Retail 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…
Balls 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…
Twenty Twenty-Four So Far – Some Steps Forward, Some Back
We’re keeping a close eye on our New Year as it unfolds, hoping for signs of progress. So far, we’re off to a fairly rocky start here in the 24/680, with a rapid transit derailment and crime making the news – or not – depending on their jurisdiction and disposition of the victims. Workers at…
Tree Falls, Pulls Some Wires Down With It In Lafayette Wednesday
A falling tree brought some electrical lines down with it in the 3100 block of Camino Diablo in Lafayette on Wednesday – darkening homes and traffic signals in the area until PG&E workers could get customers back online. An estimated 1,400 people were left in the dark when the tree fell into the roadway a…
And A Good Time Was Had By All…
Well, most everyone. And we certainly had a blast – acquiring some new togs, learning a new guitar lick and adding a couple of inches to the Holiday landslide that is our waistline. Found ourselves smiling to ourselves on the ride home, Christmas memories old and new dancing in our little heads. Made it back…
The News24/680 Christmas Poem – Are You Included?
Gather ’round, Fair Readers, and ye shall hear, Tales of the 24/680 and those we hold dear. Most of you know we do this each December, It’s a fun way for us to re-charge and remember Old Friends, New Friends, Those Who’ve Gone Before Us we believe in exercising the mental Thesaurus. As stories go…
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.
Santa’s Elves Revert To Plan B After Broadway Plaza Camera Theft
The lineup of parents and kids waiting for a picture with Santa in Walnut Creek’s Broadway Plaza was a little tense Saturday after thieves made off with Santa’s camera and cash. The wait for a family photo with the jolly fellow was extended as helpers sent away for a replacement camera. Workers and patrons at…
Shami Bequest Kicks Off Mt. Diablo Bike Turnout Campaign
A significant bequest from a respected local cyclist killed during a ride in Lafayette has helped push a local effort to fund construction of additional bike turnout lanes on his favorite mountain ride closer to fruition. California State Parks Foundation today announced its Mount Diablo Bike Turnout campaign has raised $755,090 – exceeding its goal…
Someone Playing Bumper Cars In Walnut Creek Sunday
Reports of some automotive excess and the sound of crunching metal drew Walnut Creek police to Kinross and Marchbanks drives on Sunday – police finding a car abandoned in the road with extensive damage to others in the area. A search was initiated but it turned out a local youth was behind the wheel of…