters of Golden State residents support Proposition 36, a ballot measure that would re-classify some misdemeanors as felonies and would also create a new category of crime called a "treatment-mandated felony." 

The chief executive officer of three internet companies was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for lying about their profitability and defrauding investors, prosecutors said Friday.   

An ongoing dispute between DirecTV and Disney has Bay Area sports bars facing a potential nightmare scenario this weekend and into Monday. 

People who live in East Bay cities including Walnut Creek, Lafayette and Concord reported that they've found antisemitic fliers left at their homes.

An Olympic champion in wrestling has made her way home to the Bay Area.

Last week, vehicle owners in Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, and Petaluma also reported their vehicles stripped down to their hubs. Similar to the crimes in Sonoma County, police in Walnut Creek say the thieves are striking apartment complexes, mostly at night, and targeting Honda and Toyota models.

At age 20, Amit Elor of Walnut Creek, Calif., is the youngest Olympic wrestling gold medalist in U.S. history.

An 18-year-old girl died early Thursday morning and her 18-year-old male passenger was injured in a crash near downtown Walnut Creek. 

One East Bay boy is celebrating the end of his final chemo infusion. With the help of Project Pink Wheels, 3-year-old Gabriel Gassoway rode to his last chemo infusion appointment in style at the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Walnut Creek on Thursday.

A person was arrested after a crash in Walnut Creek that left two people injured on Sunday, according to the Walnut Creek Police Department.

An East-Bay woman is headed to the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. She'll be the youngest woman ever to represent Team USA in wrestling at the 2024 games. 

The Walnut Creek City Council on Tuesday approved a new Chick-fil-A restaurant on the corner of Oak Grove Road and Citrus Avenue with one big concession to neighbors: no drive-thru.   

The Walnut Creek BART station closed Tuesday morning and no trains are running between Lafayette and Pleasant Hill because of a "major medical emergency" involving a person on the tracks, a spokesperson for the transit agency said.

Bay Area law enforcement and community members gathered to watch the memorial for Tobin Bolter, a Sheriff's Deputy in Ada County, Idaho, who grew up in the East Bay and was fatally shot while on duty.

Two people were critically injured when their passenger vehicle collided with a Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firetruck Saturday morning.   

KTVU photojournalist Jaden Schaul captured a large swath of California poppies showing off their colors at the Shell Ridge Open Space in Walnut Creek.

Walnut Creek adopted an ordinance in 2022 to protect access to Planned Parenthood, prohibiting protestors from gathering within 8-feet of its entrances.

It’s another busy morning for Walnut Creek’s Barbara Proctor. With her book bag in hand, it’s showtime for the 2nd graders at Pleasanton’s Valley View Elementary.

A Walnut Creek City Council meeting was hijacked on Tuesday night when a man wearing a shirt with a swastika and "White Power" written across it took the microphone and launched into an antisemitic tirade.