Orinda-Concord BART Service Disruption Wednesday; No Mention Of Fire At Lafayette Substation
BART service stopped early Wednesday morning between Concord and Orinda because of what the agency described as a “trackside” power issue for about 90 minutes, forcing hundreds of commuters onto established bus bridges to bypass the affected stations. Around 5:10 a.m., the agency announced that service had been halted on the Yellow Line between the…
Suspect In Antioch Shooting Of 11-Year-Old Girl Surrenders In San Francisco
On January 12, 2026, Ryan Hardy – wanted in connection with a shooting that wounded a young girl Jan. 5 – self-surrendered to the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office. As a result of the continued investigation, detectives determined that the victim and her family were not involved in any criminal activity at the time of the…
Concord Double-Homicide Suspect Found Dead At Martinez Detention Facility
On Thursday, January 8, 2026, at about 5:38a.m., Contra Costa Health medical staff at the Martinez Detention Facility responded to a housing module in answer to a report of an inmate inflicting self-harm. The inmate, Kirk Richardson, 61, of Concord, had sustained injuries to his head as a result of deliberate contact with a hard…
e-WildOnes Try To Outrun Moraga/Lafayette PD Tuesday; One e-Arrested
Most of you know by now that our Flash System lit up last night with word of a police pursuit of sorts pushing from Moraga into Lafayette with officers behind a group of teens on electric motorcycles. Here’s a bit more of that story, from Moraga PD: At approximately 5:15 PM, a Moraga Police officer…
Walnut Creek Kwik Serve Clerk Shot, Wounded During Gas Station Holdup; Suspect Arrested
An employee working at the Kwik Serve Gas Station at 1387 S. California Boulevard was shot and wounded by a 16-year-old suspect attempting to steal cigarettes from the store at approximately 3:55am Sunday morning. Walnut Creek police confirmed the incident in a release issued Monday afternoon, saying the clerk sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound after…
Deep Thoughts: King Tides; Social MEdia, And Soldier Of Fortune Fanboys
Sloshing around, re-shaping the world in our heads. We don’t know why the rest of the world doesn’t think as we do, it’s clear to us we’re one of the globe’s last great thinkers. Instead, we apply our immense cranial power to more mundane problems – like how to keep the home barista steam nozzle…
Wet And Wild 24 Hours On 24/680; MOFD Truck Struck By Hit-Run Driver
The area’s recent rainstorms turned long stretches of our local freeways into debris fields as cars spun out, overturned and, in one instance, ran into the back of a massive Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District firetruck. Crashes almost too numerous to cite were reported through Friday night into Saturday morning with frequent trouble spots emerging on…
Two Dead, One Arrested After Apparent Family Disturbance In Concord Wednesday
Two people were found dead of apparent gunshot wounds following a call of a family disturbance at a home in the 3900 block of Walnut Avenue Wednesday. A third person in the residence at the time was subsequently arrested on unspecified charges. The identities of the deceased were not released, nor was the name of…
Moragan – Or Maybe A Visitor – Lines Up Lotto Numbers To Win $401,000 Windfall
Of course, they don’t get all of that, as the tax man is waiting with his hand out, but it’s still a nice, round number to think about for now. Some lucky player (they have yet to come forward) picked five of five winning numbers in the Tuesday night draw, purchasing the ducat at the…
One Dead, One Seriously Wounded In San Pablo Liquor Store Shooting Monday
At approximately 9:07 p.m. Monday, police responded to a liquor store in the 1400 block of Rumrill Boulevard regarding reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located two adult male victims suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Both victims were transported to a local hospital for medical treatment. Despite life-saving efforts, one victim, a 36-year-old Richmond…