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DNA 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…
Read MoreDistrict Attorney Issues New Policy Related To Civil Asset Forfeiture Cases
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – Today, Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton formalized a new policy for civil asset forfeiture cases within the DA’s Office. In June 2019, DA Becton implemented an interim policy to address growing concerns with certain types of civil asset forfeiture cases. This interim policy is now permanent…
Read MoreWildlife Officials Link Lone Coyote To Two Moraga Attacks; Kill Three Others
State game wardens have determined that a lone coyote is responsible for two attacks on humans in Moraga, adding that a culling operation set into motion after the incidents has killed three other animals. Fish and Wildlife Capt. Patrick Foy told KCBS radio that a DNA comparison established that one coyote was responsible for recent…
Read MoreAttempted Carjacking Reported In Orinda Monday Night
Police in Orinda are investigating an attempted carjacking reported in their city at about 7:51 p.m. Monday. Officers responded to the first block of Moraga Way in Orinda, the Theater Square area, and spoke with a woman who said she was approached by three suspects as she entered her Mazda 3. One suspect took her…
Read MoreA Reader Remembers The Depression – And How Her Government Helped Her Family Through It
We’ve been writing a bit about current public sentiment – best described, perhaps, as frantic; angry; suspicious; patient; optimistic with a peppery dose of humbled and “wondering what’s coming next” added for good measure. We’ve been tested. We’re being tested. Not war-time tested or Depression tested, maybe, but still tested. People are hurting, livelihoods are…
Read MorePolice Investigating Related Carjackings In Antioch, Concord Sunday
A man sought for an earlier carjacking incident in Antioch Sunday apparently dropped his first car in favor of another in Concord – taking the vehicle at gunpoint. Police are looking for a white male, 25-30 years last seen wearing a hat, possibly with a red bill, and shorts. His last car taken – near…
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