Posts by NEWS24-680
Rally For Palestinian Cease-Fire In Walnut Creek Saturday
A crowd of about 150 people gathered in Walnut Creek’s Civic Park in preparation for a march in support of a Palestinian cease-fire. The group marched briefly through the city’s shopping district before returning to Civic Park and disbanding.
Read MorePhotos: “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.
Read MoreFire 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.
Read MoreSupportive 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…
Read More“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…
Read MoreA 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…
Read MoreDiablo Is Gone – But That Rainbow Looks Promising!
We seem to have lost our landmark mountain to encroaching clouds but a rainbow presented itself after the latest rain cell rolled through and we’re mounting an expedition.
Read MoreFatal 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…
Read MoreFatal 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…
Read MoreOne 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.
Read More