One Dead After Auto Vs. Pedestrian Collision In Pacheco Wednesday
One person was killed in an apparent auto versus pedestrian collision in Pacheco Wednesday night. The tragedy was reported at 8:55 p.m. CHP Contra Costa was advised of a vehicle vs. pedestrian crash on Marsh Drive near Aria Drive and arrived to find a woman down in the street there. Investigators said the woman was…
Pinole Contracts With Contra Costa County Fire For Fire, Rescue, EMS Services
PINOLE, CALIF., December 21, 2022 – The City of Pinole and Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) today announced effective and implementation dates for the contract with Con Fire for all fire and emergency medical services in the city beginning in early 2023. Both the Pinole City Council and Contra Costa County Board…
No Beach And Quiet For Us, Crooks On The Prowl
Eventful night, both locally and on the Lost Coast. Quake rattles the towns of Ferndale-Rio Dell in keeping with “Big News” incidents occurring whenever News24/680 staffer heads north for a little “Beach and Quiet.” Turned into another long night and our newsroom was saddened to hear that 11 people were injured and 2 men died…
Look What Crept In On Little Cat Feet…
Fog: … a visible aerosol consisting of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth’s surface. Fog can be considered a type of low-lying cloud usually resembling stratus, and is heavily influenced by nearby bodies of water, topography, and wind conditions. And it’s here. The Weather Service people…
Fire In Walnut Creek Motel 6 Displaces Occupants
Fire in a unit of the Walnut Creek Motel 6 at 2389 N. Main Street brought firefighters on the run and occupants out into the cold early Sunday morning. The fire was reported at 1:51 a.m., damaged one unit of the motel and affected others. Stunned occupants watched the two hour effort to control the…
Teen Shot And Killed In Antioch Saturday
From the Antioch Police Department At approximately 11:22 a.m. Saturday the Antioch Police Department Dispatch Center started receiving numerous 9-1-1 calls reporting multiple gunshots being fired, at Williamson Ranch Park, located at 5000 Lone Tree Way. As officers were responding to the scene, witnesses called to report a subject running from the park and entering…
You Meet The Finest People After A 3.8 Quake
We’re down, the animals stirring and trying to keep warm, REM sleep still far the road – when WHAMMO, a 3.6 Shaker rolls through the East Bay, the 24/680 and… our bed. We go into survival mode, peel the cat claws out of our hide, and take stock – popping onto our Facebook page to…
Car Burglars Wreak Havoc In The 24/680 Friday
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and car burglars are thankful for any early presents left behind in vulnerable cars – particularly if the item is a nice, juicy laptop or other electronic device. There are multiple reports of at least two sets of thieves at work, making frequent and repeated hits in…
Serious Injury In Auto Vs. Bicycle Crash In Lafayette Thursday
A male cyclist was injured in an auto vs. bicycle collision in downtown Lafayette Thursday, the subsequent investigation into the crash throwing traffic in the area into a snarl. Police quickly sealed off the area of Mt. Diablo Boulevard and Moraga Road after the crash was reported at about 1:48 p.m. with officers arriving to…
Frost On Our Punkins – And Spidey In Lafayette?
We’re out and about in the 24/680, staving off frostbite and a rising bile as our national paroxysm plays out and we hunt for a local story to keep our mind off things. If we were to give you The Bullet – the quick and dirty brief we’d give an impatient desk editor tapping his…