Junior year is infamous among students as the hardest year of high school. Juniors are expected to challenge themselves with the most rigorous courses and maintain a schedule of extracurriculars in ...

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, its board of directors and the ConFire Advisory Fire Commission recognized Capt. Gil Caravantes in December for an almost unheard of 40 years of ...

Ask Corie Knights about her kids and the Lafayette mom pulls out her phone and proudly shows photos of her two beautiful daughters. She then scrolls through pictures and pulls up another one - only ...

When the Campolindo boys soccer team finished last season with a 20-4 record, it was anticipated that this was going to be another successful year for the Cougars. But that was before a Nov. 8 hazing ...

It wasn't like television when Orinda detective Denny Cai teamed up with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to track down and arrest a bank robber who had robbed two banks in Orinda and 17 others in ...

Brother Ronald, President of Saint Mary's College, with Governor Schwarzenegger Picture Courtesy of St Mary's College As a Christian Brother, Ronald Gallagher has devoted his life to the Lassalian ...

"This will be the year of implementation for Orinda," states City Manager Janet Keeter as she reflects on the months ahead. Keeter is energized by the many new plans that will be put into play in 2009 ...

Something about toy trains enthralls children - especially during the holidays. Whether it's grasping the small wooden trains crafted for young hands by Brio, or watching a tiny puff of smoke from a ...

Giorgio Tavecchio, former Cougar soccer standout turned star football place kicker, walked away from college soccer scholarship opportunities for a longer shot -- a chance to play Cal football as a ...

"Breakfast with Santa" was a huge success at the Hacienda de las Flores on Saturday, December 13th, in Moraga; both sessions were sold out. Mayor Dave Trotter and new Council Member Karen Mendonca ...

Pictured above, in back row: Tory Wong, Linden Brentano, Thama Brentano, Haley Lewis, Lindsey Lewis, Elizabeth Lewis, Danielle Albo; in front row: Marina Allen, Emily Nenni, Hannah Tennant, Jamie ...

In a world where statistics indicate that the typical person changes jobs an average of 12 times during his or her career and moves from one home to another more than 11 times in his or her lifetime, ...