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Local Lensman Earns NPPA Photo Recognition
Veteran readers may be familiar with the work of Walnut Creek photographer Sean McDonough, whose images appear regularly on our pages. Sean has quite a local following and apparently attracted a few more, recently winning First Place for Spot News photography in the National Press Photographer Association’s monthly regional photo contest. Proud of you, pard!
Read MoreLatest Postal Robbery Reported In San Ramon Friday
The latest in a string of armed robberies and burglaries carried out against local postal people was reported Friday when a postal delivery person was robbed at gunpoint on Santa Rosa Avenue. The victim was reported shaken but unhurt after they were confronted by a lone gunman, black, between 40 and 50 years old, wearing…
Read MoreArmed Trio Robs Pair In Pleasant Hill Wednesday
Three men – at least one of them armed with a pistol – put that gun to the heads of two people in Pleasant Hill Wednesday night and robbed them of their phones, wallets, and other items. The robbery was reported at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Matisse Court in Pleasant Hill. The three suspects were…
Read MoreMr. Key Got His Star-Spangled Banner Tuesday – But Then Things Started To Burn
Crews mobilize to battle one of several grass and structure fires which broke out as the nation’s birthday celebration wound down Tuesday. Firefighters saddled up and marched in to fight a multi-acre grass fire burning behind some homes on Whitecliff Way in Walnut Creek Tuesday night. The fire was deemed to be of suspicious origin…
Read More“… And You Don’t Look A Day Over 245!”
That’s 14.96 Billion – With A “B”
County Assessor Certifies and Delivers the 2023-2024 County Assessment Roll (Martinez, CA) – The “2023-2024 Assessor’s Close of Roll Affidavit” was signed by Gus S. Kramer, Assessor, and subscribed and sworn to the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office, on June 30. The 2023-2024 Assessment Roll has been delivered to the County Auditor, as required by law. The…
Read MoreREALLY Sleepy Driver Gets PD/Fire Wakeup In Walnut Creek Sunday
A driver, initially believed asleep but later determined to be unconscious, was discovered in an active traffic lane behind the wheel of his car at N. Main and Parkside in Walnut Creek on Sunday – and city police were handed the job of waking him up. It should be known that drivers discovered in…
Read MoreRAW VIDEO: Two-Alarm Structure Fire In Martinez Sunday
Videographer Craig Cannon captured this video of a home burning on Shell Avenue in Martinez on Sunday.
Read MoreHome Burns In Martinez Sunday
Firefighters are currently attempting to gain the upper hand on a fire burning at a home in the 1300 block of Shell Avenue in Martinez. Witnesses report that the home was heavily engulfed in flame. It was reported at about 4:30 p.m. and a second alarm was called a short time later.
Read MoreOne Dead In Single-Car Crash On SR-242 Sunday
From the California Highway Patrol This morning (7/2/23) at about 1:54am, CHP Contra Costa was advised of a solo vehicle crash on southbound SR-242 at Concord Avenue. A blue Nissan Sentra, with two occupants, was traveling southbound on SR-242 when it struck the guardrail of the Concord Avenue off-ramp. During the crash sequence, the right…
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