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Complicated Rescue After Rossmoor Crash Saturday

Complicated extrication in Rossmoor late Saturday after a driver dialed for help after crashing her car through a bus bench and some other infrastructure before tumbling down an embankment onto the 2100 block of Golden Rain Road. The crash was reported at approximately 11:20p.m. and brought many residents out for a look after the car…

Rollover Pole Shear Crash Snarls Walnut Creek Traffic Thursday

A nasty looking rollover crash sheared a power pole at Ygnacio Valley Road and San Carlos at the base and snarled traffic in the area and for much of the city, as a result. The car’s driver, however, walked away from the crash without a scratch. The driver told News24/680 she was trying to make…

Electric Vehicle Burning In Underground Garage Prompts Shelter In Place Order Wednesday

A burning electric vehicle re-charging at an underground parking garage caught fire and burned Wednesday, prompting evacuations, a second alarm to help battle the fire, a Shelter in Place order from city officials to nearby residents and a rare decontamination order for firefighters assigned to the blaze. The fire was reported minutes before 5 p.m.…

Walnut Creek Council Mulls E-Bike Safety Action Plan Tonight

In an apparent effort to address the proliferation of E-Bike and electric motorcycle riders on city street, the Walnut Creek city council is taking steps to reduce the number of collisions while supporting safe riding practices. The agenda item was announced as Walnut Creek police continue to address incidents of unsafe operation on city streets.…

One Injured In Early Morning Walnut Creek Crash Tuesday

One person was taken to hospital with apparently serious injuries after a rollover crash on I680 approaching the Ygnacio Valley Road offramp early Tuesday morning. Reports that the driver/occupant was ejected during the crash could not be immediately confirmed as no official account has been given. The crash was reported at 1:11 a.m. The victim…

Sizable Crowd Turns Up Outside Walnut Creek Tesla Showroom Saturday

A crowd of about 700 people moved into the small plaza outside the Walnut Creek Tesla showroom on Saturday to voice their displeasure with senior presidential advisor and world’s richest man Elon Musk. Editor’s Note: We understand that many people have strong feelings about the issue covered in this post. Due to the highly politicized…

Going Bananas. Whatta YOU See?

Photographers – the good ones, anyway – see things differently than the rest of us. They may be blessed with unusually good vision, a slightly more developed insight, perhaps an off-kilter view of the world – but things jump out at the good ones the rest of us have to strain to see. Sean McDonough,…

Fatal Crash On N. Main Street In Walnut Creek Early Saturday; DUI Suspected

A 28-year-old Concord woman was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated following a grinding collision in the 2100 block of N. Main Street early Saturday, a crash that killed one woman and seriously injured a male companion. In a release issued late Saturday, Walnut Creek police said they’d arrested Briana Day of Concord for…

How Hot Is It? Car Catches Fire In Walnut Creek Saturday

We don’t have to tell you we’re going through a bit of a heat wave at present and that there’s no truth to the rumor that cars are spontaneously combusting as temperatures rise. Local shooter (that’s what we call photographers, not to be conflated with the other usage…) Sean McDonough was surveying the damage from…

Walnut Creek PD May Be Getting Some New, Hybrid Wheels Soon

Police cars take a beating over the course of their service lives and Walnut Creek PD vehicles are no exception. A proposal up for consideration by the city council at their February 1 meeting calls for the purchase and outfitting of eight new hybrid cruisers – at a cost to the city of $540,830 –…