Ski Diablo! Snow On Our Mountain This Morning
Bring the rock skis just in case but limited lifts are running atop the Bay Area’s newest ski destination – Mount Diablo. The lifts are a little rusty and the off piste schussing is at a skier’s own peril but the washing of white at the summit has some local plankers and boarders thinking. Apres…
Attempted Grab N’ Run At Walnut Creek Nordstrom Doesn’t End Well – For Alleged Grabbers
Obviously we’ve been watching local merchants try to fend off persistent waves of thieves lately, and another chapter in that story was written today during the alleged theft of goods from the Walnut Creek Nordstrom location. Two would-be thieves visited Nordstrom around 2:15 p.m. Thursday, making off with an unknown amount of merchandise from the…
Firefighters Extend A Helping Hand In Hercules Wednesday
Trees came down, transformers supernovae’d, and steady rainfall fed our streams and low-lying areas to make travel hazardous – as most of the experts had promised – during an often wild night in the 24/680 Wednesday. Our team of semi-waterproof photographers were out and about and Craig Cannon was on hand as this little drama…
Snapshots From The Year Gone By
Part of the gig here at News24/680 is gathering snapshots of daily life in our neck of the woods, and along with some resident “shooters” we’ve been lucky enough to hook up with some pretty talented civilians who know how to make a picture when they need to. Those who spend any time at all…
Obvious? Better Safe Than Sorry, We Say…
The son of a local reader is lucky enough to live on the Big Island of Hawaii, a beautiful place but especially newsworthy lately as its trademark volcano – Mauna Loa – has been actively spewing voluminous streams of superheated magma and gas. Used to the mountain’s occasional displays of pyroclastic fury the locals have…
One Injured In Concord Crash Monday
A driver was injured in a crash at Treat Boulevard and Oak Grove Road Monday, apparently rolling her car after being cut off by another driver. This particular crash was reported at 9:45 a.m. and tied up traffic for some time as officials worked to investigate the cause and clean up the resulting debris.
Another Night On The Beat In Walnut Creek
A small drama – one of several over the course of a night’s work for local police – as an unhoused gentleman made a bit of a stand at a Chevron station at N. Main and Treat Saturday. Witnesses said the unidentified man had brandished a knife and was scraping it on the sidewalk, yelling…
Truck Burns In Martinez Saturday
The latest in a string of highly visible and certainly very destructive vehicle fires caught the attention of roving lensman Craig Cannon in Martinez Saturday. A fire, apparently deliberately set, burned through a work truck parked in the fenced area of a local landscaping firm in the 4600 block of Pacheco Boulevard. It was not…
Another Day, Another Commute, Another Car Fire…
Car and truck fires are becoming almost as common a sight as backyard barbecues enjoyed back in the day. This one erupted around 5 p.m. on westbound Highway 24 at the Pleasant Hill Road offramp. No injuries but telltale smoke led to flames and a total loss for a vehicle pulled off to the side…
Prius Hits Another Car, “Turtles” In Downtown Walnut Creek Friday
It was a close call for two drivers at N. Main Street and Sunnyvale Friday night after a Prius allegedly struck another car before rolling over onto its back. The incident was reported at 8:48 p.m. and we do not believe any serious injuries resulted. Police were investigating the incident and the possibility that alcohol…