Walnut Creek

The NBA G League chose Walnut Creek for its new Pro Pathway team.

The Professional Beauty Federation of California and a state assemblyman from Fresno are asking Governor Newsom to waive a state regulation in order to allow stylists and barbers to operate outside.

Police in Walnut Creek are searching for a male attempted murder suspect after reports of a shooting on Monday. 

A group of about 200 protesters gathered in Walnut Creek Wednesday night, police said.

A man suspected of groping several women along Walnut Creek's Iron Horse Trail has surrendered himself to authorities, police said on Wednesday. 

Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus is hosting a community art project on Tuesday in Walnut Creek to transform its boarded exterior with positive messages in the fight against racism and injustice.

At the council's June 9 meeting, Mayor Loella Haskew asked City Manager Dan Buckshi and Police Chief Tom Chaplin for reports on police response to both the Black Lives Matter protests.

East Bay Regional Park District Police Department have released a photo of a man they suspect groped at least six women along the popular Iron Horse Trail in Walnut Creek over the past three months.

The Walnut Creek Police Department said it is reviewing and investigating a number of incidents that happened during protests for George Floyd, including cell phone video that has caused controversy over what an officer is heard telling protestors.

"Most of us here are young and hungry for change," said Josiah Jacobs, 19. "We want it now." 

All northbound lanes of Interstate Highway 680 are open again in Walnut Creek following a protest on that freeway Monday evening, California Highway Patrol officials said.

There is a protest planned in in Walnut Creek at 3 p.m. Monday to mourn the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who was killed when a police officer sat on his neck last week in Minneapolis. 

Acts of looting and vandalism have been seen in Walnut Creek.

The hour-long event will begin with remarks from Walnut Creek Mayor Loella Haskew and the other four members of the City Council.

Police are asking for help from the public in their search for two suspects in a Walnut Creek shooting that happened Thursday evening.

Contra Costa bus 311 is providing service from the station to the Pleasant Hill station, officials said.

According to the Walnut Creek Police Department, one incident occurred last Saturday at a grocery store in the city and another theft happened on April 30 at a Concord grocery store.