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CHP boosts DUI patrols through Walnut Creek
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Cal Fire launches free AwareCA wildfire alert app
Cal Fire launched AwareCA, a free app giving California residents, including those in Walnut Creek, real-time wildfire maps, evacuation alerts and push notifications from verified emergency agencies.
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Walnut Creek faces triple-digit heat Saturday
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Cal Fire launches free AwareCA wildfire alert app
Cal Fire launched AwareCA, a free app giving California residents, including those in Walnut Creek, real-time wildfire maps, evacuation alerts and push notifications from verified emergency agencies.
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CHP boosts DUI patrols through Walnut Creek
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Walnut Creek faces triple-digit heat Saturday
Public Safety
Cal Fire launches free AwareCA wildfire alert app
Cal Fire launched AwareCA, a free app giving California residents, including those in Walnut Creek, real-time wildfire maps, evacuation alerts and push notifications from verified emergency agencies.
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CHP boosts DUI patrols through Walnut Creek
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Walnut Creek faces triple-digit heat Saturday
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Walnut Creek heat to hit mid-90s through Thursday
The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood advisory through Thursday for Bay Area shorelines, with tides running 1.2 feet above normal, while a high-pressure ridge is expected to push East Bay interior temperatures into the low 90s by midweek.
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Air district to review permits after Angel Island smoke
The Bay Area Air District is reconsidering its prescribed burn permit process after an Angel Island operation on Wednesday, Sept. 23 sent smoke into western Contra Costa County, pushing air quality readings above 400 along the Richmond coast. Contra Costa Supervisor John Gioia plans to raise the issue at the Air District's Oct. 7 board meeting.
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Firefighters rescue hiker, 84, near Old Borges Ranch trail
Firefighters and paramedics rescued an 84-year-old man who lost consciousness on a trail near Old Borges Ranch in Walnut Creek's Shell Ridge Open Space on Wednesday, Sept. 23, sending multiple fire trucks along Oak Grove Road.
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Angel Island burn smoke may reach Walnut Creek through Saturday
Crews burned 85 acres on Angel Island on Wednesday, Sept. 23, and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District warned that smoke may drift across the district, including Walnut Creek, through roughly Saturday, Sept. 26.
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I-680 drainage work closes Walnut Creek lanes third time
Caltrans shut down three southbound I-680 lanes and the Gregory Lane off-ramp in Walnut Creek on Monday night for drainage work, the third overnight I-680 closure in the area since August.
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Newsom's emergency order tests Walnut Creek's aging flood channels
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Sept. 21 to prepare California for a potentially historic El Niño, staging 4.4 million sandbags and fast-tracking flood permits as Contra Costa County's aging flood channels near the end of their 70-year design life.
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Kelvin wave, El Niño raise Walnut Creek flood risk this winter
A massive Kelvin wave heading up the Pacific coast could raise Bay Area sea levels 6 to 12 inches starting in October, compounding a historic El Niño that scientists say may bring record flooding risk to Walnut Creek's aging flood channels this winter.
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Hiker airlifted off Mount Diablo after severe leg injury
East Bay Regional Park District crews used the EAGLE 8 helicopter to extract a hiker with a severe leg injury from steep, inaccessible terrain near Fossil Ridge and the Summit Trail on Mount Diablo on Sunday, Sept. 13.
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Walnut Creek urged to sign up for county emergency alerts
Contra Costa County is urging residents to register for free Community Warning System emergency alerts as National Preparedness Month begins, with sign-ups available online or by phone.
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BART faces $60M bill after Daly City substation fire
A fire at a 40-year-old BART substation near Daly City caused three days of systemwide delays, including on lines serving Walnut Creek, with the agency saying it costs $60 million to replace a single substation and has funding for only one.
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Study finds measles vaccination gaps near Contra Costa
A Kaiser Permanente study published in JAMA Network Open identified seven low-vaccination clusters in Northern California, adding urgency months after a confirmed measles case exposed shoppers at Walnut Creek's Broadway Plaza in December 2025.
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Walnut Creek BART crime down 67%, agency says
BART says crime against riders fell 67% per million trips since the end of 2024, crediting Next Generation Fare Gates installed at all 50 stations including Walnut Creek, with safety-related train delays down 47% and an estimated $10 million in recovered annual fare revenue.
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