BART service stopped early Wednesday morning between Concord and Orinda because of what the agency described as a "trackside" power issue for about 90 minutes, forcing hundreds of commuters onto established bus bridges to bypass the affected stations.
Around 5:10...
On January 12, 2026, Ryan Hardy - wanted in connection with a shooting that wounded a young girl Jan. 5 - self-surrendered to the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office.
As a result of the continued investigation, detectives determined that the victim...
On Thursday, January 8, 2026, at about 5:38a.m., Contra Costa Health medical staff at the Martinez Detention Facility responded to a housing module in answer to a report of an inmate inflicting self-harm.
The inmate, Kirk Richardson, 61, of Concord,...
Today, Antioch Police Department detectives identified Ryan Hardy as the suspect in the shooting of an 11-year-old girl on January 5th through a combination of video surveillance, witness statements, and forensic evidence.
Hardy should be considered armed and dangerous. Members...
Editor;
Like most Americans -- I hope -- I was shocked and appalled by the news and video of today's shooting in Minnesota. I was doubly horrified and then angered by the response of Ms. Noem and the president as...
Most of you know by now that our Flash System lit up last night with word of a police pursuit of sorts pushing from Moraga into Lafayette with officers behind a group of teens on electric motorcycles.
Here's a bit...
From the Office of the District Attorney:
Martinez, California – Former San Ramon School District biology teacher and cheerleading coach Nicholas Brandon Moseby, 44, was sentenced to state prison on December 31st, 2025, after being convicted of sexually abusing and...
An employee working at the Kwik Serve Gas Station at 1387 S. California Boulevard was shot and wounded by a 16-year-old suspect attempting to steal cigarettes from the store at approximately 3:55am Sunday morning.
Walnut Creek police confirmed the...
Well, that's not what you want to see so early in the 'morn.
Flash Photo from the scene of that leaner off Moraga Way by the Country Club this morning and we understand the driver has been extricated.
The crash was...
Sloshing around, re-shaping the world in our heads. We don't know why the rest of the world doesn't think as we do, it's clear to us we're one of the globe's last great thinkers. Instead, we apply our immense...
