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Concord Double-Homicide Suspect Found Dead At Martinez Detention Facility

On Thursday, January 8, 2026, at about 5:38a.m., Contra Costa Health medical staff at the Martinez Detention Facility responded to a housing module in answer to a report of an inmate inflicting self-harm. The inmate, Kirk Richardson, 61, of Concord, had sustained injuries to his head as a result of deliberate contact with a hard…

Antioch PD Identify Suspect In Jan. 5 Shooting Of 11-Year-Old Girl

Today, Antioch Police Department detectives identified Ryan Hardy as the suspect in the shooting of an 11-year-old girl on January 5th through a combination of video surveillance, witness statements, and forensic evidence. Hardy should be considered armed and dangerous. Members of the public are advised not to confront him if seen. Anyone who sees Hardy…

Letters: ICE-Storm Threatens Minneapolis After Shooting

Editor; Like most Americans — I hope — I was shocked and appalled by the news and video of today’s shooting in Minnesota. I was doubly horrified and then angered by the response of Ms. Noem and the president as they attempted to spin details of the shooting in favor of armed immigration agents. I…

e-WildOnes Try To Outrun Moraga/Lafayette PD Tuesday; One e-Arrested

Most of you know by now that our Flash System lit up last night with word of a police pursuit of sorts pushing from Moraga into Lafayette with officers behind a group of teens on electric motorcycles. Here’s a bit more of that story, from Moraga PD: At approximately 5:15 PM, a Moraga Police officer…

Ex-San Ramon Biology Teacher, Cheer Coach Gets Prison For Child Exploitation

From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – Former San Ramon School District biology teacher and cheerleading coach Nicholas Brandon Moseby, 44, was sentenced to state prison on December 31st, 2025, after being convicted of sexually abusing and exploiting minors. Moseby was sentenced by the Honorable Joni T. Hiramoto to three years and…

Walnut Creek Kwik Serve Clerk Shot, Wounded During Gas Station Holdup; Suspect Arrested

An employee working at the Kwik Serve Gas Station at 1387 S. California Boulevard was shot and wounded by a 16-year-old suspect attempting to steal cigarettes from the store at approximately 3:55am Sunday morning. Walnut Creek police confirmed the incident in a release issued Monday afternoon, saying the clerk sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound after…

Crashes Continue Despite Temporary Storm Interlude

Well, that’s not what you want to see so early in the ‘morn. Flash Photo from the scene of that leaner off Moraga Way by the Country Club this morning and we understand the driver has been extricated. The crash was reported at 7:10am. Swift response by MOFD crews who were, of course, close by…

Deep Thoughts: King Tides; Social MEdia, And Soldier Of Fortune Fanboys

Sloshing around, re-shaping the world in our heads. We don’t know why the rest of the world doesn’t think as we do, it’s clear to us we’re one of the globe’s last great thinkers. Instead, we apply our immense cranial power to more mundane problems – like how to keep the home barista steam nozzle…

Wet And Wild 24 Hours On 24/680; MOFD Truck Struck By Hit-Run Driver

The area’s recent rainstorms turned long stretches of our local freeways into debris fields as cars spun out, overturned and, in one instance, ran into the back of a massive Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District firetruck. Crashes almost too numerous to cite were reported through Friday night into Saturday morning with frequent trouble spots emerging on…

Hold The Sprinkles! – Trailblazing Cupcake Company Closes Aprubtly

Sprinkles Cupcakes, a bakery chain known for its gourmet cupcakes and signature “cupcake ATMs,” is shutting down all of its locations permanently, according to its founder, leaving fans and employees alike mourning the abrupt nature of the closure. Founder Candace Nelson, who turned to baking and put her own stamp on the Sprinkles brand in…