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Early Morning Fire Guts Lin’s Buffet Building Monday
Fire ravaged the Lin’s Buffet restaurant at Willow Pass Road and Waterworld Parkway in Concord early Monday morning, prompting road closures and drawing onlookers despite the hour. It was not immediately known what started the blaze, reported at 2:39 a.m. Crews responding to the blaze found themselves on the defensive as heavy fire continued to…
Read MoreSearch For Missing Swimmer At Livermore’s Lake Del Valle Called Off Due To Darkness
Rescue crews have launched boats and are searching the waters near the dam at Lake Del Valle in Livermore for a man who reportedly entered the water from a boat in the area and did not surface. Rescue divers and craft from the Alameda County Fire Water Rescue unit were searching the area where the…
Read MoreSearch For Missing Pleasanton Runner Stretches Into Fourth Day
The search for a 37-year-old Berkeley man who set off into midday heat for a run in the hills near Moller Ranch staging area in Pleasanton stretched into its third day Monday with no trace of the missing man being found. So far, the search for Philip Kreycik has turned up no evidence of the…
Read MoreRepeat DUI Driver Crashes In Danville Friday; Five Injured
A 53-year-old San Ramon man on probation for an earlier DUI and with multiple DUI convictions in his past was arrested after a destructive crash which left five people injured and debris strewn across Camino Tassajara near Tassajara Lane Friday night. Police and fire personnel responded to a report of a collision in the area…
Read MoreFriday: A “Come To Jesus” Morning Caps A Tumultuous Week
If there was ever a week to come along and remind us all we’re living in the Great Golden State it was this one with egg-broiling heat, Rock ‘em, Sock ‘em seismic events and some human stories coming together in engaging, often very sad ways. Some among us go before their Earthly Judges today, some…
Read MoreCool People Hanging Out At The Orinda Library
Contra Costa County has designated the Orinda Library as a Cooling Center as temperatures are expected to remain high from July 8 through July 10. People hoping to cool off are required to wear masks while at the facility – no matter what their vaccination status might be. The library is open to those seeking…
Read More“Our Bella’s Back And We’re All Cel-a-bratin’… A Ya, A Ya, Our Bella’s Back!”
Little Bella’s humans let her out for a pee break on the Fourth and when the booming started at around 7:30 p.m. Bella took off, headed for the hills and leaving her Parkside neighborhood far behind. It turned out she sought refuge at Station 84 on Railroad Avenue in Pittsburg – where a photo was…
Read MoreFire At Our Namesake Interchange Wednesday
A brush fire broke out at our namesake 24/680 interchange Wednesday, multiple callers checking in to report the flames at about 2:20 p.m. Con Fire crews pounced on the blaze and were able to knock it down pretty quickly, despite the high traffic nature of the area and some winds. The News24/680 Bunker was undamaged.…
Read MoreMoraga Man Dead After Apparent Fall In El Dorado County
Officials in El Dorado County have confirmed that a Moraga resident was found dead at the base of a cliff in Lake Tahoe earlier this month. A sheriff’s office spokesman said Bryan J. Temple, 67, was found dead near Eagle Falls on July 3 after officials received calls from concerned citizens reporting a possible body…
Read MoreSemi-Rural Noise: Moraga Maintains Its Previous Stance – And It’s Not Music To Everyone’s Ears
Along with dog parks and speed bumps and sink holes one of the most rancorous topics available for Moragans to sink their teeth into like a Rawhide Chew Bone from time to time has been – noise. What noise, you might ask. Roosters and cows and the occasionally boisterous owl courting a love interest in…
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