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Keeping An Eye On Walnut Creek’s Seven Hills Ranch
Editor; As you no doubt are aware the contested Seven Hills Ranch project goes before the Board of Supervisors Tuesday (today, Nov. 29) with the question before the board being whether a developer can significantly alter 30 acres of open space near Heather Farms Park and replace it with a 354-unit senior care facility. I…
Read MoreFatal Motorcycle Crash On Crockett Boulevard Saturday
At about 10:19pm Saturday, CHP Contra Costa was advised of a solo motorcycle crash on southbound Crockett Boulevard north of Cummings Skyway with passersby reporting a rider down and in the road. Officers determined that the motorcycle had been traveling south at an undetermined speed when for reasons unknown it collided with the guardrail. During…
Read MoreA Day Of Rescues, Runners – Busy Saturday In The 24/680
Some days, well, some days are just different. We were thinking that maybe, just maybe, folks would be mellow and standing down a little after The Big Feast but, no, it was not to be. News24/680 Newsies were kept busy running to and fro, from one scene to another, each seemingly nuttier than the last.…
Read MoreAntioch Store Clerk Shot, Killed During Botched Robbery Saturday
From the Antioch police department: On 11/26/22, at approximately 02:05 AM, the Antioch Police Department Dispatch Center received an emergency call from 2701 Contra Loma Boulevard. The call was from an employee at the Extra Mile convenience store. Several Antioch police officers responded to the scene and found a male down on the floor, just…
Read MoreThat Was Fun – Now, Back To Work!
Ripping good Thanksgiving on our end and thanks to everyone who took a moment from their day to check in with us. Reminds us that our now-extended family is out there, listening. Spared the Big Bird and was treated to an Ombré Gratin that did the job and more. Guests provided other interesting sides and…
Read MoreLetters: Thanksgiving Survival Tips
Editor; I’ve enjoyed our year together. Thanks for the information and occasional laugh. I’m completely addicted to the Flash so thanks for that too. The kids think mom has magical powers. I won’t be giving up that secret until I get everyone through high school. In the interest of community sharing this Thanksgiving I thought…
Read MoreChanel Scanned, Returned After Pinole Home Invasion
To the list of objects desired by the local criminal element it appears we can add French Bulldogs. A Pinole resident and bulldog named Chanel found this out the hard way when several men forced open the front door of a home in the 500 block of Sunnyview Drive at 12:36 p.m. on Nov. 17.…
Read MoreDublin Shooting Death Appears To Be Self-Defense, Police Say
A November 20 shooting at the Sofi Apartments, 7100 block of San Ramon Road, appears to have been self-defense, Dublin police reported Tuesday. An initial investigation into the shooting has found that a woman’s estranged husband confronted another man at the apartment that afternoon, the pair getting into an argument that escalated and ended with…
Read MoreDanville ATM Stickup Latest In String Of Robberies At Area Banks
A Danville resident became the latest in a string of victims to learn the hard lesson that thieves favor bank robberies because: “That’s where the money is…” As we reported shortly after it happened Monday night, the victim was at the Chase Bank branch in the Danville Livery when she was approached by a “heavy-set”…
Read MoreBusy Saturday Night In The 24/680
A busy night in the 24/680 Saturday with multiple chases and other dramas playing out. Photographer Craig Cannon caught this Thunder Runner as he was passing through Martinez, Calif., his Dodge Charger eventually giving out on Port Chicago Highway. Some shots were fired following a catalytic converter theft in San Ramon and more burglaries were…
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