Alamo News

A mother-daughter team who dreamed of creating a community garden to feed the needy have harvested and donated their first crop.

Painters, jewelers, sculptors and other artisans will gather on Mother's Day weekend at Alamo Plaza Shopping Center for the annual Alamo Jewelry, Fine Art and Craft Show.

On March 20, 2013, Capital Advantage, Inc.'s discretionary assets under management exceeded $400 Million.

Over 1,000 runners of all ages laced up their sneakers for the Devil Mountain Run on Sunday, May 5 in what organizers called an "overwhelming success." The well-loved race got its start in 1978 and returned to the streets of Danville after a one-year hiatus.

At Forli Ristorante & Bar on Tuesday at 7 p.m., there will be a Las Vegas Style 4 Course Dinner and Comedy Show Featuring Marco Greco's off Broadway Show, "Behind The Counter With Mussolini." Call 925-820-1711 for ticket information.

Jessie Fowler discovered that what she loved about being a veterinary nurse in Colorado was speaking up on behalf of her animal patients who could not.

The across-the-board federal spending cuts that took effect in March are squeezing programs that serve the poor and elderly in Contra Costa County.

Alexander Michael Engberg of Troop 803 was awarded Eagle Scout honors on April 20 at Oak Hill Community Center in Alamo.

The second was at 8:02 p.m., Sycamore Valley Road and Interstate 680. ARREST -- 8:29 a.m. An arrest was made after a vehicle accident with property damage, 600 block of Las Barancas Drive.

It is becoming quite a tradition in our community to celebrate Mother's Day by taking in the annual AAUW garden tour.

A pedestrian was hit by a car in Alamo this morning but suffered only minor injuries, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

Jerry Meral, the head of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan to build two colossal tunnels beneath the Delta, and to land a body blow to our region, supposedly let the truth slip out last week.

The 13th Annual AAUW Garden Tour will be held on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at five superb gardens located in Alamo and Danville.

The driver, identified by the coroner's office as 24-year-old William Schramm, drove off the road into a power pole on Stone Valley Road near Roundhill Drive around 2:05 a.m. Friday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

State legislators today asked for an immediate halt to all efforts to implement the Bay Delta Conservation Plan to export more Northern California water south to reportedly save "the imperiled Delta." This came amid calls from California's Congressional delegation for the resignation of Gov.

One person was fatally injured in a solo vehicle collision just off of Interstate Highway 680 in Contra Costa County early Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.

ARREST -- 10:14 a.m. A suspect was arrested following a vehicle accident with property damage, Camino Tassajara and Crow Canyon Road.