#SanRamon Teen Shot/Wounded Sunday Night. #UnionCity Woman Under Arrest: news24-680.com/2025/11/23/s...

We've Flashed what we know about an apparently ongoing barricaded suspect scenario on Ward Way in #Concord. Neighbors say a person may also have been taken hostage there, further complicating the situation, of course.

One of our cameras followed a smoke plume to a burning landscaping vehicle in the 1500 block of Geary Road in Walnut Creek this evening. This was reported at 7:05pm. No injuries reported but the truck and gear are going to need some work.

More Plywood in #Lafayette ... after local candy story burglarized, its safe uprooted and taken away despite a building alarm. Another local business also recently victimized. Apparently, #Lamorinda is still in the crosshairs...

MorningShow in the 24/680:

Pick Your Scenario, #WalnutCreek 1.) End of a pursuit? 2.) Owner always wanted an off-road vehicle 3.) Late-night celebrant worked hard to miss the poles, settled for the junipers. Ygnacio Valley Road, just east of Oak Grove, Photo courtesy of Chris!

Photos from a 2-car crash on eastbound Highway 24 at Pleasant Hill in #Lafayette Calif. tonight. Relatively minor injuries reported. Traffic balled up for a bit:

Second Rollover (Turtle) Crash of the Day in #WalnutCreek Our embargo on these types of crashes lasted until the latest incident at Olympic and Tice Valley in Walnut Creek. Everyone walked away (whew) but it was messy. Scene chatter had it that someone dropped a coffee cup. #News24/680FlashPhoto

"She's Okay... But Kinda Early For This Kind of Thing." Nasty crash with a Full Turtle and sheared power pole at Ygnacio Valley Road and San Carlos in #WalnutCreek this morning. Driver okay and getting a lift from our photographer. #CoCoPhotos

Aerial view of subterranean EV fire at 2121 N. California Blvd. in Walnut Creek this evening. Crews venting the underground parking level of smoke, which can be seen at the center of this video. No injuries but we believe the involved car may be at least badly damaged. #CoCoPhotos #GetTheFlash

There are a thousand stories out there, just waiting to be told. And we're just the ones to do it. #CoCoPhotos #FastAndFriendly #WalnutCreekCalif

According to their detractors a few #Rossmoor residents and paid #Antifa members turned out for a minuscule rally in #WalnutCreekCalif. today. These same folks were angry we chose to cover it. But, hey, that's what we do. Decide for yourself how many people turned out... #NoKings #NoEncryption

A few friends getting together to mark No Kings Day in #WalnutCreekCalif

A disagreement at Walnut Creek BART this afternoon led to a cutting and a suspect on the run, police bringing in the doggo with tactical sniffer to search for the perp. And, no, we don't use "perp" and that will be the last time you see us drop it. This was reported at about 4:10 p.m... #Decrypt

Firefighters converge on the scene of a near-miss at Happy Valley and Deer Hill roads in #Lafayette (Calif.) tonight, working hard to free a driver trapped in the wreckage of his car. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment...

Sometimes, if you look up, look around... you're rewarded with a Harvest Moon... And now we can't get Mr. Young's song out of our head: youtu.be/ml22cp4ojHg?...

"Scrolling Skies and Blowy Cirrocumulus..." Dramatic skies for weather watchers with our landmark mountain posing stoically as a backdrop. Rain predicted for tomorrow and we look forward to that if it happens. Our skies are definitely on the move. We'll see what they bring us... #CoCoCounty #MtDi

Allison's Asteroid We're thinking this has something to do with a planned SpaceX shot tonight, or maybe Saturn or Jupiter are bopping around the sky... or maybe someone on the ISS slipped and hit the "warp speed" button. Kindly sent to us by Allison Coyle, filmed in #PleasantHill

Nice shot... seen it more than once ourselves and it still dazzles.

"Thunderstruck..." We've always liked it. Like it even more when one of our guys happens to capture it on film... #WalnutCreekCalif

In something of a first for robberies of this type, a robbery crew briefly trapped behind security glass at a #SanRamon jewelry store shoots their way through the glass to gain their freedom... No injuries reported.

Just a neighbor minding his own business and then, amid the cacophony of sirens and spinning tires "Don't hit me, bro!" enters the pantheon of breaking news related exclamations following today's robbery in #SanRamon

More "Rides," this photographic grouping of automotive steel courtesy of Jason Lawrence, shot while posing coquettishly at Countrywood shopping center at Treat and Bancroft in Walnut Creek, Calif. . Okay gearjammers, what are we looking at?

This seemed to sum recent events up nicely...

Everyone was there for this one. Lotsa LEOs at Crow Canyon and Camino Tassajara in #Blackhawk after police spotted a car they wanted for a recent armed robbery. Car stop attracted some attention and more than a few Flash photos (for which we're always grateful). #FastMobileFriendly #LetsGetFlashy

Whoops, no... the #WalnutCreek #Pinstripes location, which only opened its doors late last year, is calling it quits as its parent company cites declining sales and looming bankruptcy as reasons for the closure.

This Little Man wasn't the object of police attention during a felony stop in #WalnutCreek on Monday, but he was careful to obey police commands issued by way of a public address system. Father and son came across the stop during a ride through the area. Dad talked son through the experience...

Scary moment in the 3300 block of Ridge Road in #Lafayette (Calif.) when driver loses control during a turn, striking a teen on a scooter, caroming off a tree and plunging headlong toward a nearby home. Three injured...

Peek a Boo... I see you! Morning arrives in the Bay Area.

Crash under investigation and attracting attention from folks near the 7Eleven store in the 1200 block of Boulevard Way in #WalnutCreek. One person was reported injured but we have no information is to the nature of their injuries. Investigators examining the involved car for clues as to cause.

"EV FoamDown..." Bit of trouble at the EV charging station on Tice Valley Boulevard in #WalnutCreek (Calif.) today and, yes, the 24/680 Guy was there - managing to include the National Colors in his photos. Two cars burned. HazMat scene declared due to presence of toxic chemicals. No injuries.

#WalnutCreek - Fire at EV Charging Station Two vehicles on fire, 1900 block of Tice Valley Blvd. with PD/Fire warning of possible toxic fumes. Avoid area.

More photos from the fire lines of that blaze on Oakvale Road in unincorporated #WalnutCreek tonight:

#WalnutCreek (unincorporated) 8:05pm FIRE - on the hillside, 2200 block of Oakvale Rd. Home in the area evacuated with firefighters converging on the site...

Whoa. Brings back memories of Northern Ireland. Let us know if the Royal Marines are on the move again... and if those Saracens show up we'll know we're in REAL trouble.

Lafayette PD officer found himself in an automotive sandwich outside Diablo Foods in #Lafayette around 2:15pm this afternoon, smelled something burning and realized it was his car. Officer emptied an extinguisher on what turned out to be his smoldering trunk. Rammer arrested on suspicion of DUI...

About to button up in advance of a high heat advisory for the 24/680 and hoping we don't get any drift smoke from our unfortunate neighbors to the North. Glorious sunrise over our favorite mountain this morning...

Shots showing the resulting entanglement after a motorist got a little sideways on La Mesa Lane in Walnut Creek tonight (8:35pm). Driver suffered a head injury. Pole going to need a replacement. Some wires came down but the lights stayed on...

Bit of a crash with a car Turtled on Marsh Creek at Morgan Territory with TONS of our Flashers dialing in from the resultant traffic jam up on Marsh. Injury crash with an air ambulance summoned to transport at least one victim. Videos Courtesy "Neighbor Bebe!"

Firefighters descended on the Original Joe's location on S. Main Street in #WalnutCreek (Calif.) early Monday, trying to find the source of some smoke back flushing through the kitchens. No active fire was found, though firefighters searched the kitchen and attic. #TryTheChops

"Hello. We've Been Expecting You..." Walnut Creek, Calif.