Caldecott Car Fire Fries Eastbound Traffic Sunday
The owner of this Subaru Forester bailed out of their vehicle this morning after it came to a rest in the Caldecott and caught fire. Emergency crews raced to the scene, tended to the driver and put out the blaze at around 10:36 a.m. CHP Oakland along with Cal trans and firefighters from both sides…
Close Call In Concord Tuesday
Whoa… close call out in Concord tonight, apparently, with readers sending in a photo of a SUV jumping the curb and stopping “just short” of the outdoor patio seating at EJ Phair tonight. Patrons grabbed this photo of the errant BMW, and said it was close but that everyone was okay.
Fifty Years Ago Today: Three Guys Took A Brief Summer Vacation – And Made History
There are times, safe at home and with fresh air in our lungs, we look at the moon at night – and wonder what it must have taken to send three men there, landing two of them on its surface. We think of all the things that could have gone wrong and the science behind…
Narrow Miss At Moraga CVS Today: Patron Captures The Moment From Inside The Store
We sounded the alarms and Flashed the Flash today as a wayward driver and van rammed the glass frontage of the CVS store in Rheem Center today and thousands of you checked out our story on the site and Social Media arms. Local resident Don Muse was inside the store when the incident occurred, and…
Recreational Vehicles, Grassland Burns In Concord Thursday
A fire off Solano Way in Concord burned grassland and several vehicles Thursday, bringing firefighters on the run and creating a few tense moments before things could be brought under control. The blaze was reported just before 1 p.m. at Solano Way and Arnold Industrial Place, quickly burning through at least three vehicles and throwing…
If A Tree (And Power Pole) Fall In Downtown Martinez, Would You Hear It? You Bet You Would…
The Tip Line lit up this afternoon as a tree fell in downtown Martinez – bringing some power lines and a power pole down with it and damaging some unfortunate cars parked in the area. There were no injuries, we’re happy to report, but Martinez PD shut down the 600-700 block of Ward, Green, Masonic…
Can You Identify This Crew Of Armed Robbers?
We can’t remember seeing a photo that captured the moment an armed robbery took place, but these photos provided by Livermore police seem to fit the bill. Investigators are looking for the members of this trio, who committed an armed robbery at an AM PM on Rincon Ave in Livermore at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday. If…
Tough Out There Today
Take your pick: Landslides, speeders, wobblers, blackout in the Caldecott, the guy throwing junk out of his moon roof – it was a tough day to be on the road in the 24/680. This crash tied up things a bit on Moraga Road this afternoon. There were others. No injuries in this one…
In The Old Days, Drivers Carried Road Maps And Jumper Cables – Now, It’s…
Martinez Police Corporal Ryan Baillie and Reserve Officer Hue were working their beat at 12:49 a.m. on February 9 when they spotted a car driving in circles in the intersection of Pacheco Boulevard and Howe Road. The officers did what police do and they contacted the driver, 22-year-old Concord resident Oscar Esparza-Cabello, arresting him for…
Foxy Fellow Spotted In San Ramon
Reader Holly Moisa was quick as a… well, very quick to snap a photo of what we believe is a local Red Fox in San Ramon recently. We don’t believe he is of the native Sierra Nevada variety but what do all you experts say out there?