Smoky Car Fire Draws Firefighters In Walnut Creek Friday
Smoky little fire tripping alarms at a complex in the 7000 block of Sunne Lane, Walnut Creek on Friday. Firefighters went floor by floor looking for the origin, asking some residents to shelter in place while they searched. Lots of apparatus in the area so you may want to steer clear. Much of the smoke…
Close Call At Alamo Safeway Sunday
Photo Bundle from scene of incident at Alamo Safeway this morning. Close call on Aisle Two. Relatively minor injuries after all was said and done. Thanks to everyone who stopped to talk with our photographer. Minor injuries to driver, mom hurt getting her child out of the way and a store employee who suffered an…
New Water Feature In Walnut Creek Monday
Pickup nicked a fireplug near Main and Treat on Monday and hooboy, did that set off a show. Massive water tower attracted curious locals and lit up our Flash system with calls and folks sending in photos. The pickup did a runner and hasn’t been located.
Post-Flight Walkaround
Crew of REACH H130 air ambulance gives their aircraft a thorough going-over following a patient drop-off at John Muir Medical Center Friday.
Aaannd Wednesday Is Off And Running…
Pretty dawn over our fabled mountain with cooler temperatures predicted throughout the day. We shall see. Again, if you see news happening in your part of the 24/680, drop us a line!
Night Owl
Checking out the scene in Walnut Creek…
Close Call For Charter Bus Passengers In Danville Saturday Night
Charter bus passengers – 48 in all – were forced to bail out of their vehicle and into the rain Saturday after the rear quarter of the bus began to smoke and then burst into flame on I680 at Diablo Road in Danville Saturday night. The unfortunate passengers abandoned the bus at approximately 8:53pm and…
Midnight Leaner… In Walnut Creek Sunday
Walnut Boulevard at Ygnacio Valley Road, 12:14 a.m. Driver trapped in her car until a large team of large folks was able to free her. No severe injuries but some questions about the driver’s pre-crash maneuvers.
Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing At Buchanan Field Thursday
A single-engine aircraft made an emergency wheels-up landing at Buchanan Field in Concord tonight, apparently after a landing gear issue. The pilot was not injured.
“Red Bull Gives You Wings…”
That’s the slogan, anyway. The extra boost the energy drink is supposed to give you didn’t come through for this chap (the one in the handcuffs) and Walnut Creek PD was left toting a case of the stuff back to the squad car after things ended badly for the suspect at Walnut Creek BART. Our…