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…
Wednesday Arrives In The 24/680
Rain on the way, we’re told. We’ll see…
A Police Light Show Paints Commercial Lane Saturday
Culmination off a long Saturday in the 24/680 with our photographers racing to and fro and the night ending on Commercial Lane after an Aggravated Battery call on Locust Street in Walnut Creek. A person was taken into custody, the street taking the lights from police vehicles and re-painting the old brick walls, asphalt, and…