Infamous “Sinkhole Junction” Claims Another Victim In Moraga Monday
The NEWS24/680 Jungle Drums really started pounding Monday after a tractor-trailer failed to make a the turn at Rheem Boulevard and Moraga Road tonight, high centering on the median in front of Autohaus and clipping a streetlight. The truck was traveling south on Moraga Road when it tried to make a right-hand turn at Rheem…
“Who? Me?” Wile E. ‘Yote Spotted In Walnut Creek Wednesday
Readers know we appreciate getting Critter Cam photos here at NEWS24/680. This one came from Walnut Creek resident Julie Hulin after a tiptoeing Coyote tripped the shutter of a surveillance camera. Julie says this Wile E. was spotted on Homestead Avenue around 9:45 a.m. Wednesday. Kind of a classic “What was that?” pose for these…
Lamorinda’s Phantom Landscaper Moves South – Eluding Investigators And Angry Customers
A notoriously mobile landscaper/contractor named to the Contractors State License Board’s “Most Wanted” list in the wake of crimes committed here in Lamorinda and elsewhere in Contra Costa has resurfaced – under yet another name – this time in Alameda and Santa Clara counties. “I can’t believe he’s still getting away with this,” said San Jose resident…
Tree Topples Power Pole, Blocks Donald Drive In Orinda Sunday
No one was hurt but the sound of this tree coming down – and splintering an adjacent power pole – got the attention of neighbors on Donald Drive in Orinda Sunday. Power is out to the area with about 75 homes unable to watch the Forty Niner game (tied at 20 all, currently, if you’re reading this…
Aaaaand We’re Off! It’s Election Day In The USA!
Voters in 24/680 Land turned out to exercise their right as citizens in Contra Costa County Tuesday, with heavier than expected turnouts at several local polling places and citizens waiting expectantly for first news in the nation’s presidential race.
Parking Lot Raiders Burglarizing Cars In Lafayette Wednesday, Reader Says
It’s happening all over the 24/680 but reader “Aimee” says the prolific nature of local car burglars hit home this morning as thieves pounced on cars in local parking lots – making off with all sorts of items. “My sister and I were parked at the trail lot on Pleasant Hill and Olympic and her…
Moraga’s Last Remaining OC – Original Cop – Pulls The Pin; Priebe Retires From Moraga PD
A lot of people thought they’d never see the day Moraga’s last remaining original police officer and current – if titular – police chief would call it quits. But Chief Bob Priebe did it today, Friday, surrendering his badge after 37 years on the mean streets of Moraga. We’ve placed a recent photo of the…
The View From Here: Smoky Daze; Joy Riders; And Cougar Juice
Life in our chosen Suburban Jungle cruises on with people trying to hook up, Skywatchers trying to look up – and seeing a hovering haze – and youthful paramours doing what kids do today: borrowing Dad’s car and leading police on a white-knuckled tour of San Ramon. We get a lot of tips and inquiries…
Danville Loses Its Wile E. Coyote – To A Car
The last weeks of his life weren’t the best, his fur gone in patches and the persistent itch that comes with mange plaguing him until the end – which came with the last, final rush of a car which caught him as he was crossing the road. A lot of people were pulling for Danville’s Coyote…
Morning Dispatches – “Turn, Jimmy, Turn!”
Just pecking out a few lines before things begin in earnest here in the 24/680, in the trenches armed with the morning latte and thinking about what newsgathering was like before the age of smart phones and Dick Tracy wrist radios. The NEWS24/680 Sopwith is in the hanger for repairs so we’re hugging the ground this…