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County Receives Funding For EV Chargers At Some Local Libraries
(Martinez, CA) – Contra Costa County received $15 million in funding from the US Department of Transportation’s Community Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Program, which seeks to strategically deploy publicly accessible electric vehicle charging and alternative fueling infrastructure in the places where people live and work. The County’s “EV 4 All” program will consist of installing…
Read MoreMan Expresses Anti-Police/Anti-Fire Department Sentiments In Concord – Runs Into Ellis Lake Thursday
A man apparently not fond of fire and police services used a rock to vandalize Concord police headquarters on Galindo Street Thursday, allegedly hurled a rock at a firetruck and then hurled himself into Ellis Lake after unsuccessfully attempting to scale a tree while running from officers. Police reportedly became aware of a man in…
Read MoreDistrict Attorney Opens Application Period For Spring Community Academy
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton is pleased to announce applications are now open for the Spring 2024 Community Academy. The free, 10-week course will be held at the District Attorney’s Office in downtown Martinez from 6:00-8:30 p.m. every Wednesday starting February 21, 2024.…
Read MoreGroup Protests Liz Cheney Appearance In Walnut Creek Monday
A small group of protestors turned up at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek Monday ahead of a scheduled appearance by former U.S. representative Liz Cheney, chanting slogans and haranguing attendees who had come to hear Cheney speak. The group, numbering about 20 people dressed in attire and carrying banners and signs associated with a…
Read MoreRetail Raiders Strike In Walnut Creek Sunday
Swift-moving, apparently unrelated retail theft crews struck the Apple store and Labels Luxury Consignment store in Walnut Creek on Sunday, making off with a sizable quantity of electronics from Apple and an undetermined amount of goods from Labels. Police responded quickly and scoured the area for cars believed used in the thefts. It was not…
Read MoreOne Dead In Chain Reaction Crash Near Concord Avenue Friday
One person was killed in a chain-reaction, 3-car crash on southbound I680 near Concord Avenue in Concord Friday night. The crash occurred at 9:52 p.m. when a black Honda Pilot traveling southbound on I-680 collided with the concrete center divide and came to a stop in traffic. CHP investigators said the driver of a white…
Read More“Interrupted” Burglar Chased Out Of Orinda Saturday
An Orinda resident arriving home in the 300 block of Dalewood Drive was surprised to see a hoodied gent running from their residence and jumping into a UHaul rental truck at around 10 a.m. Saturday. The resident notified police, who quickly threw a net up for the truck, acquiring it as the driver – described…
Read More“Oh oh… Valiant Into the Sand Barrels!”
Minor injuries in this one, remarkably, after a car fellow motorists said was traveling (Bob Uecker Voice) “juusssst a litttle bit too fast…” on northbound I680 at Treat smacked into the attenuator barrels (lower left) and got a sand shower…
Read MoreTwo Found Dead In Moraga Home Wednesday
A call to police requesting a check on the occupants of a Southard Court home led to a grim discovery Wednesday as responding Moraga police officers found the home’s occupants deceased in an upstairs area of the home. The couple was identified by county coroner’s deputies as Brad Triebsch, 60, and his wife Rebekah, 59.…
Read MoreBalls Fall For Lafayette Lotto Player – $713,143 For… What?
Second home? Apocalypse RV? Half of your children’s college tuition? We don’t know, yet, as the person who purchased a ticket during a visit to the 76 gas station at 3500 Mt. Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette on Tuesday has yet to come forward. Probably lining up a good lawyer and financial advisor. Anyway, a tidy…
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