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Firefighters Extend A Helping Hand In Hercules Wednesday
Trees came down, transformers supernovae’d, and steady rainfall fed our streams and low-lying areas to make travel hazardous – as most of the experts had promised – during an often wild night in the 24/680 Wednesday. Our team of semi-waterproof photographers were out and about and Craig Cannon was on hand as this little drama…
Read MoreLafayette Declares Storm Emergency
From the City of Lafayette: Lafayette has proclaimed a Local State of Emergency due to severe storms expected this week, following flooding and mudslides just days ago during the storm on December 31. Heavy rain and strong winds are expected from this afternoon (Wednesday, January 4) through Thursday morning. Flooding is likely in some parts…
Read MoreCOVID-Positive Inmate Dies In Jail Quarantine Tuesday
From the Office of the Sheriff: In-Custody Death Investigation The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff and the Contra Costa DA’s Office are currently investigating an in-custody death that occurred at the Martinez Detention Facility this afternoon. The 31-year-old, who is not being identified at this time, was arrested on December 31, 2022, by…
Read MoreThieves Use Rock To Smash Danville Bank Customer’s Car Window; Take Computer, Purse, Cash
An unnerving string of robberies at Bay Area banking locations resumed Tuesday after a brazen assault on a driver at the Wells Fargo branch in Danville. Thieves, described preliminarily as two black males and a black female in their early 20s, targeted a car at 3402 Camino Tassajara and apparently smashed the car window with…
Read MoreDanville Proclaims Local Emergency Due To Storms
From the Town of Danville: Town is preparing for additional storms after flooding December 31. The Town of Danville has proclaimed a local emergency due to severe storms expected this week, following flooding and mudslides after the unprecedented storm on December 31. Acting in the capacity of Director of Emergency Services, Town Manager Joe Calabrigo…
Read MoreMudding, 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 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…
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