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| May.6 |
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Fish, Birds Dead After Chemical Spill Dozens of fish and two mallard ducks were found dead in an irrigation ditch after a toxic solvent leaked from a chemical plant
| The solvent reached the waters of San Pablo Bay. Thousands of gallons of toluene were released from the plant after thieves stripped critical valves from factory equipment. 20 hazardous materials specialists have been using vacuum trucks to pump liquid out of the drainage ditches
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Chemical Spill Reaches San Pablo Bay| An unknown quantity of a flammable substance that was found spilled in Richmond appeared to have made its way into San Pablo Bay | |
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| Jun.7 |
Richmond |
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Dead Whale To Be Hauled To Sea| Crews are in the process of removing a 20-foot long dead gray whale beached in Point Richmond | |
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| Oct.16 |
Vallejo |
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5-alarm fire| Several of the toll plaza lanes on the Carquinez Bridge were closed while crews battled the fire | |
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Strike Averted After Early Morning Deal
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| Sep.5 |
Crockett |
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Coast Guard rescues five 5 were rescued from the waters near the Carquinez Bridge after their boat hit some rocks and became partially submerged
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| Jul.11 |
Richmond |
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Large oceangoing ship hits bridge A 650-foot oceangoing ship struck the base of a support tower on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
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| Apr.14 |
Richmond |
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 Laci Peterson, infant bodies found  Map A woman's badly decomposed body was discovered on a beach, one day after an infant boy's body was found along a trail
| The deteriorating body of the fetus was discovered at 4 p.m. Sunday by a dog walker on the rocky shore of the Point Isabel Regional Shoreline. The bodies were discovered about a mile apart. Modesto police were summoned to the East Bay
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| Oct.31 |
Richmond |
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Sailor disappeared from tanker The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a Chinese sailor after searchers found a lifejacket and plastic bag
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| May.29 |
Richmond |
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Vehicle plunged into bay At least one person has been rescued. Alcohol may have played a role in the crash
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| Feb.23 |
Richmond |
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Man crashes boat into rocks Man and a woman suffered minor injuries when they ran their 24-foot motor boat high aground
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Chemical released from plant
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| Jul.31 |
Richmond |
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Tug sinks near port 2 crew members were able to escape from 36-foot tugboat
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