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DigiBites: “Heh, Come Over Here, Kid, Learn Something. You Never Know, You Might Have To Cook For 20 Guys Someday…”
For summer-food-lovers, it’s all about the TOMATO. Believe it or not, we here in the 24/680 have not yet reached our peak of season for the best part of summer! We are beginning to enjoy the warmer weather; which will continue until late September, and means our local crops and personal collections are just now…
Read MoreExhibitionist Burglar With Distinctive Tattoo Sought After Several Lewd “Visits” To Local Homes
UPDATE: On Thursday, Fremont police announced the arrest of 31-year-old Joseph Ironteeth Angelle, a transient and local car dealership mechanic. Investigators said Angelle was positively identified by numerous victims. Angelle was booked into Santa Rita Jail on two counts of misdemeanor indecent exposure, one felony count of indecent exposure, one felony count of burglary, one misdemeanor count…
Read MoreCobra (Car, Not Snake) Stolen In San Ramon
Police in San Ramon are on the lookout for a replica 1965 Ford Cobra stolen from a home in their city between 9 p.m. on July 8 and 4 a.m. this morning, Monday. The car is light blue with gray racing stripes running from the hood to the rear of the vehicle and the owner…
Read MoreThree-Alarm Grass Fire Burns Eastward From Bruce Drive In Tassajara Sunday; One Structure Burned – Evacuations Made
A grass fire pushed by gusting winds consumed a structure in the 5900 block of Bruce Drive Sunday before moving to the east – threatening additional homes on nearby Johnston Road before fire crews were able to stop its forward progress at 5:49 p.m. Three alarms were called to support the firefighting effort, Valley Fire…
Read MoreThe Sunday Screed
Here we are, on the tail-end of a long weekend, and what have we learned? That hot dogs are best when grilled. That lemonade tastes better when purchased from a stand staffed by neighborhood kids with a few missing teeth and a dog named “BooBoo.” That it’s best to leave political discussions at home during…
Read MoreRossmoorians Wake Up To New Water Feature At Their Front Gate Saturday
An unplanned meeting between a Prius and a fire hydrant resulted in a new fountain for the overheated community Saturday, the Prius coming out on top. So to speak. NEWS24/680 readers have commented in the past that even our accidents our photogenic and we have to agree. This was kinda pretty and more than a…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Resident Thanks Strangers Who Took Time Out To Help
Editor: Allow me use your pages in the wild hope of reaching two very perfect strangers who took time out from their lives to come to the aid of my struggling mom “Donna” after her fall on the Iron Horse Trail Monday. Mom was alone and without her walking aid when she took a tumble…
Read MoreSan Ramon Valley High School Drowning Ruled Accidental
An announcement from Danville PD: Detectives from the Danville Police Department have concluded their investigation into the May death of 15-year old Danville resident Benjamin Curry and determined there was no foul play in the incident, and the death was accidental. Detectives found no signs of foul play in the death, nor any criminal negligence. The…
Read MoreHorsies Visit The Roundup – Clear The Joint; High Octane Hookup; And The Rocket’s Red Glare
We have to say, you folks sure know how to celebrate a Fourth of July! We came up with a short poem to commemorate a visit made to the divey but beloved Roundup Saloon by some local Cayuses at the height of the celebration, two of them making their way inside, sidling up to the…
Read MoreVacant House Burns In Walnut Creek Early Thursday
Firefighters are at the scene of a structure fire at an apparently abandoned home at 1st Avenue and Hall Lane in Walnut Creek. The first crews on the scene reported being met by heavy smoke and flame from the residence, located in the 1600 block of 1st Avenue. The blaze was first reported at 1:05…
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