Tri-Valley Hero recipients tend to savor the spotlight, but when the Nimmo family of Pleasanton accepted the Courage award last month, the moment was quiet and somber.

An exhibit of the resulting collection of Mark Shawver, "The Family Album Redux," is now open at the Lindsay Dirkx Brown Gallery at the San Ramon Community Center.

Spurred by a reported increase in vehicle collisions in the downtown area, the Danville Police Department held a traffic enforcement saturation event on Wednesday and issued a total of 63 citations to unsafe drivers and others.

Iron Horse Middle School was placed on lockdown for more than three hours Thursday in what school district officials called “an extreme abundance of caution” after graffiti threatening a shooting was found on a bathroom wall.

Blackhawk community members had the opportunity to talk about fire and criminal activity concerns with their public safety officials Tuesday evening during a public safety town hall.

The collection of shops and restaurants found in City Center Bishop Ranch continues to grow, most recently with the announcement that Joe & The Juice, Paper Source, Pottery Barn Kids and Modern Acupuncture have opened.

A longtime soccer coach and current director of operations for San Ramon FC Soccer Club was arrested by the San Ramon Police Department last week for allegedly sexually assaulting one of his former athletes.

Meredith Bullock, currently an assistant principal at Pine Valley Middle School, has been named as the interim principal of Golden View Elementary School for the remainder of the school year upon the current principal's departure later this month.