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…
Break-Up Checking, Critical Place Theory, Where’d That Elephant Come From?
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
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
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…
Big Rig Crash Stops Traffic On Southbound I680 In Martinez Wednesday
Several people were injured in a morning crash on southbound I680 in Martinez that left a big rig perched precariously over the highway and leaking fuel and fluids Wednesday. The crash was reported at approximately 7:43 a.m.
Fatal Crash On SR-4 In Concord Monday
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?
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…
Fatal Crash On I680 In Pleasanton Sunday
California Highway Patrol officers were sent to investigate a report of fire alongside I680 south of the Bernal Avenue offramp in Pleasanton Sunday, finding a car fully engulfed in the trees alongside the freeway. One person was found to be inside the vehicle. The crash and fire was reported at approximately 6:29 p.m. Investigators determined…
Richmond Men Arrested For Latest Armed Rolex Robbery In Walnut Creek Thursday
A flurry of calls from witnesses in the area of 1815 Ygnacio Valley Road brought police ground and air assets on the double quick after two men reportedly pistol-whipped and attempted to steal a Rolex watch from a would-be victim left battered and bleeding in the parking lot. The armed, masked pair allegedly struck the…