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Wet And Wild 24 Hours On 24/680; MOFD Truck Struck By Hit-Run Driver

The area’s recent rainstorms turned long stretches of our local freeways into debris fields as cars spun out, overturned and, in one instance, ran into the back of a massive Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District firetruck. Crashes almost too numerous to cite were reported through Friday night into Saturday morning with frequent trouble spots emerging on…

Bike Party No Party For Much Of Lamorinda Friday

A change-up in routes taken by a large group of bicyclists through Lamorinda Friday raised concerns of a crash ultimately realized by participants – along with the blood pressure of traffic-weary commuters caught behind the colorful mass of partying bikers. The rolling Bike Party – an organized, regularly scheduled but impromptu meet-up of cyclists hoping…

Lamorinda Police Pursue Grand Theft Suspect Into Oakland Friday

Police in Lafayette initiated a pursuit of a grand theft suspect in their city shortly after 4 p.m. Friday, touching off a high-speed chase through the city onto Highway 24 and on into Oakland. Flasher Kathleen wrote: “I heard the race on Mt Diablo by the veteran’s hall; followed immediately by your text…” as the…

Tales From Suburbia: Oddities Du Jour

All in all a bittersweet week in the semi-rural Badlands of the East Bay, with fair weather prevailing, cooks sharing recipes, gardeners comparing tomato harvests, and water mains giving out just as we declare ourselves in drought and in need of every precious drop. It’s all part of the irony of life, we suppose, attempting…

“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,…

DNA Tests Confirm Rogue Coyote Responsible For Four Attacks In Lamorinda

The coyote responsible for an attack on a Moraga toddler held in her mother’s arms Tuesday is the same animal responsible for three other high-profile biting incidents in Lamorinda in recent weeks, sources confirmed to News24/680 Wednesday. DNA testing of the 3-year-old victim’s clothing matched samples taken from other, previous victims, sources said. State wildlife…

It’s 2020 – Locals Ring In The New Year With Restraint

The arrival of Double Twenty was greeted with a sort of quiet restraint, as far as we can tell, though there were one or two ragers out there with some dedicated partying. It’s quiet out there for the most part, we’ve been roaming around, “You Belong To The City” running on our own personal soundtrack…

All 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…

Lafayette Loses Money – Not Quite A Native Son, But Close

His given name was Edward Joseph Mahoney but he was known professionally as Eddie Money and he rocked hard in the 1970s and 80s, logging a string of Top 40 cookers and platinum albums. A few Lamorindans remember that he landed here and stayed for some time, appearing occasionally and contributing to the local lore…

Pre-Dawn Pursuit Wends Its Way Through 24/680, Lamorinda, Ends In Canyon

A seemingly innocuous contact with police turned into a high-speed Thunder Run through the 24/680 early Sunday, picking up officers from Lafayette and Moraga before ending near the Upper San Leandro Reservoir in Canyon. Lafayette Police Chief Ben Alldritt said his officers attempted to stop the vehicle, a 2006 750 series BMW, due to its high…