One Injured In Walnut Creek Fire Thursday
One person was reportedly burned in a fire at an apartment complex in the 2700 block of Oak Road on Thursday. The blaze was reported at 6:41 pm. The extent of the injuries was not immediately known. Two apartments were ultimately involved with crews reporting heavy smoke and fire upon arrival at the scene. The…
Injury Collision In Walnut Creek Thursday
A serious-injury auto-versus-pedestrian collision was reported at Oak Road and Kingston Place in Walnut Creek Thursday with a person down and receiving care prior to their transport to a local hospital. Reports that the person down underwent life-saving measures at the scene were not officially confirmed. Their current condition is not known. Witnesses at the…
Crash After Unconfirmed Report Of Police Pursuit In Lafayette Tuesday
This afternoon at about 2:13, Lafayette police officers responded to a business on the 3500 block of Mt. Diablo Boulevard for a report of two shoplifters who stole items and then fled in a silver-colored Honda. On Pleasant Hill Road, the suspect vehicle drove past a Lafayette police officer who attempted to stop the car.…
Martinez Walmart Store Robbed Sunday
We’re looking for additional details on the armed robbery of the Martinez Walmart store in the 1000 block of Arnold Drive on Sunday. The crime was reported at 5:35pm. Specifics on how the crime occurred, suspect description, type of weapon used or loss were not reported.
Lafayette Arrests Draw Attention Saturday
Locals in the area of the 3500 block of Mt. Diablo Boulevard at 3:40pm on Saturday got an up close and personal view of a high-risk traffic stop and arrest – several officers swarming the occupants of a blue sedan while a police helicopter orbited overhead. Information provided by the Office of the Sheriff on…
Orinda 7th Grader Advances To Scripps National Spelling Finals
First there were 247. Then nine. One of them is a dead-serious 13-year-old Danville kid who attends school in Orinda, where he is a seventh-grader at Orinda Intermediate School. Aiden Meng has advanced to the finals in tonight’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, putting both Danville and Orinda on the map in a field represented this…
Concord City Council Approves Financial Agreement With U.S. Navy For CNWS Reuse Project
From the City of Concord: Concord, CA (May 27, 2026) – In an enthusiastic unanimous vote, the Concord City Council approved the U.S. Navy Term Sheet for the Concord Community Reuse Project at the former Concord Naval Weapons Station, marking a major milestone. The Term Sheet is the financial agreement with the U.S. Navy regarding…
Crashes, Short Hauls And Burgers – Oh, My!
Bit of a crash at N. Broadway and Carlback in Walnut Creek with folks transported for precautionary exams at the hospital. We’re going to call this one a glancing head-on with force… and a Yard Sale chaser.Keep the station wagon between the lines and stay safe out there this weekend, people. Thanks to everyone sending…
Remembering The 29 Lost On This Day – 50 Years Ago
Fifty years ago today, a school bus carrying a high school choir from Yuba City High School to Orinda for a performance at Miramonte High veered off the Interstate 680 Marina Vista exit and rolled off the ramp – landing on its roof 22 feet below. The impact killed 28 students and a school chaperone.…
Two-Alarm Blaze Draws Attention In Concord Wednesday
A smoky but thankfully slow-moving grass fire burned a little too close to homes on Reynolds Place in Concord on Wednesday, incident commanders upgrading the blaze to two alarms shortly after it was reported at 7:44pm. Firefighters maneuvered to provide structure protection for local homes as the fire crept across 5 acres of grassland, sending…