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Antioch Police Department Investigating Major Injury Hit-And-Run Collisions
From the Antioch Police Department: ANTIOCH, CA — The Antioch Police Department (APD) is seeking assistance from the public following two separate and unrelated hit-and-run collisions involving pedestrians on the evening of Saturday, September 12, 2026. Both victims sustained major injuries and were airlifted to local trauma centers. Incidents Overview • E. 18th Street &…
Read MoreRotten Eggs? Sulphur? Methane? Residents Ask: “What’s That Smell?”
Well, no, it’s not as bad as it must have been living next to those steel and pulp mills back in the Way Back When but, whew, the locals are barking about a complex mix of aromas wafting through the 24/680 in recent days and we’ll confess – we don’t know what it is, though…
Read MoreToo Hot For This – Small Fire Breaks Out On N. Broadway Thursday
A small fire burning along a fence line between the U.S. Postal Service building and county courts building in the 2000 block of N. Broadway brought firefighters on the run Thursday after it was reported at 4 p.m. The fire appeared to have started near some dumpsters behind the buildings and spread along the fence…
Read MoreStrip Mall Blitz Burglars Hit At Least Ten Businesses In Pleasanton-Livermore Thursday
A series of brazen, pre-dawn burglaries at businesses in Livermore and Pleasanton was witnessed in part by a television news team and filmed as the burglary crew smashed their way into restaurants and other businesses – eluding a police response summoned by the reporter/cameraman team. NBC Bay Area’s Bob Redell was at work with a…
Read MoreConcord Taco Trail Kickoff Party
Concord Taco Trail Kick-Off Party | Friday, September 11 Get ready to kick off one of Concord’s tastiest traditions! 🌮 The 2026 Concord Taco Trail Challenge officially gets the party started on Friday, September 11, from 5–7 p.m. at Las Montañas Supermarket, 1725 Willow Pass Road in Concord. Come celebrate the return of the Taco…
Read MoreHighway 24 Driver Arrested After Crashing Into Lafayette BART Parking Lot Wednesday
A driver was in police custody after taking his wife and child on a wild ride off westbound Highway 24 Wednesday night, crashing through a tree and on into the parking lot at Lafayette BART – briefly fleeing on foot before he was located, bruised and bleeding, and arrested. News24/680 Flash subscribers described the crash,…
Read MoreHit And Run Crash Causes Traffic Logjam In Orinda Wednesday
A morning crash on Camino Pablo in Orinda triggered a traffic backup and California Highway Patrol investigation as additional information on the incident came to light. First reports of a vehicle collision possibly involving a motorcyclist first reached this site at around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday with police searching to located the precise location of the…
Read MoreDA Investigators Searching For Additional Victims In Multi-State Sex Trafficking Case
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – Investigators with the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office are asking the public for help identifying and contacting victims in a years-long human trafficking investigation. Raymond Jamar Brooks, 32, of Antioch, is being held at the Martinez Detention Facility on $1 million bail, facing multiple charges…
Read MoreAntique Clock Creates A HazMat Issue In San Ramon
Proof, perhaps, that we knew little about the things we used on a daily basis and that some of those things contained elements that could harm us was brought home Sunday during the relocation of an antique clock on Canyon Green Place in San Ramon. The clock’s owners, and later firefighters, realized the clock had…
Read MoreCar In Monday Morning Canyon Crash Stolen In Daly City; Occupants Picked Up By Second Car
The crash of a white Nissan into a tree at Pinehurst and Canyon roads in Canyon Monday prompted an emergency response as well as one from a secondary vehicle – which reportedly arrived on scene to whisk three of the car’s occupants away while two others were transported to the hospital. Police and Fire responded…
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