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Big Sinkhole Big News In Little Moraga Sunday

UPDATE: Evacuations underway on Rheem Blvd. as sinkhole ruptures a major gas line. 6:35 p.m. There hasn’t been this much excitement in town since Mrs. McGillicutty found Mr. M cozied up with his secretary in the bar at Rheem Bowl. Yes, it’s really just a hole in the ground but Moraga’s latest landmark was doing a…

Lamorinda Police Search For Two Men After Saturday Morning Pursuit, Crash

Lamorinda police, supported by officers from nearby jurisdictions, sealed off an area around Larch Ave. in Moraga after an early-morning pursuit through Orinda and into Moraga ended in a crash and foot chase. The incident started at 3:12 a.m. when an Orinda police officer spotted a truck with two men aboard and began tailing it…

Rare Four-Alarm Fire Scorches Hillsides In Moraga

A stubborn 4-alarm grass fire came a little too close for comfort for some homeowners on Natalie Drive in Moraga Thursday, Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District firefighters moving swiftly to rebuff encroaching flames. The rare 4th alarm was called in the area around 2:30 p.m. Thursday as the fire, in the neighborhood across the street and to…

Two-Alarm Fire Destroys One Home, Damages Another In Moraga Tuesday

A home at 1884 Joseph Drive in The Bluffs caught fire and burned Tuesday, prompting a call for a second alarm as a neighboring home was also threatened by wind-whipped flame. The home’s four residents evacuated the home and called for help at 10:07 p.m. with the first firefighters on the scene promptly asking for a…

Mail And Package Thieves At Work In Lamorinda

Thieves who prowl mailboxes and front doorsteps for any mail or dropped packages appear to be at work in Lamorinda of late, picking off deliveries in Moraga and Lafayette. Two deliveries too heavy for their recipient to take in were taken in for her in Moraga on July 5. The thief may have been disappointed,…

MORAGA: Carr Ranch Saved From Development; Cows Breathe Easier

A 600-acre chunk of largely pristine California ridge land has been snatched off the list of local sites open to potential development, much to the joy of locals who once roamed its valleys, at least one resident mountain lion, and the cows who will continue to graze there. The John Muir Land Trust announced Thursday…