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| Jan.2 |
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Body dumped on Highway 4 Victim has been identified as a man who was in his mid-50s
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| Jan.5 |
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1 dead, 2 wounded at party |
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| Jan.6 |
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Wal-Mart instead of Costco |
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| Feb.1 |
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Memorial service for killed by dogs |
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| Feb.14 |
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Suspect Dead in Police Shooting |
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| Feb.16 |
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5 Arrested in Drug Bust The biggest methamphetamine lab bust so far in 2001. Authorities seized handguns, cash and 2 pounds of drugs
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| Feb.22 |
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Girl kidnapped, police arrest man 16 year old was taken from her parents' home at gunpoint and was found safe in Santa Cruz
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| Mar.4 |
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Store sells $89M lottery ticket The winner, who bought ticket in Moraga at a 7-Eleven store, elected to take the one-time cash payout option
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| Mar.5 |
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Sang Cho Wins Record Jackpot |
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| Mar.7 |
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Man shot and killed |
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| Mar.24 |
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Robber Hits 2 Banks In Minutes |
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| Mar.31 |
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Cop Chase Ends in Fatal Crash |
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| Apr.16 |
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$3 million damage in fire The 4-alarm fire gutted 2 small 3-story office buildings. They did not have overhead sprinklers. No one was injured
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| May.1 |
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Chemical leak Leak forced residents to stay inside for much of the day while crews worked to contain a cloud of sulfur dioxide
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| May.2 |
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A second toxic leak |
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| May.7 |
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Parents killed, 3 children injured |
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| May.14 |
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2 slain next to school |
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| May.21 |
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4 killed in crash by drunk driver| Head-on collision involved 2 vehicles with 3 people in each car. A suspected drunk driver was in custody | |
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| May.23 |
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School suspends student hacker |
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| Jun.7 |
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1 dead, 3 infected with meningitis Pharmacy apparently contaminated cortisone shots with the bacteria
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| Jun.11 |
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2 hospitalized with meningitis |
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| Jun.13 |
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2nd death confirmed as meningitis |
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| Jun.16 |
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Sex assault suspect called 911 |
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| Jun.19 |
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Boy mauled in pit bull attack| 3 dogs savagely attacked Sean Jones, 8, ripping off both ears. He was in critical condition | | |
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| Jun.20 |
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Search for Attack Dogs |
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| Jun.21 |
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Pit bulls' owner charged |
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| Jun.23 |
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Died of meningitis linked to pharmacy Woman, 80, who received a tainted shot becames the 3rd fatality among the cluster of cases
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| Jul.1 |
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2 teenagers killed in gunfire |
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Pit bull owner passes lie detector |
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| Jul.7 |
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Explosives detonate in family garage |
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| Jul.9 |
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2-year-old girl drowns in pool |
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| Jul.10 |
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Refinery fined $300,000
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| Jul.18 |
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Fire at Shell oil refinery Officials ordered people living nearby to remain inside their homes
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| Jul.19 |
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Deaf teen dies in swimming pool
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SUV-only parking
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| Jul.23 |
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Seizure of 515 pounds of cocaine The U.S. Customs Service seized drug off an oil tanker docked in the Bay. 8 Nylon suitcases were in the ship's engine room
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| Jul.25 |
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Sharks proposed $7 million complex |
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| Jul.26 |
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Power station gets bomb threat
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| Jul.29 |
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1 Killed, 2 Injured in Drive-By
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| Jul.31 |
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Tug sinks near port
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| Aug.2 |
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Sci-fi author Poul Anderson dies
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Boy mauled by dogs is improving
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| Aug.23 |
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Teen shot dead on Highway 4
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| Aug.24 |
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Boy Safe After Kidnap Police found the 37-year-old David Wayne McGuire naked in a hot tub. The boy was fully clothed
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| Aug.29 |
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Man killed by police at gas station 20-year-old Stephen Vidovich III allegedly pointed a gun at officer during routine traffic stop
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| Sep.5 |
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Chevron moves to San Ramon Oil giant will end its 122-year history as a San Francisco company by the end of 2002
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| Sep.10 |
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Tosco pay $8 million for injuries
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| Sep.12 |
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Called wife from hijacked plane Thomas Burnett Jr. called 4 times from United Airlines Flight 93 to tell wife that passengers were 'going to do something'
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| Sep.24 |
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4-alarm fire damaged office building
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| Sep.26 |
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2 arrested on $11 million fraud
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| Sep.30 |
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Cop kills father threatening son
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| Oct.7 |
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Man killed son, child's mother, himself Elijah Donaldson, 21, shot Terrell Donaldson, 3, and Kristi Howley, 23
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| Oct.17 |
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Cloud over refinery| A yellowish cloud of dust billowing from Equilon Martinez Refining forced residents to seek shelter | |
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| Oct.18 |
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13-year-old hits and kills 82-year-old
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| Oct.24 |
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Teacher ties students to her waist |
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| Oct.25 |
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Living wage ordinance |
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Earnings at ChevronTexaco fall 23% |
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| Oct.28 |
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2-alarm fire |
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| Oct.30 |
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Maternity ward has closed |
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| Oct.31 |
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2 armed robberies |
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| Nov.1 |
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Teacher banned for pushing boy |
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| Nov.3 |
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4 vehicles set ablaze by arsonist
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| Nov.6 |
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Guilty of making sex video with girl, 14
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| Nov.7 |
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Anderson elected as mayor Councilwoman easily won a 4-way race for mayor
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Voters to directly elect mayor |
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| Nov.9 |
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Sentenced to 50 years to life |
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| Nov.10 |
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Grocery store stabbing |
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| Nov.13 |
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Shooting death of teen-ager |
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| Nov.14 |
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ChevronTexaco to cut 4,000 jobs
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Pit Bull Attacks Girl |
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| Nov.15 |
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NAACP: first-grader discriminated |
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| Nov.16 |
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Overnight Quake |
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Hacker pleades guilty |
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Elementary School abandoned |
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| Nov.17 |
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Murderer should die, say Daher jurors
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| Nov.18 |
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Threatening suicide on tracks
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Officer-involved shooting |
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| Nov.19 |
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ChevronTexaco to lay off 500
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| Nov.20 |
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Inclusionary Housing Ordinance |
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| Nov.22 |
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Miwok Indians to buy land
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Young woman killed by train |
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Man killed |
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| Nov.23 |
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Man died when car struck tree |
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Police shoot man threatening infants
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| Nov.24 |
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Transient fell in creek, drowned |
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Human bones discovered |
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| Nov.26 |
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Flight widow wants to hear recorder| Deena Burnett wants to hear the plane's cockpit voice recorder which picked up sounds of passengers struggle | |
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| Nov.27 |
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Prosecutors: 3 people killed 5 others |
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| Nov.28 |
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10 years for prostitution ring
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Couple arrested on drug charges |
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| Nov.29 |
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County cleared of discrimination |
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Chemical released from plant| Shelter-in-place ordered after sulfur trioxide was released from General Chemical Corp. | | |
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| Nov.30 |
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Company Accused of Delaying |
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| Dec.1 |
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Second leak over 24 hours
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Trucks collide, bread spills |
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Hiring freeze |
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| Dec.2 |
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Illness increased near refinery |
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| Dec.3 |
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Teens Missing in Delta
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| |
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Auto Theft Jumps |
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| Dec.4 |
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Search Called Off For Missing Boys |
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| Dec.7 |
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55 arrests for outstanding DUI |
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| Dec.8 |
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Injured in birthday collision |
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| |
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Neighborhood against Starbucks |
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| Dec.9 |
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Accident closed tunnel for 45 min. |
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| Dec.10 |
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Rock thrown at mosque Members of The Islamic Center of Contra Costa at were quick to board up the windows
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| |
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Man shot, killed in car |
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| Dec.15 |
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Armed carjacking |
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| Dec.17 |
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Crashes close tunnel |
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| Dec.19 |
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Turned self after biting off sister's lip |
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| Dec.20 |
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5 accused of killing to stand trial |
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| Dec.21 |
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Arrested for throwing rocks at mosque
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| Dec.22 |
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Body of teenager found |
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| |
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Killed in car accident |
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Teen starts fire with firecracker |
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| Dec.25 |
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Strong-arm robbery |
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| Dec.27 |
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Hairagami is start-up making money |
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| Dec.28 |
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Controversial bin Laden Store Display
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| Dec.29 |
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Armed robbery of store |
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| Dec.30 |
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Drowned boy's body not recovered |
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| Dec.31 |
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Body identified as Mark Osborn 17-year-old drowned in an accident while duck hunting with his father
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|
| 2001 |
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| Jan.2 |
Body dumped on Highway 4 Victim has been identified as a man who was in his mid-50s
|
| Apr.16 |
$3 million damage in fire The 4-alarm fire gutted 2 small 3-story office buildings. They did not have overhead sprinklers. No one was injured
|
| May.1 |
Chemical leak Leak forced residents to stay inside for much of the day while crews worked to contain a cloud of sulfur dioxide
|
| May.2 |
A second toxic leak |
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| May.7 |
Parents killed, 3 children injured |
|
| May.21 |
4 killed in crash by drunk driver| Head-on collision involved 2 vehicles with 3 people in each car. A suspected drunk driver was in custody | |
|
| Jun.7 |
1 dead, 3 infected with meningitis Pharmacy apparently contaminated cortisone shots with the bacteria
|
| Jun.11 |
2 hospitalized with meningitis |
|
| Jun.13 |
2nd death confirmed as meningitis |
|
| Jun.19 |
Boy mauled in pit bull attack| 3 dogs savagely attacked Sean Jones, 8, ripping off both ears. He was in critical condition | | |
|
| Jun.23 |
Died of meningitis linked to pharmacy Woman, 80, who received a tainted shot becames the 3rd fatality among the cluster of cases
|
| Jul.7 |
Explosives detonate in family garage |
|
| Jul.9 |
2-year-old girl drowns in pool |
|
| Jul.10 |
Refinery fined $300,000
|
| Jul.18 |
Fire at Shell oil refinery Officials ordered people living nearby to remain inside their homes
|
| Jul.19 |
Deaf teen dies in swimming pool
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| Jul.31 |
Tug sinks near port
|
| Aug.2 |
Boy mauled by dogs is improving
|
| Sep.12 |
Called wife from hijacked plane Thomas Burnett Jr. called 4 times from United Airlines Flight 93 to tell wife that passengers were 'going to do something'
|
| Sep.24 |
4-alarm fire damaged office building
|
| Oct.17 |
Cloud over refinery| A yellowish cloud of dust billowing from Equilon Martinez Refining forced residents to seek shelter | |
|
| Oct.18 |
13-year-old hits and kills 82-year-old
|
| Oct.28 |
2-alarm fire |
|
| Nov.3 |
4 vehicles set ablaze by arsonist
|
| Nov.14 |
Pit Bull Attacks Girl |
|
| Nov.16 |
Overnight Quake |
|
| Nov.16 |
Elementary School abandoned |
|
| Nov.18 |
Threatening suicide on tracks
|
| Nov.22 |
Young woman killed by train |
|
| Nov.23 |
Man died when car struck tree |
|
| Nov.24 |
Transient fell in creek, drowned |
|
| Nov.24 |
Human bones discovered |
|
| Nov.26 |
Flight widow wants to hear recorder| Deena Burnett wants to hear the plane's cockpit voice recorder which picked up sounds of passengers struggle | |
|
| Nov.29 |
Chemical released from plant| Shelter-in-place ordered after sulfur trioxide was released from General Chemical Corp. | | |
|
| Nov.30 |
Company Accused of Delaying |
|
| Dec.1 |
Second leak over 24 hours
|
| Dec.1 |
Trucks collide, bread spills |
|
| Dec.2 |
Illness increased near refinery |
|
| Dec.3 |
Teens Missing in Delta
|
| Dec.4 |
Search Called Off For Missing Boys |
|
| Dec.8 |
Injured in birthday collision |
|
| Dec.9 |
Accident closed tunnel for 45 min. |
|
| Dec.17 |
Crashes close tunnel |
|
| Dec.22 |
Body of teenager found |
|
| Dec.22 |
Killed in car accident |
|
| Dec.22 |
Teen starts fire with firecracker |
|
| Dec.30 |
Drowned boy's body not recovered |
|
| Dec.31 |
Body identified as Mark Osborn 17-year-old drowned in an accident while duck hunting with his father
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| May.23 |
School suspends student hacker |
|
| Aug.2 |
Sci-fi author Poul Anderson dies
|
| Oct.24 |
Teacher ties students to her waist |
|
| Nov.1 |
Teacher banned for pushing boy |
|
| Nov.15 |
NAACP: first-grader discriminated |
|
| Nov.16 |
Elementary School abandoned |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Jul.25 |
Sharks proposed $7 million complex |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Jan.6 |
Wal-Mart instead of Costco |
|
| Mar.4 |
Store sells $89M lottery ticket The winner, who bought ticket in Moraga at a 7-Eleven store, elected to take the one-time cash payout option
|
| Mar.5 |
Sang Cho Wins Record Jackpot |
|
| Jul.10 |
Refinery fined $300,000
|
| Jul.19 |
SUV-only parking
|
| Jul.25 |
Sharks proposed $7 million complex |
|
| Jul.26 |
Power station gets bomb threat
|
| Jul.31 |
Tug sinks near port
|
| Sep.5 |
Chevron moves to San Ramon Oil giant will end its 122-year history as a San Francisco company by the end of 2002
|
| Sep.10 |
Tosco pay $8 million for injuries
|
| Oct.25 |
Living wage ordinance |
|
| Oct.25 |
Earnings at ChevronTexaco fall 23% |
|
| Oct.30 |
Maternity ward has closed |
|
| Nov.14 |
ChevronTexaco to cut 4,000 jobs
|
| Nov.19 |
ChevronTexaco to lay off 500
|
| Nov.20 |
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance |
|
| Nov.22 |
Miwok Indians to buy land
|
| Dec.1 |
Hiring freeze |
|
| Dec.8 |
Neighborhood against Starbucks |
|
| Dec.27 |
Hairagami is start-up making money |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Jan.2 |
Body dumped on Highway 4 Victim has been identified as a man who was in his mid-50s
|
| Jan.5 |
1 dead, 2 wounded at party |
|
| Feb.14 |
Suspect Dead in Police Shooting |
|
| Feb.16 |
5 Arrested in Drug Bust The biggest methamphetamine lab bust so far in 2001. Authorities seized handguns, cash and 2 pounds of drugs
|
| Feb.22 |
Girl kidnapped, police arrest man 16 year old was taken from her parents' home at gunpoint and was found safe in Santa Cruz
|
| Mar.7 |
Man shot and killed |
|
| Mar.24 |
Robber Hits 2 Banks In Minutes |
|
| Mar.31 |
Cop Chase Ends in Fatal Crash |
|
| May.7 |
Parents killed, 3 children injured |
|
| May.14 |
2 slain next to school |
|
| May.21 |
4 killed in crash by drunk driver| Head-on collision involved 2 vehicles with 3 people in each car. A suspected drunk driver was in custody | |
|
| May.23 |
School suspends student hacker |
|
| Jun.16 |
Sex assault suspect called 911 |
|
| Jun.20 |
Search for Attack Dogs |
|
| Jun.21 |
Pit bulls' owner charged |
|
| Jul.1 |
2 teenagers killed in gunfire |
|
| Jul.1 |
Pit bull owner passes lie detector |
|
| Jul.23 |
Seizure of 515 pounds of cocaine The U.S. Customs Service seized drug off an oil tanker docked in the Bay. 8 Nylon suitcases were in the ship's engine room
|
| Jul.26 |
Power station gets bomb threat
|
| Jul.29 |
1 Killed, 2 Injured in Drive-By
|
| Aug.23 |
Teen shot dead on Highway 4
|
| Aug.24 |
Boy Safe After Kidnap Police found the 37-year-old David Wayne McGuire naked in a hot tub. The boy was fully clothed
|
| Aug.29 |
Man killed by police at gas station 20-year-old Stephen Vidovich III allegedly pointed a gun at officer during routine traffic stop
|
| Sep.26 |
2 arrested on $11 million fraud
|
| Sep.30 |
Cop kills father threatening son
|
| Oct.7 |
Man killed son, child's mother, himself Elijah Donaldson, 21, shot Terrell Donaldson, 3, and Kristi Howley, 23
|
| Oct.31 |
2 armed robberies |
|
| Nov.3 |
4 vehicles set ablaze by arsonist
|
| Nov.6 |
Guilty of making sex video with girl, 14
|
| Nov.9 |
Sentenced to 50 years to life |
|
| Nov.10 |
Grocery store stabbing |
|
| Nov.13 |
Shooting death of teen-ager |
|
| Nov.16 |
Hacker pleades guilty |
|
| Nov.17 |
Murderer should die, say Daher jurors
|
| Nov.18 |
Officer-involved shooting |
|
| Nov.22 |
Man killed |
|
| Nov.23 |
Police shoot man threatening infants
|
| Nov.27 |
Prosecutors: 3 people killed 5 others |
|
| Nov.28 |
10 years for prostitution ring
|
| Nov.28 |
Couple arrested on drug charges |
|
| Dec.3 |
Auto Theft Jumps |
|
| Dec.7 |
55 arrests for outstanding DUI |
|
| Dec.10 |
Rock thrown at mosque Members of The Islamic Center of Contra Costa at were quick to board up the windows
|
| Dec.10 |
Man shot, killed in car |
|
| Dec.15 |
Armed carjacking |
|
| Dec.19 |
Turned self after biting off sister's lip |
|
| Dec.20 |
5 accused of killing to stand trial |
|
| Dec.21 |
Arrested for throwing rocks at mosque
|
| Dec.25 |
Strong-arm robbery |
|
| Dec.29 |
Armed robbery of store |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Feb.1 |
Memorial service for killed by dogs |
|
| Oct.25 |
Living wage ordinance |
|
| Nov.7 |
Anderson elected as mayor Councilwoman easily won a 4-way race for mayor
|
| Nov.7 |
Voters to directly elect mayor |
|
| Nov.15 |
NAACP: first-grader discriminated |
|
| Nov.20 |
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance |
|
| Nov.29 |
County cleared of discrimination |
|
| Dec.28 |
Controversial bin Laden Store Display
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