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Three Dead In Fiery Walnut Creek Freeway Crash
Investigators are attempting to determine why a car with three people aboard crashed and burned on the North Main Street offramp of I680 northbound late Tuesday evening. Crews responding to reports of a tree on fire at that location at approximately 10:40 p.m. found the Pontiac Grand Prix fully engulfed in flames and determined that…
Read MoreTerraces Of Lafayette Project Passes By 4-1 Vote
By far the most bitterly contested land use proposal to come before the Lafayette City Council in recent memory was passed by a 4 to 1 vote early Tuesday and appears on its way to construction. The Terraces of Lafayette project was passed despite continued, expressed concerns over traffic and evacuation routes in the event…
Read MoreBurgAlert: Walnut Creek PD Makes An Arrest
From Walnut Creek PD: Walnut Creek Police received calls regarding a male inside a suspicious vehicle associated with a residential burglary investigation. Officers responded to the area (Ed. No precise location provided) and located the vehicle. Officers contacted Robert Corralejo, and a probation search of his vehicle was conducted. Officers found the stolen property related…
Read MoreNew COVID-19 Community Testing Hub Opens Wednesday In Richmond
West Contra Costa residents looking for fast, free COVID-19 testing will have a convenient new option beginning Wednesday, when Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) opens a new community testing hub at Richmond’s Civic Center Plaza. The new testing site, in a parking lot with the entrance at the corner of 25thStreet and Nevin Avenue, accepts…
Read MoreConcord Man Killed While Helping His Wife Along Highway 24 In Orinda Saturday
As family members have indicated here, a 29-year-old Concord man struck and killed by a car on Highway 24 near Fish Ranch Road early Saturday had stopped his car to assist his wife after her car broke down. Investigators said the victim was standing with his wife on the shoulder of eastbound Highway 24 at…
Read MoreConcord Man Dies, Walnut Creek Driver Seriously Injured In Head-On Crow Canyon Crash Saturday
The California Highway Patrol’s Castro Valley office has determined that a Concord man killed in a head-on crash just outside the San Ramon city limits Saturday had been driving recklessly just prior to the collision. Witnesses reported that Liupua Talivaa, 36, of Concord, was weaving his pickup truck in and out of traffic while northbound…
Read MoreFree And Reduced-Price School Meals Available To Qualifying AUHSD Families
Acalanes Union High School District, including Acalanes High School, Campolindo High School, Las Lomas High School and Miramonte High School, announces its policy to serve nutritious meals every school dayunder the National School Lunch Program. Effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, children are eligible for free or reduced-price meals if the household income…
Read MoreTwo Arson Suspects Arrested For Setting Car Fires In Antioch, Martinez Last Week
CONCORD, CALIF., AUG. 24, 2020 – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) announced today the arrests of two arson suspects in unrelated vehicle fires that occurred in Antioch and Martinez late last week. Working with law enforcement partners in Antioch and Martinez, investigators from Con Fire’s Fire Investigation Unit (FIU) investigated and quickly…
Read MoreOne Injured In Sunday Morning Fire At The Keys Complex In Walnut Creek
Fire at The Keys complex on N. Civic Drive in Walnut Creek left one person with “significant” burn injuries and neighbors without homes, according to firefighters with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Crews descended on the blaze, reported in a second floor unit at the apartment/condo complex shortly after the fire was reported…
Read MoreWatch Taken At Gunpoint In Walnut Creek Saturday
A local man reported having his watch taken at gunpoint in the 100 block of Keys Court in unincorporated Walnut Creek Saturday, the suspect leaving the scene on foot. The incident was reported at about 4 p.m. Saturday. The suspect was described as a white male in his late 20s or early 30s, about 5’9″…
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