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Smoked Cat, A Little Nervous, But Alive…
If you read us you know we enjoy a good news photo when one presents itself. They are hard to get and take skill to make. Our digital comrades at East County Today snagged this one as a Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighter trundled a soggy feline out of a burning home on…
Read MoreDigiBites: Mo Poblanos – Chef Charlie Responds To Reader Requests For More Zing
This recipe is one of my summer favorites. I made a batch for the family last night with fresh white corn I found at Diablo Foods (presented on shaved ice – not usual, but preferred). Read more about this below. The last of the fresh summer white corn is available in better markets, but not…
Read MoreEight Year Old Hit, Severely Injured Across From Foothill Middle School In Walnut Creek Wednesday
We Flashed our Walnut Creek subscribers Wednesday evening after we learned of a vehicle versus child collision at Cedro Lane and Cafeto in Walnut Creek and have learned that the child was severely injured in that crash. Contra Costa County Fire Protection District spokesman Robert Marshall confirmed our version of the account Thursday, saying the…
Read MoreSo, How’s YOUR 24/680 Commute Going This Morning?
The good news is everyone made it out of this one in good order. The bad news is that traffic on the southbound I680 connector to westbound Highway 24 is looking a little sticky as the Highway Patrol and others clear the wreckage and reopen lanes. Apparently this car tangled with another and “turtled,” blocking…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Police Say These Two Shoppers Have Been Identified. Warrants To Follow.
UPDATE: Well, that was quick. WCPD reports these two subjects have been identified. Warrants are forthcoming and once arrested, more information to follow. ORIGINAL POST: Area police have been busy trying to corral organized groups and talented freelances of thieves striking businesses in the 24/680, and these two folks have apparently attracted the attention of…
Read MoreOrchard Supply Hardware To Close Moraga Store, And All Others, By February
Internet news of the impending closure of all Orchard Supply Hardware stores began to trickle out Tuesday – was confirmed as store employees got the news Tuesday night – and has begun to dawn this morning, Wednesday. Some patrons contacted outside the store Wednesday morning said they had not heard the news and appeared puzzled…
Read MoreThe News: As Usual, It All Depends On What You’re Hearing
As news days go, Tuesday was pretty heavy. And while not exactly local in origin, we feel it safe to say that yesterday’s developments reached all of us in one way or another, some more intensely than others depending on your position and focus on the current, slow-moving national calamity. While much of the country…
Read MoreHomeless – And Not Helpless: Readers Write About The 24/680’s Transient Population
Editor: We write because of your apparent interest in and past stories on our local homeless population here in the East Bay. You have chronicled some of the more egregious instances of abuse by the resident homeless against our neighbors here in Walnut Creek and elsewhere in our region, and we agree that the problem…
Read MoreDeAngelo Charged With Felonies From Alleged Attacks In Contra Costa County
Martinez, Calif. – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office announced today that Joseph DeAngelo, the East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer, is charged with four felonies from the alleged attacks in Contra Costa County from 1978 to 1979. DeAngelo could face four life sentences plus ten years for his alleged crimes of kidnapping during the course of…
Read MoreMoraga PD, Other Jurisdictions Track, Arrest Juvenile Purse Snatch Suspect
Moraga police, spearheaded by the investigative work of Det. Kevin Mooney, joined other jurisdictions in tracking and arresting a serial robbery suspect after a July 30 purse snatching in Moraga – an investigation that eventually led to the arrest of a 17-year-old San Leandro teen, police said Monday. Lt. Brian South said Mooney identified the…
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