Family and friends gathered to mourn the passing of Andre Parrilla, a freshman at Alhambra High School, during an evening candlelight vigil held at Alhambra High School on Thursday, April 28, 2016. Above: AHS senior and football player Garrett Arreaga (54) shares an embrace during the emotional evening. (EMILIA ROSALES …

UPDATE: Two beavers were filmed by Moses Silva the evening of May 4, 2016. MARTINEZ, Calif. – According to local beaver advocacy group “Worth A Dam,” a possible beaver spotting in Alhambra Creek took place Monday, May 2. The group’s founder, Heidi Perryman, said beaver enthusiast Moses Silva reached for …

MARTINEZ, Calif. – The Martinez City Council has announced the appointment of a new city manager. Brad Kilger, who has served as the city manager of Benicia since 2010, will assume his position with the City of Martinez June 13. “Brad (Kilger) brings to us the perfect blend of professional …

By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – The backbone of the National Park Service and its properties like the John Muir National Historic Site, is its volunteers. The Earth Day festivities on Saturday, April 23, honored Concord resident Sandra Candanosa with the George and Helen Hartzog Award for Outstanding …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune You would have been laughed at a year ago if you said it, and probably every year for the last five. Beating the reigning, five-time champion Campolindo Cougars would have been unheard of. Beating them 3-0 like Alhambra did on Friday, April 22, shows how …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The stage was set and television cameras out for the big first-second place baseball match up, and one team responded brilliantly to the lime light at Knowles Field. It wasn’t Alhambra. The Bulldogs were held to only two hits on the afternoon by Acalanes lefty …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The girls varsity lacrosse team broke their losing streak at the right time, and they did it in style on a blustery Wednesday night. Their 15-5 win over Clayton Valley Charter was a big win for the Bulldogs, as they stopped their recent skid at …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune It finally happened. We didn’t expect to see it any time this season during league play, but at Las Lomas on April 26, we saw the unexpected. No the Bulldog girls didn’t lose. They did however play a full Diablo Foothill Athletic League contest without …

By JOEL TIMBRELL Special to the Tribune Every year Dublin High School organizes their unique Frosh/Soph only competition for Northern California’s freshman and sophomore track and field athletes at Dublin High School. It is an opportunity for these athletes to have the spotlight instead of the varsity track athletes. This …

The Contra Costa County Deputy Sheriffs Association, Firefighters Local 1230, and the Martinez and Pinole Police Officers Associations have all endorsed Martinez City Councilmember AnaMarie Avila Farias in her bid for the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors seat in District 5. These endorsements are the latest in a series for …