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Pilot Makes Unscheduled Landing On EBMUD Property Friday
The pilot of a small plane dropped in for a skillful landing in the rolling hills between Campolindo and the Lafayette Reservoir Friday, apparently searching out the unlikely landing area after experiencing engine problems. There were no injuries. No word on how they plan to get it out of there just yet.
Read MoreContra Costa County Improves To Red Tier In State Reopening Plan
From County Health Services: COVID-19 is spreading slower in Contra Costa than during a post-holiday peak a few weeks ago, allowing some business and community activities to resume in the county for the first time since November. The average daily number of new cases in Contra Costa has fallen enough that California today moved the…
Read More“Unusually Aggressive” Coyote Responsible For Lamorinda Attacks Caught, Euthanized
From State Department of Fish and Wildlife: A multi-agency team of wildlife management professionals and local law enforcement caught and euthanized the coyote that attacked five people in the Moraga/Lafayette area of Contra Costa County, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced. This unusually aggressive coyote attacked a small child on Jul 9,…
Read MoreOfficer-Involved Shooting Reported In Danville Thursday
This morning at about 11:48 a.m., police dispatch received several calls from motorists regarding a person who was throwing rocks off the Sycamore Valley Road overpass onto Highway 680. A Danville Police Officer arrived at the scene and contacted the subject in question in the area of Sycamore Valley Road and Camino Ramon. The officer…
Read MoreWilder Offramp From Westbound Highway 24 Closed By Fatal Crash Thursday
The Wilder Road offramp in Orinda was closed after a fatal crash reported at 4:54 a.m. Thursday. Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District crews called to the area by a report of a multi-vehicle crash found an overturned pickup truck with the occupant trapped inside. Traffic was re-routed around the scene as crews worked to free the…
Read MoreDanville Standoff Ends Without Injury Wednesday; Subject In Custody
A Shelter In Place order was put into effect Wednesday after a man with encroaching personal issues took to his vehicle in the area of Paraiso and Everett in Danville – and declined police requests that he exit the vehicle. The resulting standoff, which started shortly after 3 p.m. and ended at 7 p.m., drew…
Read MoreMartinez/Pleasant Hill Officers Arrest Two Suspected Robbers – 15 And 17 Years Old – Wednesday
From the Martinez Police Department: At 11:07am, officers from the Martinez Police Department were dispatched to a robbery in progress in the pharmacy of the CVS store at 6668 Alhambra Ave., Martinez. The suspects were described as two males wearing face masks and hoodies. As officers were responding, the suspects were able to gain access…
Read MoreTwo-Alarm Apartment Fire Caps Busy Day In Alamo-Danville-San Ramon Tuesday
The latest in a series of residential fires reported in Alamo-Danville-San Ramon Tuesday grew to 2-Alarms shortly after it was spotted burning through the upstairs bedroom of a home in the 100 block of Alamo Square Drive. Occupants reported the blaze shortly after 7:20 p.m. and fled the residence at that time. Crews were able…
Read MoreFire Damages San Ramon Home Tuesday
Fire consumed the garage of a two-story residence in the 2500 block of Toltec Circle early Tuesday morning, spreading into the residence before firefighters could bring the blaze under control. The fire was reported shortly before 2 a.m. with arriving fire crews met by heavy smoke and flame from the garage. Residents fled the home…
Read MoreLetters: “Is It Time To Be Happy, Yet?”
Editor; Finally some good news as Twenty Twenty fades into history: schools reopening, Uncle Sugar sending some of us $1,400 and Jill Biden coming over to vaccinate me personally this afternoon. It almost makes sitting in traffic bearable again. My sister is happy because the schools are opening and the kids are heading back to…
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