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Several People Shot, 4 Killed At Orinda Airbnb Halloween Party House
As many as ten persons appear to have been hit and seriously wounded after a suspect reportedly armed with a MAC10 machine pistol sprayed a home on Lucille Way in Orinda Thursday night. Four people are believed to have been killed. Police from all three Lamorinda agencies and beyond descended on the residence at around…
Read MoreLafayette Homeowner Loses Car, Hit On Head During Halloween Home Invasion Robbery
Lafayette police are searching for three armed men who reportedly came up behind a Martino Road resident, forced him into his home in a search for valuables and who fled in the homeowner’s BMW. The car was believed to have made it through the tunnel. Unconfirmed reports indicate the car may have been found abandoned…
Read MoreThe Readership Sounds Off: Praise For Firefighters; Not So Much For PG&E
We would like to add our voices to those expressing their gratitude to the men and women of our local fire services – all of whom demonstrated the utmost professionalism during our area’s recent fire storms. While we have always known there is a thin line between our daily lives and disaster our vulnerability was…
Read MoreAll Clear – The 24/680 Dodges A Fast-Moving Bullet – And Takes A Hot Shower To Celebrate
At times, when we were cobbling together our Internet and trying to file a story from the front seat of the Newsmobile while sirens wailed and air tankers roared in to deploy a pretty pink swath of Phos-Chek – we were tempted to say in our best radio baritone: “This… is Lamorinda.” Edward R. might…
Read MoreBusy Skies Over Lafayette Sunday
Lafayette resident Richard Usinger had a ringside seat for the aerial ballet played out in the skies over his city Sunday, air tankers of various sizes and description called in to help fight a devastating fire along Highway 24.
Read MoreThe New World Disorder: Survival In The Age Of Power Outages, Wildfires, Bad Information, And No Starbucks
Tens of thousands of good-hearted Californians, friends and neighbors, are getting a taste of what it’s like to be homeless, cut off and pushed around a little as another series of natural calamity descends upon us – compounded by some man-made calamity thrown in just to make things interesting. We spent our Friday talking to…
Read MoreA Local’s Guide For Surviving The Coming Blackouts
Things to do: Run the laundry and dishwasher. You’ll at least want clean underwear, socks and t shirts. Do a quick vacuum – you don’t want to look at it for 3-4 days and think “What a mess!” Make a pass thru the fridge and toss things that already look questionable; better to throw out…
Read MoreFire Damages Martinez Home Thursday Morning
After a nervous night on the lookout for signs of active fire in the 24/680, local firefighters responded to a home on Santa Fe Avenue in Martinez early Thursday after fire was reported in the attic of the residence at 6:41 a.m. Occupants of the residence evacuated safely as calls for assistance began to come…
Read MoreCalifornia High School Student Arrested On Suspicion Of Sexually Assaulting Other Students
Following weeks of speculation about an ongoing sexual assault investigation at California High School, San Ramon Valley school district officials confirmed that a student was arrested last month and jailed on suspicion of sexually assaulting three other students. District officials said they contacted the San Ramon Police Department as soon as they learned of the…
Read MoreBait Bike Bagging Bad Guys In Danville
Recently, Danville PD put out a ‘bait bike,’ a two-wheeler equipped with a gps tracking device, near the intersection of Hartz and Railroad Avenues. To virtually no one’s surprise given the number of bike thefts in the 24/680, police didn’t have to wait long before a suspect cut off the lock, and tried to steal…
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