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Unknown Chemical Kills One Dublin School Janitor, Hospitalizes Another Wednesday
UPDATE: Dublin police said fentanyl was found near two janitors found unresponsive inside a Middle School Library Wednesday, shattering beliefs the pair had succumbed to exposure to a toxic chemical. James Covington, 32, of Pittsburg, died at the scene. His co-worker and fiancée, 29-year-old Shameka Wilbon, was hospitalized and is expected to survive. Family members…
Read MoreThree Young People Killed In Livermore Crash Monday
Three area youths – two of them students at local high schools and one a recent graduate – were killed in a collision between the passenger car they were in and a semi-truck late Monday night. Investigators said the two youths and a young adult relative died of injuries sustained in the collision on Las…
Read MoreMan, Dog Rescued From Burning Home In Pleasant Hill Monday
An elderly man and a dog were located and rescued from a home burning on Cornell Court in Pleasant Hill Monday. The fire was reported shortly after 2 p.m. with reports of smoke and flame at the residence, 19 Cornell Court. Firefighters arriving at the scene were met by those conditions upon arrival and swung…
Read MoreDanville Council Approves Additional Aid To Small Businesses
From the Town of Danville: During a special meeting held via Zoom on Friday, December 18, 2020, the Danville Town Council approved actions to provide additional aid to Danville businesses hard hit by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Restrictions placed on small business as a result of the pandemic prompted the council to examine additional ways…
Read MoreFriday Outlook: Cold, With A Chance Of Car Burglary
Good Friday morning on what’s shaping up to be an Amy Winehouse-themed news day in the 24/680. We’re not quite sure how our newsroom jukebox finds its musical way in the mornings, but it’s all about Rehab and Waking Up Alone – in the bunker this morning. Folks are up and about and slamming into…
Read MoreDNA Testing Links Moraga Coyote To Latest Lafayette Bite Incident
State Fish and Wildlife officials said DNA testing of animal saliva acquired after three recent coyote encounters in Moraga and Lafayette has revealed that a single animal was responsible for all three biting incidents. Lab results proved that a coyote was responsible for a bite delivered to a Diablo Foods store employee in Lafayette the…
Read MoreState’s Regional Stay-at-Home Order Triggered After Bay Area Runs Low On ICU Beds
From Contra Costa Health Services: Due to the dwindling supply of hospital beds for patients who need intensive care in the Bay Area, the state will apply a regional stay-at-home order across the nine-county region to slow the spread of COVID-19 and prevent the region’s hospitals from becoming overwhelmed. Now more than ever, Contra Costa…
Read MoreCoyote Roaming Downtown Lafayette Tuesday; Unconfirmed Report Of A Person Bitten
Investigators with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife are once again turning to science to determine the DNA profile of a coyote that reportedly nipped a store employee in downtown Lafayette Tuesday night. Captain Patrick Foy of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed many reports forwarded to this site of a coyote…
Read MoreCOVID Vaccine To Be Distributed Following Federal, State Framework
Joint Statement of Bay Area Health Officers: As Bay Area nurses, doctors and other healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients receive the first, small batches of a rigorously tested vaccine, the region’s Health Officers see hope: we now have a critical tool to help fight this pandemic. These vaccinations in acute care hospital settings follow…
Read MoreKinder Morgan Pipeline Cleanup Continues In Walnut Creek
Weekend rains delayed ongoing efforts to remove gas that leaked from a Kinder Morgan fuel pipeline in Walnut Creek – the same pipeline and in the same area as a 2004 explosion that killed five. Area residents first reported the smell of fuel in the area late last month. Responding crews found that as much…
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