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Fire At Our Namesake Interchange Wednesday
A brush fire broke out at our namesake 24/680 interchange Wednesday, multiple callers checking in to report the flames at about 2:20 p.m. Con Fire crews pounced on the blaze and were able to knock it down pretty quickly, despite the high traffic nature of the area and some winds. The News24/680 Bunker was undamaged.…
Read MoreMoraga Man Dead After Apparent Fall In El Dorado County
Officials in El Dorado County have confirmed that a Moraga resident was found dead at the base of a cliff in Lake Tahoe earlier this month. A sheriff’s office spokesman said Bryan J. Temple, 67, was found dead near Eagle Falls on July 3 after officials received calls from concerned citizens reporting a possible body…
Read MoreSemi-Rural Noise: Moraga Maintains Its Previous Stance – And It’s Not Music To Everyone’s Ears
Along with dog parks and speed bumps and sink holes one of the most rancorous topics available for Moragans to sink their teeth into like a Rawhide Chew Bone from time to time has been – noise. What noise, you might ask. Roosters and cows and the occasionally boisterous owl courting a love interest in…
Read MoreLil Critter Finds Shelter With Pittsburg Firefighters When The Booming Started Sunday
We’ve been writing about the impact of noise and explosions on sensitive folks and small creatures unused to the commotion for some time and it was borne out again as the nation and the 24/680 celebrated last night. When the firefighters of Station 84 in Pittsburg weren’t off responding to the night’s fires they found…
Read MoreThe Party’s Over… ‘Til Next Year
Americans celebrated Independence Day in typically American fashion up and down the 24/680 Sunday, sealing off cul de sacs and sending up personal pyrotechnics with varying effect and number of complaints. Local fire departments were kept busy responding to reports of things afire though, when all was said and done, our local fire district reported…
Read MoreSanctioned Fireworks Show Ready To Light Up The Sky In Pleasant Hill Sunday
A Pyro Spectacular pyrotechnician (far right) prepares fireworks as lead pyrotechnician Jim Howe (far left) explains how the fireworks are ignited to a fire inspector and two trainees before the July 4th fireworks at College Park High School in Pleasant Hill. Spectators are encourage to watch the show from the Sunvalley Mall parking lot.
Read MorePolice Investigate Beating Death In Concord Friday
A section of Willow Pass Road was shut down Friday after a man was found beaten to death near 1505 Willow Pass. Witnesses first reported seeing the man down in the area, rocks near his head, at approximately 4:50 p.m. Officers dispatched to the scene located the victim and hurried to stop a man seen…
Read MoreCon Fire Sets Up Phone Line To Report Illegal Fireworks
CONCORD, CALIF., July 2, 2021 – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) today announced the availability of a toll-free phone number for use by residents to immediately reach their local law enforcement non-emergency phone lines to report illegal fireworks use in their areas. The illegal fireworks reporting phone number is 1-833-885-2021. The phone…
Read MoreAntioch Man Arrested In Connection With Concord Double Shooting Wednesday
Concord and Antioch police have captured a man suspected of a double shooting inside a Concord apartment on Meadow Lane early Wednesday. Investigators determined that the suspected gunman was known to both victims and that the motive for the shooting was Domestic Violence. Officers, led by special weapons police, located and arrested 20-year-old Demaria Gipson…
Read MoreLafayette Councilmember Cameron Burks Submits Letter of Resignation, Citing Family Reasons
At the City Council meeting on June 28, 2021, Councilmember Cameron Burks announced that he will resign his position on the Council effective June 29, 2021 due to family reasons. In his letter of resignation submitted that evening, Burks said in part: “In recent days, I have come to the difficult decision to step down…
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