Ashley Dias Plaque Dedication Set For Sept. 2

Ashley Dias Plaque Dedication Set For Sept. 2

Local Scene NEWS24-680
Aug 22, 2022

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

Toppled Oak Isolates Rancho Road Neighborhood Sunday

Local Scene NEWS24-680
Aug 21, 2022 7

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…

CHP Officers Lauded For Highway Rescue

CHP Officers Lauded For Highway Rescue

Police/Fire NEWS24-680
Aug 19, 2022 2

From CHP Dublin: On August 17, 2022, at 2:47 a.m., California Highway Patrol (CHP) Dublin Area officers responded to a multi-vehicle crash blocking the fast lane of I-580 westbound, just east of N. Livermore Avenue. Officers later determined two separate crashes had occurred. The first crash involved a solo female driver who crashed into a…

Break-Up Checking, Critical Place Theory, Where’d That Elephant Come From?

Break-Up Checking, Critical Place Theory, Where’d That Elephant Come From?

Opinion NEWS24-680
Aug 18, 2022 13

What’s the downside to falling asleep with your favorite Road Trip playlist running? You wake up with Greg Kihn’s “Break Up Song” Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ing through your little head. Try calibrating your day to that one. Up early and slashing through the morning budget, gauging the rising political tides (local, all local… calm down) and…

Pursuit, Crash In Orinda Wednesday

Pursuit, Crash In Orinda Wednesday

Police/Fire NEWS24-680
Aug 17, 2022 3

A man fleeing police on westbound Highway 24 apparently reversed and struck another car head-on, leaving the occupant with minor injuries, before fleeing up a hillside in Central Orinda Wednesday. Witnesses said police appeared to have been behind a black Dodge when the driver attempted to evade officers, striking another car in the process at…

Monkeypox Vaccine Appointments Available Online

Monkeypox Vaccine Appointments Available Online

Announcements NEWS24-680
Aug 17, 2022 2

From Contra Costa Health Services: People at higher risk of exposure to monkeypox (MPX) can now schedule vaccination appointments online through Contra Costa Health. To book an appointment, go online to mpxvaccine.cchealth.org. Previously, people in Contra Costa had to submit an appointment-request form to get on a waiting list for vaccine. Increased vaccine supply is allowing…

Fatal Crash On SR-4 In Concord Monday

Fatal Crash On SR-4 In Concord Monday

Police/Fire NEWS24-680
Aug 15, 2022

One person was killed during a chain-reaction crash on SR-4 near Willow Pass Road at around 12:41am Monday. Investigators say a crash was reported in the eastbound direction, east of Willow Pass Road, with a Chevrolet Camaro traveling east  approached a Honda Accord also traveling eastbound. While passing the Accord, the Camaro collided with the…

Who’s For A Song This Morning?

Who’s For A Song This Morning?

Local Scene NEWS24-680
Aug 15, 2022 9

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…