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Winds Topple Bocce Shelters, Trees In The 24/680 Monday
A tree blocks the road after taking out a fence in the 4100 block of Rita Drive in the Vine Hill area of Martinez on Monday. At the Martinez Marina, bocce ball officials worked quickly to save shade structures after high winds tossed them around like parasols, snapping support poles like toothpicks. Trees were also…
Read MoreAllergies, Anyone?
When our nasal passages started to bang shut like cell doors this week we panicked a little at first and then started asking around and, apparently, we’re not alone. We’ve never had any previous issues with allergies but this latest manifestation sure got our attention. The 24/680 is sort of Ground Zero for allergy sufferers,…
Read MoreSan Pablo Dental Assistant Arrested, Charged With Sexual Acts On A Child Under 10-Years-Old
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – San Pablo Police have arrested, and the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office has charged, a dental assistant with four counts of sexual acts with a child under 10-yearsold. The suspect is 22-year-old Bonerge Maldonado-Zaldana from Richmond. He worked at the San Pablo Towne Centre Dental…
Read MoreSuspect Arrested In April 8 Concord Arson Fire
From the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire): CONCORD, CALIF., April 11, 2022 – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) today announced its fire investigators made an arrest in an intentionally set dumpster fire that burned into an adjacent business in Concord last Friday. Robert Acuff, 40, a transient in Concord,…
Read More“Smoke On The Waaaa…ter…”
The Benicia Port Fire, which grew to four alarms and drew firefighters from throughout the Bay Area before it was contained, was declared extinguished at 12:20 p.m. today, Sunday. Officials are working to determine the cause of the blaze, which started near a petcoke silo and burned up a conveyor to the wharf, which caught…
Read MoreTexas – The Eyes Of The Country Are Upon YOU
Editor; I started this letter to you in a completely different direction but I am glad and relieved to see that prosecutors in Starr County Texas have DROPPED charges against a 26 year-old woman arrested and jailed after the hospital officials to who she reported for care turned her in to police. Under current Texas…
Read MoreFour-Alarm Blaze Burning In Benicia Saturday
Four-alarm blaze burning in Benicia Saturday. Officials asking people to avoid the area of 1279 Bayshore Rd near Amports. Heavy police and fire presence due to active fire at the Valero Wharf. Fireboats requested from various bayside agencies.
Read MoreChild Molestation Charges Filed Against Former Richmond Charter School Teacher
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – A former Richmond school teacher is facing multiple charges of child molestation. The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office filed 29 counts against Anessa Paige Gower on April 8, 2022, in Contra Costa County Superior Court. Gower was a biology teacher at Making Waves Academy in…
Read MoreAnother Freeway Shooting In Livermore Thursday
Livermore commuters once again found their route home slow going Thursday after a shooting in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 580 near First Street. The incident, which left one person with non life-threatening wounds according to police, was reported at approximately 1:45 p.m. with the California Highway Patrol shutting down the eastbound lanes for their…
Read MoreScreenShots: “Echo In The Canyon”
Yeah, well, we needed some music. Rugged times tend to do that to us. And the very wise “they” who say wise things always say that you go back to what you know – so we went back to the ’60s. Our tour guide for this musical venture back to a seminal time in the…
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