Van Drives Into Rheem Valley CVS Saturday; Four Persons Injured

Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District personnel and Moraga police are on the scene of a vehicle into building crash in Rheem Valley, in which the driver of a van apparently rammed the CVS location at 580 Moraga Road. Police are talking with the male driver. No cause has been established, so far. Ambulances were summoned. Three…

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Moraga To Add Two Charging Stations For Local EVs

There are quite a few electric vehicles zipping around Moraga and town leaders, as part of a stated effort to boost their Climate Action Plan, hope to install two dual-port charging stations to accommodate them. The Town announced its purchase of the stations from SemaConnect, Inc. earlier this year. One will be installed in the…

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One Dead Following Livermore Shooting; Suspect Sought

Livermore police officers responded to 985 E. Stanley Boulevard Monday after receiving reports that a shooting had just taken place at that location. Officers located a 16-year-old male victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. The victim was immediately transported to a local hospital for medical care, police said. The 16-year-old victim male…

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Dr. Ethan Sellers Dead At 29

Dr. Ethan Ross Sellers passed away on July 4 at the age of 29. Dr. Sellers was a 2016 graduate of Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel School of Medicine. He then attended the Family Medicine Residency program at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center-Vallejo and graduated in June. He was to continue his education with a Palliative…

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Stealth Closures Further Rattle Unsteady Local Restaurant Scene

Pick your reason: unforgiving landlords, an unforgiving and fickle public, changes in the national diet, corporate pressure on franchisees – the restaurant business, already tough, seems to be getting even tougher. Several recent closures of local eateries have set tongues to wagging in the 24/680, and hungry diners off in search of someone else to…

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Three-Alarm Blaze Damages Two Homes In Pleasant Hill Sunday

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters answered calls for assistance from neighbors in the area of 21 Old Rodgers Ranch Court in Pleasant Hill Sunday, ultimately finding a blaze which caused heavy damage to two homes and grew to 3-alarms before it could be brought under control. There was no immediate word as to…

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