Posts Tagged ‘Calif.’
Residents Report ICE Arrest In Orinda Friday
Residents reported ICE agents making an arrest in Orinda today. We started receiving reports of a police activity at around 10:20a.m., this action on Orinda Way. UPDATE: Information eventually provided by ICE and the City of Orinda averred that the individual pictured was arrested based on a criminal warrant – which he denied. We have…
Read MoreOverseas Phone Threat Leads To Lockdown At Alhambra High In Martinez Wednesday
Reports of a lockdown condition at Alhambra High School in Martinez were substantiated by police reports of a phone threat to the campus as officers searched for someone reportedly armed with weapons and explosives. The anonymous threats were received at approximately 8:58am and were made via a virtual private network originating from an overseas source,…
Read MoreLetters: Lots Of Letters This Week – Mostly About Kaiser Property Fire
Editor; We were so sad to see this. We don’t live in the area any longer but we played in the creek near the estate when were kids back in the Sixties (so long ago!). The owners were pretty forgiving even though the gardeners (we think) were instructed to run us off when they could.…
Read More“A Wall To You… A Canvas To Me.”
Muralists at work in the 1400 block of Broadway in downtown Walnut Creek.
Read MoreGrayson Road Closed In Pleasant Hill After Multi-Vehicle Crash Wednesday
One man was taken to the hospital in handcuffs with another transported for treatment after a sprawling multi-vehicle crash at Pleasant Hill Road and Grayson in Pleasant Hill Wednesday. At least three cars appeared to have suffered heavy damage with wreckage strewn for half a block after the crash was reported at 10:11pm. Witnesses reported…
Read MoreConcord: Music & Market Nights
The City of Concord has announced that its popular concert series, Music & Market, will return this summer to Todos Santos Plaza on Thursday, June 4. The four-month free concert series features a lineup of talented local artists representing an array of musical genres. The events also include a vast farmers’ market hosted by the…
Read MoreTwo-Alarm Fire Burns Through Martinez Rental And Hemp Building Wednesday
A devastating fire burned through a structure on Howe Road in Martinez Wednesday, growing to 2-alarms and eventually burning through the building’s roof. The Cresco Rental Store sustained minimal smoke damage while a commercial hemp business next door was thought to be a total loss. The cause of the blaze was not immediately known as…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Fire Displaces At Least One Sunday
At least one resident was displaced by an early-morning blaze at the Ygnacio Gardens Apartments, 1919 Ygnacio Valley Road on Sunday. Heavy damage to the affected unit with possible intrusion to another. Red Cross officials were working to secure shelter for the resident, who was not injured. The fire was reported at 5:30a.m.
Read MoreMoragan – Or Maybe A Visitor – Lines Up Lotto Numbers To Win $401,000 Windfall
Of course, they don’t get all of that, as the tax man is waiting with his hand out, but it’s still a nice, round number to think about for now. Some lucky player (they have yet to come forward) picked five of five winning numbers in the Tuesday night draw, purchasing the ducat at the…
Read MoreSUV Takes Unexpected Turn Into Home Off Moraga Road Sunday
This “Flash Photo” comes to us from our Flasher Pal Enid Hudak (“We are many, we have cameras – and we Flash!) after an SUV with two folks aboard took a detour through a house on Moraga Road at Draeger Drive at around 11:35am Sunday. Homeowners were away at the time, we believe… whew. Two…
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