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Master Songwriter And Walnut Creek Native Michael J. Ryan – “busbee” – Dead At 43
Songwriter, record producer, publisher, record label executive and multi-instrumentalist Michael James Ryan, known professionally as busbee, died Sunday at the age of 43. His death was confirmed by his music publisher and, though no cause was given, Ryan had reportedly been recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Born in Walnut Creek in 1976,…
Read MoreWile E. Yote Poses For Local Shutterbug
Suburban “Wolf” aka Canis latrans, also called prairie wolf or brush wolf or, more familiarly Wile E. Yote. Jeremy Mullin captured this portrait of a four-legged neighbor and was captivated by how the color of his coat blended with the landscape, all by design, of course. And then this feller stood there and posed for…
Read MoreDanville Mixed Martial Artist And Walnut Creek Jiu-Jitsu Academy Owner Indicted After Fleeing To Brazil
Ralph Gracie, a mixed martial artist and owner of several Brazilian jiu-jitsu training centers in Northern California, was indicted Friday by an Orange County grand jury after fleeing to Brazil following an alleged assault last year in Anaheim. Gracie, 39, of Danville, is accused of attacking a fellow MMA fighter during a tournament at the…
Read MoreHayward Man Killed In Friday Morning Crash On I680 In Walnut Creek
A 38-year-old Hayward man was killed early Friday after the Nissan Sentra he was driving crashed into a dump truck, rolled over and then ended up on its roof nestled against the center median of I680 near Treat Boulevard. Investigators said the crash occurred at 1:59 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I680 just north…
Read MoreClimate Activists Protest Fossil Fuel Use/Emissions Outside Chevron’s San Ramon Headquarters Friday
Climate activists gathered outside Chevron’s corporate headquarters in San Ramon Friday morning following earlier, worldwide condemnation of the continued use of fossil fuels. Organizers said about 400 people were expected to participate. Organizers said the protest would last from 9 a.m. to noon.
Read MoreSan Ramon PD Investigating Suspicious Contact Of Female Juvenile By Older Male
From the San Ramon police department: On Thursday, September 26, 2019, at approximately 3:29 p.m. a 13-year old female juvenile was walking home from school in the area of Montevideo Elementary on Broadmoor Drive. The juvenile was approached by an unknown male, who started talking with the juvenile. The male asked for directions and complimented…
Read MoreBody Of Missing San Francisco Boater Recovered Wednesday From Werner Cut
The Office of the Sheriff Coroner’s Division has identified the body found in Werner Cut, south of Orwood in Brentwood on Wednesday as 47-year-old Baxter Bradley of San Francisco. Bradley is believed to have fallen overboard in the area of Indian Slough and Werner Cut on Sunday evening. The cause of death is pending the…
Read MoreWhat’d I See? SFPD Tactical Unit – And Others – Roll Through The 24/680 Wednesday
There are a thousand stories in our semi-naked Cities and Towns (our weather is cooling so folks should be less inclined to strip off for a while) and we like to think we know about most of them. Yesterday, Wednesday, was particularly frantic with a police pursuit/search effort in Pleasanton and that, apparently, set the…
Read MoreWhat’d I See? Stolen Car Suspect Attracts Police In Pleasanton Wednesday
Several NEWS24/680 readers queried us about a substantial police presence I680 in Pleasanton Wednesday morning and we can confirm that, no, you weren’t imagining things. Here’s what you saw: Several officers turned out to the area of Stoneridge and Denker Drive shortly after 9 a.m. after police spotted a stolen BMW X5 driving west on…
Read MoreWalnut Creek PD Nabs Suspected Purse Pickers
Residents of our little suburban slice of heaven reacted with anger and emotion after the September 9 theft of a wallet from an elderly woman shopping in a Walnut Creek Safeway store. Footage from store video cameras detailed how two women brazenly identified, stalked, and then victimized an older woman as she shopped – totally…
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