ConFire's Bell HU-1 helicopter, also known as Huey, demonstrates a water drop at the Byron Wildland Fire Center. (David Scholz) Accessible water resources are key to effective wildfire responses, and ...

The popular fine dining restaurant, Casa Orinda (casaorindarestaurant.com), known since 1932 for its hearty fare and cowboy-type ambience, seems to have a bevy of guests remaining on the premises long ...

It's been an overall successful season for Acalanes, Campolindo and Miramonte and once again each of them found their toughest opponents in Lamorinda. Miramonte After eight years as an assistant coach ...

35 years after the Loma Prieta earthquake, which caused numerous deaths and injuries and severe damage in Northern California, Lamorinda took part in The Great ShakeOut, an annual safety event ...

Growing up on the farm, our home was surrounded on three sides by hills and a creek that flowed year-round. In the spring we enjoyed the emergence of pollywogs and watched them mature into frogs. In ...

Lafayette recently celebrated Indigenous Peoples' Day, a three-day holiday that celebrates Native American peoples and their cultures. Lafayette has taken steps over the years to try to collaborate ...

The Giants' playoffs slogan, "Orange October," takes on a whole new meaning for Saint Mary's academic counselor, Judy Selland. Selland is wearing orange every day this month to cheer on her favorite ...

On the mild evening of Oct. 9, a steady stream of people walked into the Lafayette Library's Don Tatzin Community Hall. They were going to attend the Lafayette Homeowners Council Candidates' Night, ...

The OUSD board of trustees approved Stacy Wayne as the next principal of Orinda Intermediate School, effective immediately. Wayne, who has been the OIS associate principal since 2011, earned a ...

Loretta crossed over the Rainbow Bridge greeted by the countless dogs that have been waiting to greet the Trainer they have loved so much! She was born in Villa Park, Illinois, the eldest child of ...

The recent Pacific Gas and Electric Company Public Safety Power Shutoff due to high gusty winds and dry conditions didn't make me happy because if there is no electricity, there is no internet ...

Team Laura gathers at Moraga Commons in support of Laura Cryan Zellmer's fight against cystic fibrosis. Photo Sophie Braccini Laura Cryan Zellmer has not had it easy. The almost 45-year-old Moraga mom ...