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2001
Crime (21)
Accidents (20)
Science & Education (8)
Politics (4)
Business (2)
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Real Estate
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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.3 |
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Arrests in Highway 4 Body Case
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| Jan.5 |
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Husband & Wife Found Dead
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| Jan.6 |
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New Superintendent
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| Jan.9 |
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5th person arrested in slaying
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| Jan.10 |
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Teacher Honored
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| Feb.6 |
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Teacher Killed Herself
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| Feb.10 |
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Transient indicted in robberies
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| Feb.28 |
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To Be Tried In Death Of Spouse
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| Mar.6 |
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3 Priests Escape Church Fire
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| Mar.15 |
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Principal Placed on Leave
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| Apr.8 |
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Cops Shoot Man After Chase
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| Apr.11 |
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Father Indicted in Molestation
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| Apr.25 |
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Fatal Crash Closes Highway 4
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| May.7 |
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Parents killed, 3 children injured Suspected drunk driver rams van minutes before family to arrive home after a drive from Disneyland
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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 He had manipulated the Pittsburg High School's computer system to change grades and attendance for himself and his friends
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| May.29 |
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Mainstay accused of racism
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| May.31 |
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Shelter opens in Antioch
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| Jun.1 |
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3 employees injured in fire
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| Jun.9 |
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Homeless man held in killing
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| Jun.13 |
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2nd death confirmed as meningitis Meningitis linked to a Walnut Creek health clinic. In Pittsburg clinic authorities seized contaminated medicine
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| Jul.7 |
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Explosives detonate in family garage Conrad Yu, 18, lost a thumb and the tips of two fingers while handling explosives and was arrested
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| Jul.9 |
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New Power Plant Opens
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| Jul.11 |
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Federal probe of discrimination
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| Jul.12 |
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Gunshot wound on body
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| Jul.19 |
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Deaf teen dies in swimming pool Kristi Fry, 14, of Texas drowned in her mother's backyard pool after some drinking
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| Jul.20 |
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Arrested in carjacking death
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| Jul.25 |
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Injured toddler dies, father arrested
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| Jul.26 |
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Power station gets bomb threat 500 workers have been removed as threat, phoned in by a man, was left on the voice mail
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| Aug.23 |
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Teen shot dead on Highway 4 17-year-old Oscar Velasquez, upstanding Pittsburg boy, was killed as he drove home from a church function
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| Sep.5 |
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Sued for student wrongful death
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| Sep.29 |
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Woman Stabbed Police are looking for 35-year-old Andrew Vera in connection with a stabbing 34-year-old Rebecca Sanchez
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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.20 |
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2 arrested in death of Pittsburg teen Police acting on an anonymous tip in connection with the fatal shooting on Highway 4 as he drove from a church in August
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| Oct.23 |
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Car-fire death called suspicious The body of Jeremy Altschuler, 30, was found in a burned out Chevrolet Lumina
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| Oct.24 |
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Teacher ties students to her waist Linda Dean looped twine around the waists of two talkative students
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| Nov.1 |
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Teacher banned for pushing boy Adbul Lecky, substitute teacher, shoved a student into a wall to break up a fight
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| Nov.23 |
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Man died when car struck tree A 70-year-old man died at Buchanan Road and Loveridge Road
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| Dec.3 |
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Teens Missing in Delta| 16-year-old boys, Mark Osborn and Mike Valin, were duck hunting when the boat capsized | |
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| Dec.4 |
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Search Called Off For Missing Boys The Coast Guard says it's unlikely that the teens could have survived 13 hours in the 54 degree water
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| Dec.8 |
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Injured in birthday collision 32-year-old David Quintero was driving under the influence of alcohol, ran a stop sign and broadsided a big rig
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| Dec.22 |
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Body of teenager found Michael Valin, 15, was lost on a hunting trip during a storm Dec. 2
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Teen starts fire with firecracker 17-year-old boy lit a firecracker. The blast blew off several fingers and killed several family pets
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| Dec.30 |
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Drowned boy's body not recovered Body recovered from the Bay has been identified as a 44-year-old Michael Morgan
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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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