Concord, Red Cross Sponsor Community Blood Drive April 2nd
> WHAT: City of Concord Blood Drive WHEN: Wednesday, April 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Willow Pass Community Center. 2748 E. Olivera Road, Concord The City of Concord and the American Red...
View ArticleSun Terrace Elementary School Receives Donation of Learning Materials
First through third-graders at Sun Terrace Elementary School in Concord will receive a special St. Patrick’s Day surprise at an afternoon assembly. Concord’s Mayor Tim Grayson and Police Chief Guy...
View ArticleFree Expo on Mar. 23 Highlights Concord Parks & Rec Programs
> Concord Parks & Recreation will be holding a free Summer Programs Expo on Sunday, March 23 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Centre Concord, 5298 Clayton Road in the Clayton Fair Shopping Center. The...
View ArticleColumn: The Garden Girl – Lavender Plants
> Lavender is an incredibly hardy, evergreen herb. For decades people have been planting lavender for luck. Lavender is extremely water-wise, and the flowers are very bee attractive. Lavender is...
View ArticleCHP Pursuit through Concord Ends with Arrest Near Treat & Oak Grove
A California Highway Patrol pursuit through Concord on Saturday afternoon ended with the arrest of one person, who hasn’t been identified. The CHP originally started chasing the motorcycle after they...
View Article16-year-old Boy Arrested in Stolen Vehicle Following Police Pursuit
> A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Sunday in a stolen vehicle following a police pursuit, officers said. At about 4:35 p.m., a Walnut Creek police officer saw a vehicle being driven erratically on...
View ArticleUPDATE: Concord Police Chasing Stolen Vehicle in N. Concord
Concord Police are chasing a stolen 1995 Honda Accord in N. Concord. The chase started on Solano Way in Concord, and is now on eastbound highway-4 in Bay Point. Speeds have reached 100-miles-per-hour....
View ArticleHit & Run Vehicle -vs- Pedestrian Collision on Willow Pass in Concord –...
> Concord Police are investigating a hit & run vehicle -vs- pedestrian collision on Willow Pass Rd. near N. 6th St. in Concord, which possibly claimed the life of one person on Sunday night just...
View ArticleUPDATE: Fatal Hit & Run Vehicle -vs- Pedestrian Collision on Willow Pass Rd....
> Concord police are looking for the driver of a pickup truck involved in a fatal hit-and-run that happened on Sunday night. Officers responded to a report that a vehicle had hit a pedestrian in the...
View ArticleMan Struck on Head with Crowbar at the North Concord BART Station
A man was hit over the head with a crowbar by three suspects at the North Concord BART station on Saturday night around 10pm. Several patrons were sitting outside next to their car in the reserve...
View ArticleGas Leak Capped After PG&E Service Line Snaps During Maintenance
A gas leak was reported this morning at a home in Martinez where a PG&E worker was doing routine maintenance, a utility spokeswoman said. The leak was reported at 9:43 a.m. at a home in the 100...
View ArticleUPDATE: Coroner Identifies Concord Woman Killed in Hit & Run Collision
A woman killed in a hit-and-run collision in Concord late Sunday night has been identified as 46-year-old Yolanda Tiscareno, according to the Contra Costa County coroner’s office. Police are continuing...
View ArticleThe Water Cooler – Murder Charge for Drunk Drivers?
> The “Water Cooler” is a feature on Claycord.com where we ask you a question or provide a topic, and you talk about it! The “Water Cooler” will be up Monday-Friday at noon! If a drunk driver kills...
View ArticleTraffic Jammin’ with Janis Mara – Carpool Lanes on Bay Area Bridges, Fixing...
> Traffic Jammin’ with Janis Mara – Every Monday at 2pm on Claycord.com. TRAFFIC JAMMER: Greetings, all! This Claycord.com column is for everyone who negotiates the highways and public transit of...
View ArticleDon’t Drink & Drive – Please Designate a Sober Driver Tonight
> St. Patrick’s Day is today, and the Contra Costa “Avoid the 25″ anti-DUI task force is reminding drivers not to get behind the wheel if they’ve been drinking. The National Highway Traffic Safety...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Vehicle Hits Two Signs While Leaving Lydia Lane Park in Clayton
> > A vehicle leaving Lydia Lane park in Clayton destroyed two signs just before 6pm on Monday night. A witness says the vehicle struck one sign at the entrance/exit to the park, then drove on...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Concord Police Arrest Antioch Man in Connection with Fatal Hit & Run
> > Concord police arrested a 29-year-old man suspected of driving a pickup truck that struck and killed a woman in Concord late Sunday night. Tyler Neal Larson of Antioch was arrested on Monday...
View ArticleFour Arrests Made in Martinez Decoy Shoulder Tap Operation
> Agents from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) and Officers from the Martinez Police Department joined forces with law enforcement agencies throughout California in a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Suspect in Fatal Concord Hit & Run Crash Arrested by CHP for Alleged...
> A 29-year-old man who allegedly fled from a crash that killed a homeless woman in Concord late Sunday night was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving early the next morning, a California...
View ArticleThe Water Cooler – Camping Near Claycord
> The “Water Cooler” is a feature on Claycord.com where we ask you a question or provide a topic, and you talk about it! The “Water Cooler” will be up Monday-Friday at noon! Today’s question: Where...
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