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Lafayette Loses Its Original Millie – Mildred M. “Millie” Harris Dies At 91
She started out waitressing in a town that embraced her kind attention and loving spirit, many of Lafayette’s pioneering families following her when she opened a “front room” restaurant of her own at 1018 Oak Hill Rd. – immediately churning out breakfasts and her trademark coffeecake for a loyal and hungry following. Mildred M. Harris – “Millie”…
Read MoreIt’s The Beav! Ailing Critter Heals At Lindsay Wildlife, Enjoys Tail-Slapping Welcome Home
The good folks at Lindsay Wildlife Experience in Walnut Creek took in a storm-battered, plastic-ingesting beaver found a little the worse for wear at Joe Henderson Elementary in Benicia earlier this month, nursed him back to health and celebrated his return to his lodge Thursday. The 50-pound critter was released back into the open space…
Read MoreSpike In Broken Car Windows Along Highway 24 In Lafayette; CHP Looking For Cause
There are a number of things that can cause automotive glass to shatter spontaneously and when it happens many shocked drivers usually fear the worst – that they have been shot at or someone has thrown something at their car. A recent spike in the number of cases involving shattered windows along Highway 24 in…
Read MoreSheriff’s Investigators, FBI Working With Orinda PD To Recover Weapon Stolen From Agent’s Car
Detectives from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Investigation Division are working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Orinda police after an MP5 semi-automatic rifle, ammunition, and a police vest were stolen from an agent’s car. Investigators said the 10 mm rifle was lawfully stored in the vehicle. Anyone with any information…
Read MoreOne Arrested, One Hospitalized After Foot Chase In Danville Monday
Officers in Danville spotted a car listed as stolen at the Railroad Avenue parking lot in town Monday and attempted to contact two people as they returned to the car with unintended results, according to spokesman Geoff Gillette. The incident kicked off at approximately 1:10 p.m. Monday as officers were alerted to a stolen Nissan Sentra via…
Read MoreCar Belonging To Missing Teen Found In Alameda Creek; Recovery Operation Underway
Swift water rescue experts and divers reached the battered car belonging to a Tracy teen missing since a car accident sent the vehicle plunging into raging Alameda Creek Saturday. Divers found Jayda Jenkins’ upended Honda Accord far downstream from where a witness said he saw it go into the water shortly after the accident Saturday.…
Read MoreThousands Gather For Women’s March In Walnut Creek Saturday
Thousands of women from as far away as Sacramento joined others in cities and towns across the country in a nationwide demonstration of dissatisfaction with the nation’s pick for its president – filling Walnut Creek’s Civic Park. A few medical incidents were reported, with people in the crowd helping those afflicted until first responders could reach…
Read MoreThe FBI Would Like Its MP5 Submachine Gun Back, Please
A rifle, bullet proof vest and ammunition magazines were stolen from an FBI agent’s vehicle earlier this month, and now the bureau is seeking the public’s assistance to track down the items, BayAreaNewsTalk.com has learned. The FBI’s San Francisco Field Office has confirmed to BayAreaNewsTalk.com that the items were taken from an FBI special agent’s…
Read MoreLast Call For Walnut Creek Crogan’s On January 23
The following has been posted on the Crogan’s/Walnut Creek Facebook page: Friends of Crogan’s. It’s with a heavy heart that we announce that after 39 years of business, Crogan’s will officially be closing the doors on Monday, January 23. Many of you have been following the dealings with Crogan’s and the city of Walnut Creek.…
Read MoreMoraga Man Dead After Domestic Confrontation Goes Wrong Sunday
Police found a Moraga man dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound early Sunday after an armed confrontation at a Lafayette home earlier in the evening touched off a widespread but initially futile search involving police helicopter and canine units. Neighbors reported seeing a heavily armed police presence outside a Moraga home around 1 a.m. Sunday,…
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