The Sunday Column – News24-680.com

Planet Kelvin; Huey High-Five; Bar Talk; Lookin’ For Linda

Wrapping up the week here at News24/680 and quite the week it was with ‘sploding vehicles, aerial fly-bys, mule trains, climate shift and the few things that keep Your Friendly Neighborhood News Dudes grounded – good food and music. As we sit, pounding out copy and awaiting our inevitable fate at the hands of AI…

Hot Dog Dust; New Cop(s) In Town; Girls, Girls, Girls…

Hello and g’morning Gentle Readers, we’ve made it to Sunday! This despite the hard work and ideology of some who would like to see us turn back the clock to 1862 but for now, many of us appear to be marshaling resources, shaking off the tethers of tyranny and pushing forward. Wow. Tethers of Tyranny.…

Hyper AND Local: Dewpoints, Garbage, And The Great Prestidigitation

Fought our way up and out of the sinusy cloud that enveloped us at O Early Thirty this morning only to learn from our pals at the National Weather Service (aka N-Dubs) that 60 degree dewpoints had lent the morning its muggy sense of strangulation. It’s always good to know the science behind your discomfort,…

Sunday Summation: “But It’s A Dry Heat, Right?”

There’s a quiet pool betting on the next calamity to befall the 24/680, our usually peaceful landscape interrupted by all manner of trial and tribulation in recent weeks – both natural and man made. If it’s not orbiting whirlybirds and probing Night Suns it’s a heavenly sound and light show like the one that rolled…

Sunday Summary: Burglars With Nice Rides; Local Kid Turns One Down; Car Miners Getting Better – And High-Profile Arrests

In an era where we we don’t find ourselves agreeing on very much we think we can agree it was a busy, newsy week for us all here in the 24/680. Local bikers celebrated the opening of a bike lane link between our county (Contra Costa) and Marin this weekend, many pausing to admire the…