Posts Tagged ‘NEWS24/680’
Lafayette Suspends Business Assistance Program Due To Lack Of Federal Funding
From the City of Lafayette: In March 2020, a national emergency and a county shelter-in-place order were declared due to the global spread of COVID-19. Several Lafayette businesses were immediately impacted by the shelter-in-place order and had to cease operations. Other businesses had to severely limit their operations. Local non-profits were also restricted in their…
Read MoreLocal Businesses Alarmed, Confused By Email Ransom Threats
Businesses throughout the 24/680, the East Bay, the Bay Area and the nation received alarming, threatening emails Thursday informing them that explosives placed in their businesses would detonate if specified ransom demands were not met. None of the threats bore out though police were kept busy comforting some owners – both frantic and angered by…
Read MoreOne Dead, Two Critically Injured After Rudgear Road DUI Crash Thursday
One person was killed and two others were trapped in the wreckage of a their cars with critical injuries after a grinding crash at Rudgear Road and the South Broadway extension from Highway 680 Thursday night. County Coroner’s deputies identified the dead man as Hector Garza, 45, of Walnut Creek. Garza’s child also suffered critical…
Read MoreEight Year Old Hit, Severely Injured Across From Foothill Middle School In Walnut Creek Wednesday
We Flashed our Walnut Creek subscribers Wednesday evening after we learned of a vehicle versus child collision at Cedro Lane and Cafeto in Walnut Creek and have learned that the child was severely injured in that crash. Contra Costa County Fire Protection District spokesman Robert Marshall confirmed our version of the account Thursday, saying the…
Read MoreNEWS24/680 101: Using Us
Lots of new, well-scrubbed and shining faces in our News Sphere of late and we welcome you all. Here are some basics you’ll need to know to get the most out of us in the months ahead – veteran readers may want to go get a cup of coffee or check on the stock market.…
Read MoreWalnut Creek T-Mobile Store Held Up Sunday; PD Searching For Suspect
A lone gunman robbed the T-Mobile store in the 2300 block of Oak Grove Road Sunday, apparently making off with cash and a bag of electronics. Police are maneuvering in their search for the suspect. He is described as a white or Hispanic male wearing a black hoodie, black pants, sunglasses and mask. He was…
Read MoreArea Flags Come Down To Half Staff As Shasta County Fire Claims Lives
Flags at local fire stations and civic building have been ordered flown at half staff Friday as wildfires burning in Northern California claimed the lives of two firefighters and are showing no sign of slowing down. The Carr Fire in Shasta County has so far burned 44,450 acres of timber and has blown through neighborhoods…
Read MoreThe Sunday Mumble
Here we are, our Merry Band, in the grip of Summer and a cresting news cycle. Saturday was a day of new records following a week of new records here at NEWS24/680 with record reader visitation (we thought everyone was out of town), a record number of News Flashes going out to record numbers of…
Read MoreMan Shot To Death In El Sobrante Wednesday
UPDATE: Homicide Detectives from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Investigation Division have arrested two suspects in connection with Wednesday’s murder in El Sobrante. The suspects were identified as 22-year-old Anthony Gaines of Richmond and 57-year old Judy Barkas of El Sobrante. Both have been booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on murder and…
Read MorePup Commandeers Walnut Creek Police Car – Gives Officer A Tonguelashing
Walnut Creek police are trying to reunite a lovely and, apparently, highly affectionate pup with its rightful owner after the animal sought refuge in Officer Akers’ car in town yesterday and let him know in dog language that she was lost. No word if the department’s uniform policy covers excessive drooling but Officer Akers got…
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