Summer In The Suburbs: Moraga

Overheard in Moraga today as youngsters debated chalking a message on a town sidewalk: “I don’t think we better, they might have security cameras.”

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County Coroner: Moraga’s Armstrong Brothers Died Of Influenza

Brothers Gary and Richard Armstrong, found deceased inside a trailer on a secluded property not far from Moraga’s bustling shopping center January 15, died of influenza, deputies with the Coroner’s Division of the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. The two men were discovered together in a camper on the Moraga Ranch property behind School…

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Armed Men Rob Elderly Couple On Indian Wells In Moraga Wednesday

Lamorinda police, aided by a police helicopter, flooded the streets near the Moraga Country Club after an elderly couple reported being robbed at gunpoint outside their Indian Wells home Wednesday night. Officers were advised of the robbery at 10:27 p.m., responded to the scene and found that the victims, who are in their 70’s, had arrived home…

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It’s Official, Moraga – We’re A Disaster Area!

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued a proclamation Tuesday declaring storm-related damage to roads and highways as an existing State of Emergency – a move covering the mounting cost of repairs to Moraga’s landmark sinkhole. The governor issued the proclamation Tuesday, naming Contra Costa and several other counties sustaining damage during our recent rainfall as…

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Moraga Police Investigating Reported Armed Robbery At Rheem Center

Police are investigating an apparent armed robbery reported at the Rheem Valley Shopping Center Thursday, with a victim saying they were held up by an armed man in a ski mask at the center at around 3:30 p.m. Details remain sparse as this incident has just been reported. An early description of the suspect, identified as…

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