Robbery Near Rossmoor Safeway Tuesday

A Jeep-load of thieves confronted and robbed a man of his wallet and other belongings near the Rossmoor Safeway Tuesday, reportedly also attempting to make off with the victim’s car but unable to operate a stick shift. An ambulance was summoned to the location of the robbery, reported at about 9:50pm, but it was not…

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Frazzled Danville Residents Get A Chance To Talk With A PG&E Human

Town Council presentation addresses recent, ongoing power outages. Pacific Gas & Electric Company representatives are expected to be on hand at tonight’s Danville Town Council Meeting following a request from town officials asking for insight into frequent, neighborhood-darkening power outages in the area. Danville residents are by no means alone in the sentiment they are…

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Rossmoorians Sound Off (Silently) Against Acts Of Bigotry And Hatred

Citing the recent murder of three African-American citizens by a gunman in a predominantly black neighborhood of Jacksonville, Fla., residents of Rossmoor in Walnut Creek turned out in a silent vigil against hatred and bigotry Sunday. Residents turned out to condemn the shootings and hatred behind them, expressing their sorrow with an hour of silence…

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Soggy Man; Running Man; Swollen Man; And Petty Theft, Succulents

Photo Caption: A fender-grinder in the parking lot outside Retro Junkie on N. Main Street in Walnut Creek on Saturday night resulted in damage to both vehicles, a DUI charge for the driver of the Challenger and a repair bill for the owner of the food truck. Another small drama unfolding in the Big City.…

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Crash On Westbound 24 In Lafayette Following CHP Pursuit Wednesday

California Highway Patrol officers were behind a Ford F350 pickup truck wanted as a stolen vehicle Wednesday morning, the vehicle fleeing down I680 and onto westbound Highway 24 where it crashed just west of Pleasant Hill Road. Motorists report that a person fled from the crash site on foot but was detained shortly afterward. Two…

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Pedestrian Struck By Car In Walnut Creek Monday

A man walking with his wife was struck by a car in the area of South Main Street and Botelho Drive Monday afternoon, suffering a laceration to his head. The 1:54 pm collision touched off a brief road closure and resultant traffic jam as motorists looked for ways around the site. The victim was alert…

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“Hello? Is This NEWS24/680/80/580?”

We’re defined by our own company name, which is – for the record – NEWS24/680. We chose the name because our bisecting highways have served as ready identifiers for our area of coverage. None of that seemed to matter yesterday as we were flooded by incoming calls about a developing incident at a theatre complex…

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