Photos: “Pre-Christmas LZ”

Red and green aviation lights caught the eye of photographer Sean McDonough Friday as a REACH air ambulance arrived at John Muir Hospital with a crash victim aboard, the passenger severely injured in a head-on crash on Byron Highway.

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Fire Claims Outbuildings On Arends Lane Friday

Fire burned through two outbuildings on Arends Lane in Walnut Creek on Thursday, the blaze drawing a swift response from fire crews who shut down Geary Road in both directions to facilitate movement of firefighting apparatus. The blaze was reported shortly after 10 p.m. and was extinguished in under a half hour.

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Supportive Housing Facility For Homeless To Open In San Pablo

From Contra Costa Health: Homekey Program Brings Innovative Permanent Supportive Housing to Contra Costa County Contra Costa Health (CCH) will open a new permanent supportive housing facility and expand critical housing services in the county, thanks to a $16 million grant from the state’s Homekey program. The facility, located at 2555 El Portal Drive in…

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“Good morning, Thursday…”

On a cool morning, in the hamlets and villages erected in the shadow of the fabled mountain, the villagers stirred, brewed their lattes and started preparations for their annual feast… the smoke from their cooking pots rising into the still air…

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A Heavenly Rorschach – What Do YOU See?

Help us out here, we may be seeing things. This photo was made a couple of days before the sky went gray and we liked it. We also found that the longer we looked at it, the more we saw in it. Now, this could merely be evidence of an over-active imagination or an impending…

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Fatal Crash Reported On Kirker Pass Road Monday

An Oakley man was killed on Kirker Pass Road Monday after his vehicle was cut in two in a collision with a power pole, ejecting the driver. The crash was reported at 3:39 p.m., near the intersection of Clearbrook Drive. Contra Costa County Coroner’s officials identified the driver as Joshua Butler, 30. Multiple witnesses notified…

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Fatal Crash Closes I680 South Of Sunol

Two people are dead and several others injured after a crash was reported on southbound I680 at the Sunol Boulevard offramp Monday. The crash, involving at least one car with two women aboard, was reported off the road at 2:35 p.m. A coroner’s response has been requested. There were eight people in the car at…

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One Shot In Concord Home Sunday

A Concord man was shot and wounded by an assailant, possibly known to the victim, who entered the victim’s home on Woodland Drive and opened fire Sunday night. The shooting was reported at approximately 6:36 p.m.

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