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Matt LaFever
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Writer, Redheaded Blackbelt
California
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Biography
For the past seven years, Matt LaFever has covered the North Coast of California in both print and radio news. A Humboldt State graduate, he has lived in the Emerald Triangle for nearly 20 years. His reporting spans local issues like crime and wildfires. When not writing, Matt is an avid outdoorsman, exploring Northern California’s rugged landscapes.
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SFGATE: Modoc County confirms remains of missing Pit River man, five years later - MendoFever – Mendocino County News
By Matt LaFever Verified| MendoFever@ The mystery surrounding the 2020 disappearance of Nicholas Patterson, a member of the Pit River Tribe, has finally seen a heartbreaking development. Five years after he vanished from his grandmother’s property in rural Lookout, California, partial remains found in Modoc County have been confirmed as Patterson’s. Though initial investigators said there was no reason to suspect foul play, Patterson’s family has long believed he was the victim of violence.
Northern Sonoma County couple found dead in home; police investigating - MendoFever – Mendocino County News
By Matt LaFever Verified| MendoFever@ Two people were found dead in their Northern California home after neighbors reported they hadn’t been seen in several days, prompting a welfare check, according to a Saturday news release from the Cloverdale Police Department. Officers arrived at a residence near the intersection of Riesling and Syrah Court in Cloverdale on April 12 and discovered the bodies of a man and a woman. While the investigation remains ongoing, preliminary evidence suggests a possible murder-suicide.
By Matt LaFever Verified| SFGate Verified An armed man acting “erratically” at a Sacramento-area In-N-Out was shot by police Friday night, authorities said, triggering a multiagency investigation. The 50-year-old man remains hospitalized and is expected to survive. According to a news release on the Elk Grove city website Saturday, police officers were dispatched “around 11:14 p.m.” to the In-N-Out at 9188 E. Stockton Blvd. after receiving reports of a man waving a gun and behaving strangely inside the restaurant.
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Redheaded Blackbelt