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Mudding, Flooding, Running Creeks And Evacuations – A Helluva Day In The 24/680
Unceasing rainfall pushed local creeks to their limits and beyond, sank more than one SUV and prompted road closures and evacuations as water levels crept into local homes and businesses. Mudslides were reported in Orinda and Danville, flooding caused road closures and admonitions from local officials warning residents not to risk driving and to stay…
Read MoreSnapshots From The Year Gone By
Part of the gig here at News24/680 is gathering snapshots of daily life in our neck of the woods, and along with some resident “shooters” we’ve been lucky enough to hook up with some pretty talented civilians who know how to make a picture when they need to. Those who spend any time at all…
Read MoreBooms, Bad Boys, And Bomb Squads
Getting harder and harder to get any sleep around here as jangled journalists embrace insomnia as a life-long condition and find themselves chasing things that go “bloop” in the night. Lensmen Sean McDonough, Eric Blume and Craig Cannon were out and about in the wet these past few nights, seeing the things photographers see that…
Read MoreColorado Man Charged With Misdemeanor Hate Crimes, Faces Additional Problem Back Home
A 40-year-old Denver, Colorado man who created quite a stir during a recent return Holiday visit to the San Ramon Valley has been charged with a hate crime and battery as a result of his interactions with others – and apparently faces some legal problems back in his home state, as well. Jordan Douglas Krah,…
Read MoreFor The Fallen…
No end of the year wrap-up would be complete without a deep scrub of the photo archives and a selection of those images which have touched us in one way or another as we chronicled our 365 days together in the 24/680. This small sampling of the dozens of images we’ve collected of splintered power…
Read MoreMan Allegedly Sets Fire To Apartment, Threatens Self-Harm With Machete
A resident of an apartment complex in the 1400 block of Contra Costa Boulevard allegedly set fire to his apartment before running into the street with a machete and cutting himself with the weapon before Pleasant Hill police brought him down with non-lethal ordnance Tuesday. The bizarre scene first came to light with reports of…
Read MoreSuspected Armed Robbery/Carjacking In Moraga Tuesday
Details dribbling in about a possible armed robbery on Williams Drive early Tuesday, broken glass on the street attesting to what is believed to have been an armed carjacking at approximately 3:30 a.m. Early information is that a man, possibly a delivery driver in the area at that hour was approached by two armed suspects…
Read MoreSan Ramon Police Arrest Colorado Man For Christmas Eve Hate Crime Incident
San Ramon police have located and arrested a 40-year-old Denver, Colorado man suspected of an unsettling verbal attack aimed at area diners on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Jordan Douglas Krah, 40, was arrested Monday for violating California’s Hate Crime Laws, according to information released to Social Media by San Ramon Police Chief Denton Carlson.…
Read MoreUnwrapping The Post-Christmas HoHoHo…
There’s nothing better than someone bringing you a locally-sourced, homegrown breakfast with fresh-squoze Orange Juice, Mother Pacifica supplying the backbeat and the Cascadia Subduction Zone refraining from any seismic antics while we visit. Odd how the heart rate evens out and the breath comes more easily when we’re on the coast. Riffling through the email…
Read MoreMt. Diablo Rescue Mobilized After Motorist Drives Off Summit Road Wednesday
San Ramon Valley fire crews mobilized for a late-night rescue on Mt. Diablo after a driver phoned police to report Satan had instructed him to stab himself and drive off the roadway. Fire and police reached the scene of the crash – near the summit of the mountain – on foot at approximately 11:35 p.m.…
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