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Flash Photo: Pleasant Hill Water Monster Up And Flowing!
An errant truck struck a hydrant on Buskirk in Pleasant Hill Friday, setting this water monster loose.
Read MoreBusy Night In Lamorinda Wednesday
Our much ballyhooed Flash Alert System came into play again Wednesday night after a couple of high-profile incidents kicked off in Moraga and Lafayette. What turned out to be the most-photographed crash scene in our little valley was documented after a Tesla got away from its operator and plowed through the Loard’s ice cream outlet…
Read MoreTwo-Alarm Blaze Displaces Two Dozen People In Pleasant Hill Tuesday
A stubborn fire believed set off by contractors working on the building eventually grew to two-alarms before it was extinguished Tuesday, displacing a number of people who suddenly found themselves looking for new homes. The fire was at the Viking Apartments at 2079 Norse Drive in Pleasant Hill. There were no reported injuries though 16…
Read MoreMartinez PD Confirms Report Of Oct. 25 Carjacking Incident
Police in Martinez released details of a much-talked-about incident at the Amtrak station in their city on Oct. 25. In a release, police said their officers responded to the station at 6:44 a.m. that day after receiving a report that a woman, later identified as Christina Starnes, was causing a disturbance on the platform and…
Read MoreOne Rescued After Fiery Crash On Southbound I680 In Walnut Creek Sunday
One person was pulled from the wreckage of his car after a 2-car crash on southbound I680 north of the N. Main exit brought down a light pole and sparked an adjacent vegetation fire in Walnut Creek Sunday evening. The unidentified motorist was extricated and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of possible burn…
Read MoreFatal Crash Closes Northbound I680 In Walnut Creek Friday
A motorist was killed and northbound I680 closed at Rudgear Road following a multi-vehicle crash on the freeway at 6 a.m. Friday. Initial reports indicated that one vehicle had overturned with as many as four occupants trapped inside, passersby stopping and attempting to help as additional cars drove through debris and crashed at the site.…
Read MoreScreenShots: “The Best Years Of Our Lives”
In need of some good old fashioned American values from an age when the country was filmed in black and white we dialed up an old favorite recently and strapped in for the heart chunking yarn and score served up in William Wyler’s ode to country, service, honor – The Best Years of Our Lives.…
Read MoreMotorcyclist Killed In Pleasant Hill Crash Wednesday
An 18-year-old Pleasant Hill man died when his motorcycle struck a car at Contra Costa Boulevard and Dexter Drive in Pleasant Hill Wednesday night. The motorcyclist was taken to John Muir Hospital with serious injuries after the crash was reported at 6:40pm and died later in the evening. Investigation determined that the motorcyclist was traveling…
Read MoreFelony Kidnap/Battery Charges Brought Against SRVUSD Student After Assault On School Official
A 16-year-old San Ramon Valley Unified School District student faces felony kidnapping and aggravated battery charges following a violent attack on a school official outside a Homecoming Dance at California High School in San Ramon on Saturday night. Two youths, who are not being identified due to their ages, were approached by a female Cal…
Read MoreSenior Housing Tiny Homes Begin Arriving On Tice Valley Boulevard Tuesday
The vanguard of a series of six micro homes built to serve homeless senior citizens arrived at Grace Presbyterian Church on Tice Valley Boulevard Tuesday, with plans for other structures to arrive and be set in place in the days ahead. When completed, the tiny home structures and one office/laundry unit will be available to…
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