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2024 Formula Four Champion Makes Pit Stop At Las Lomas

Date/Time Date(s) – 03/01/2025 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Location Las Lomas Categories Free Happening World Speed Motorsports is planning to bring an FIA F4 racing car to the Las Lomas Cars & Coffee on March 1st, along with 2024 Formula Four Champion Valentino Garbarino. Val is a local hero, born and raised in the…

Tilden Park Murder Solved After 35 Years – Killer Dead By Suicide Last Year

From the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department: The East Bay Regional Park District Police Department announced today (Wednesday) that DNA evidence has conclusively identified the murderer in a 35-year-old case that took place in Tilden Regional Park. Evidence collected from Jon Lipari, who died by suicide in Oregon in November 2024, was linked…

Walnut Creek Man Arrested For Attempted Murder After Tuesday Shooting

Police responding to a report of gunfire in the area of Walker and Sierra in Walnut Creek Tuesday ultimately engaged in a lengthy air and ground search for a suspect that stretched into Wednesday morning. UPDATE: WCPD posted the following to their social media site late Wednesday: Walnut Creek Police Arrest Attempted Homicide Suspect On…

Concord Domestic Dispute Ends In Stabbing, Officer-Involved Shooting Tuesday

A violent argument among family members reportedly escalated when a son attacked and stabbed his father before responding police officers arrived, opening fire on the attacker and killing him. The incident was reported at approximately 1:34 a.m. at a home in the 1900 block of Natoma Drive in Concord, a man in his 50s assaulting…

Citizens Group Sues Town Of Moraga Over Fire Evacuation Concerns

From “Safe Moraga:” Moraga, California — February 14, 2025 — Today, SAFE Moraga, a nonprofit organization formed by Moraga residents, filed suit in Contra Costa County Superior Court against the Town of Moraga, a semi-rural East Bay Hills community situated many miles away from local highways and within or near a Very High Fire Hazard…

“Red Bull Gives You Wings…”

That’s the slogan, anyway. The extra boost the energy drink is supposed to give you didn’t come through for this chap (the one in the handcuffs) and Walnut Creek PD was left toting a case of the stuff back to the squad car after things ended badly for the suspect at Walnut Creek BART. Our…

McDonough’s “Hydrant Shear” Wins First Place Honors – NPPA West

Veteran News24/680 Readers may recognize the efforts of accomplished news photographer Sean McDonough – whose work frequently appears on our digital pages. We happen to think a lot of Sean, and not just because he brings cool kitchen creations to staff meetings, but because he’s a heck of a “street man” and they just don’t…

Youthful Crew Attempts Theft At Walnut Creek Macy’s Friday – Comes Up Short

Bit of a scene at Nordstrom and at the Macy’s store in Walnut Creek tonight after a young crew attempted some thievery… allegedly striking a Macy’s employee on the way out of the store. The group, numbering about 5, didn’t get far, brought up short outside the Nordstrom location at Broadway Plaza. And they weren’t…

Bay Area Air District Issues Trio Of Violation Notices For Martinez Refinery Fire

Statement from the Bay Area Air District and the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office regarding the Martinez Refining Company: The Bay Area Air District and the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office understand the community’s concerns following the February 1, 2025, fire at the Martinez Refining Company. The Air District has been evaluating the…