Riding The (K)Rails
Apologies to Johnny Cash and any skateboarders out there who take their rail grinding seriously but this dump truck ended up on top of the K-Rails on Highway 4 at Solano this morning – and lots of people saw it. Traffic backed up as a result. No injuries, thankfully.
Window-Washers Left Dangling Above Walnut Creek Friday
Firefighters responded to a call for help from two window washers in distress after their scaffolding equipment collapsed while on the job at 2121 N. California Blvd. this morning. Both workers were left dangling by their safety harnesses and had to be rescued by firefighters. They were lowered to the ground shortly after their call…
A Moment Both Terrible and Beautiful…
A crew from the Fremont Fire Department, specifically the gang from Engine 558, were hard at work at the scene of a – sadly – losing battle at the Glass Fire in Napa County a couple of days ago when they spotted the flag, and took a moment to retrieve it. Firefighters Mike L., Seth…
I-680 Gets Messy Monday
Flash subscribers got early word of a camper-trailer crash on I-680 today, an unfortunate motorist losing control of his tow and colliding with the center divide near El Pintado. The camper, unfortunately, broke up and spilled across the freeway – causing backups in both directions. Motorists also reported a woman driver allegedly brandishing a pistol…
Lafayette Resident Turns Lens Skyward – Captures NEOWISE
Lafayette neighbor Ed Koo knows his way around a camera and the Night Sky, apparently, using his trusty D7000 DSLR to get these shots of C/2020 F3, aka Comet NEOWISE, a fast-moving chunk of ice and gas discovered by its namesake telescope in March. Bright enough to be visible to the naked eye, NEOWISE is the…
Water Main Break Douses A Business On Howe Road; Forces Road Closure In Martinez
Some mornings, it seems, you’re better off just staying in bed. Homes and businesses in the 100 block of Howe Road in Martinez may have felt that this morning after it was discovered that a broken water was flooding businesses and cutting off water supply to homes in the area. Howe Road has been closed.…
“Lockdown… Schmockdown… I’m Comin’ Through…”
We’re meant to be staying appropriately distant from one another these days but apparently the 68-year-old driver of this Dodge Ram was tired of sheltering in his place – and decided to shelter in someone else’s. At around 5:30 p.m. Saturday the driver got a little wonky on Hawthorne Drive in unincorporated Walnut Creek, struck…
If Moraga Cannot Come To The Music, Then The Music Must Go To Moraga…
Moragans love their music. We don’t call this place MoTown for mere grins, after all. And as we are all officially housebound these days and starved for tunes local DJ Ryan O took his itinerant cabaret on the road Saturday – touring a series of neighborhoods in turn and giving an audience of masked locals…
“Whoopsie LamboRarriGhini…”
Okay, we’ll admit right out of the starting gate that we don’t know what type of road machine this is but we’d be willing to bet the gear jammers among this readership do. Driver got into a spot of trouble while climbing the onramp to northbound I680 at El Pintado this morning and rolled it…
Shot Of The Day: Shelterers Line Up For Morning Costco Run
Reader Rich Celestre snapped this shot of folks lining up for entry to the Concord Costco store Thursday morning, with this line of “Under 65s” waiting for the 10 a.m. opening while a separate line of seniors were already foraging inside – making entry from the other side of the store. Rick said store personnel…