Discovery Bay News

In searching for their dream home, Bryan and LeeAnn Hogge found a slice of paradise tucked away in rural Byron, including a thriving tropical foliage business.

Discovery Bay Lions Club member Linda Moore shares the "lucky" catch with one of hundreds of children who enjoyed the recent Special Kids Day at DeLuna Ranch.

District 11 Assemblymember Jim Frazier invites members of the community to join him for the grand opening of his new Antioch district office Thursday, May 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Antioch Community Center, 4703 Lone Tree Way.

East Contra Costa's bus line is considering increasing its fares for some of its longer bus routes with limited stop, along with cutting and changing several others that have a limited number of riders.

A beer truck that ended up down an embankment has snarled traffic on eastbound Highway 4 this afternoon, the California Highway Patrol reports.

A 36-year-old East Bay man was arrested for battery and resisting arrest after he allegedly grabbed a woman who confronted him in her back yard, Palo Alto police said.

The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District is sounding the alarm on the community's need for a communication channel between it and the residents it serves.

This map of the twin tunnels project shows areas where "muck ponds" - piles of tunnel mud mixed with chemicals and other toxins - will be located.

Jim and his staff will be on hand to respond to questions, ideas and concerns that are of importance to you and the community.

A 16-year-old Rio Vista resident and her father were identified as victims of a fatal traffic collision Saturday on Byron Highway, according to officials.

More than 2,000 participants and attendees are expected to participate as Discovery Bay attempts to break its own world record at the seventh annual Paddle for Fame on Saturday, June 29 at the Discovery Bay Yacht Harbor.

Brentwood City Manager Paul Eldredge spent many a childhood recess playing hopscotch and games involving the states and capitals with U.S. maps painted on campus playgrounds.

Enjoy favorites, including "Blue Tango, "Colonel Bogey March, "HMS Pinafore and more.

Here's an introduction courtesy of the Dixon Police Department: Officer Ferrando is the second of the two newest members of the Dixon Police Department.

The Volunteer Parents of the Arts Club , in partnership with Excelsior Middle School, is preparing for the spring musical "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers." The production marshals the talents of more than 100 students, from actors, the stage and technical crew to hair and makeup interns plus student assistants.

This week the Press debuts its version of three-dot journalism in our Talk About Town column, where we take a quick peek - and an occasional good-natured poke - at people, events, businesses and life in East County .

The Community Services District , owners of the newly acquired Community Center on Discovery Bay Boulevard, agreed this week to pull the plug on some of the services currently offered and leave the heavy lifting to the incoming Delta Valley Athletic Club.

Firefighters are battling a two-alarm house fire that spread to at least two other homes on Edgeview Court, a fire dispatcher said Wednesday.

Pittsburg Community Theatre is set to open "Shakespeare Comes to Calamity Creek at the Creative Arts Building, 250 School St.