Neither Snow, Nor Sleet, Nor Winding Country Road…
Messy crash of a contract postal service delivery vehicle on Morgan Territory Road near Leon Drive Friday with the valiant mailperson extricating herself from the wreckage and walking about a mile in order to summon help. The unidentified delivery driver, apparently a favorite with her customers in the Clayton area, is believed to have hit…
Semi-Great Expectations; Weaponized Bots; And Ring Camera Cops
Something’s afoot. There’s an unsettled tension in the air. Trust us, we’re good at sussing out these things. Being inquisitive types by nature we started asking around, getting answers we expected and some we did not: Midterms, Ukraine, Slick Saudi oil deals, rising costs and lowered expectations – political gymnastics surpassing even the wildest conceivable…
Stand Back – He’s Dieting; Critter Care; Lifeboat Drills
Wedged for an uncomfortably long period of time in the deliveries door of the News24/680 Redoubt we resolved to lose some extra bodily baggage – and immediately reaped the benefits that come with switching to half-rations. In lean times, with prices going up for just about everything, cutting back eased immediate pressures on the pocketbook…
East Bay Flyover Honors Air Warrior Thursday
An echelon of fighter jets flying a memorial pass for a U.S. Navy pilot who died in Walnut Creek last month sparked a flurry of inquiries from locals when they roared overhead Thursday. The jets, two F18s and a pair of F35’s believed to have lifted off from the Naval Air Station in Lemoore, flew…
Merced County Coroner Identifies Walnut Creek Woman Found In California Aqueduct
Merced County Sheriff Coroner’s officials Thursday identified a woman found dead in a car submerged in the California Aqueduct Saturday as Susan Arlynn Waskow, 77, of Walnut Creek. California Highway Patrol officers responded to a section of the aqueduct at about 7:45 p.m. Saturday after receiving reports that a car had gone into the water…
4.4 Magnitude Shaker Rolls Through Santa Rosa
A 4.4 Magnitude earthquake rattled Santa Rosa and was felt in the 24/680 at 6:39 p.m. Tuesday. There were no early reports of damage, though Santa Rosa Fire is responding to multiple reports of odors of gas, gas leaks, fire alarms as well as stuck elevators. No reports of any injuries related to the quake…
CHP Investigates Reported Freeway Shooting In Orinda Monday
California Highway Patrol officers investigated a reported freeway shooting on eastbound Highway 24 in Orinda Monday night after a driver reported having her driver’s side window shot out by another motorist. The incident was reported at approximately 9:35 p.m. with the driver steering to a location in Lafayette to meet with officers. She was treated…
Ashley Dias Plaque Dedication Set For Sept. 2
From the City of Lafayette: A memorial plaque honoring the late Ashley Dias will be dedicated on Friday, September 2 at 7:00 p.m. at Lafayette Plaza (corner of Plaza Way and Golden Gate Way in downtown Lafayette). The cast brass plaque honors Ashley Dias who died after being struck by a vehicle while performing his…
Toppled Oak Isolates Rancho Road Neighborhood Sunday
More than 40 homes and their residents remain cut off and almost totally isolated after a substantial Oak tree came down Sunday, bringing a tangle of wires down with it. Rancho Road in El Sobrante remains closed off at this hour (6:15p.m.) – hours after it fell with a crack at 2:28 p.m. Normally, a…
Who’s For A Song This Morning?
Rough night and early morning in the 24/680 and more info is streaming in but, first, we needed to get the blood pumping. Every town should have a song with its name in the title so everyone can get together and sing it from time to time…