"Perhaps the most important life lesson learned from high school sports is also the one missing the most: accountability. Amador football coach Danny Jones saw this missing from some freshman football players and acted decisively," writes columnist Dennis Miller.

Pleasanton police are still working to confirm the identities of two people whose bodies were found inside a car parked on Pimlico Drive on Saturday morning, but the conclusion is now that the pair had been dead for about a month...

Singer Jackie Gage and her trio are set to perform on the Firehouse Arts Center stage in downtown Pleasanton this weekend, presenting 'Unforgettable: The Songs of Natalie Cole, Nat King Cole and the Great American Songbook.'

Tri-Valley art lovers can admire a colorful array of hand drawn creations by Bay Area artists, ranging from lifelike to surreal, at the Bankhead Theater Gallery in Livermore through Halloween.

Pleasanton Unified has tapped the brakes to slow down its consideration of an in-house proposal to shift Board of Trustees elections from at-large to area-based. The debate (and just how authentic is it?) very much intrigues me...

Pleasanton is gearing up for the return of the Alameda County Fair from Oct. 22-31, after nearly a year and a half of COVID-19-related closures, and fair organizers have now announced the outdoor concert lineup.

While Larry Elder clearly led all replacement candidates in the California recall election, he finished far behind none of the above. Millions left that question blank -- exactly what Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats wanted.

The trial for Andrew Hall, a Danville police officer charged with manslaughter in the shooting death three years ago of Laudemer Arboleda, began Monday in Contra Costa County Superior Court.

From family-run eateries to multiple-location restaurants, here's a snapshot of Tri-Valley dining and drink venues that thrived, transformed and opened in the area amid the health pandemic...

Las Positas College in Livermore will soon have an academic support and office building, public safety complex/advanced manufacturing and transportation building and an agriculture sciences: horticulture building funded by Measure A.

Having survived the recall attempt, the governor has signed two bold housing bills, including one that would reform zoning by allowing up to four dwellings on parcels currently designated for a single home.

A jury convicted Fremont resident Christian Kelling (shown) of second-degree murder for the killing of California High School (San Ramon) student Damani Chadly in 2018, Alameda County prosecutors said.

After beating back an effort to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democratic lawmakers began to set the stage Wednesday for reforming what they see as a deeply flawed recall process, with the goal of bringing a measure to voters in 2022.

In recognition of Constitution Week, the local Jose Maria Amador Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is sponsoring the National Society DAR poster contest at the Tri-Valley level.

Livermore Valley Opera has been honored as the cream of the crop among peers nationwide after winning The American Prize in the Professional Opera Division for its ambitious double-bill production on the eve of the pandemic in 2020.