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| 2001 |
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| 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 | | |
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| May.29 |
Meningitis scare County Health Department administered drugs to fourth-graders
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| Dec.9 |
Accident closed tunnel for 45 min. The accident happened on westbound Highway 24 east of the tunnel
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| Dec.17 |
Crashes close tunnel Right bore of the Caldecott tunnel was shut due to multiple traffic accidents
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| 2001 |
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| Jan.27 |
College Mourns Coach St. Mary's College will hold a remembrance to celebrate the life of Diane Whipple, the woman killed by two dogs
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| Feb.15 |
Teachers New Contract Union School District teachers ratified a contract with an 8.8% raise
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| Aug.2 |
Sci-fi author Poul Anderson dies Former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He was 74
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| 2001 |
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| Feb.4 |
14-acre estate on sale for $8.65M Estate centered around a 6-bedroom mansion was bought by the Rheem family in 1937
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| Feb.15 |
Teachers New Contract Union School District teachers ratified a contract with an 8.8% raise
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| 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 | | |
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| Mar.5 |
Sang Cho Wins Record Jackpot Her family lives in a modest apartment building
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| Mar.15 |
Overnight Close Caldecott Bore Work crews have begun installing lights resulting in off-hour closures through the end of the 2001
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| Apr.1 |
Theater critic dies Maggie Crum covered theater full-time at Contra Costa Times and started her column, 'On the Aisle', in 1983
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| Nov.22 |
Miwok Indians to buy land| Several bands are interested in buying land across a BART station that had been considered for a senior housing | |
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| Dec.27 |
Hairagami is start-up making money Sales this yearis $20 million. Privately held company is already highly profitable, debt free, with just 7 employees
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| 2001 |
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| Jan.27 |
College Mourns Coach St. Mary's College will hold a remembrance to celebrate the life of Diane Whipple, the woman killed by two dogs
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| 2001 |
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| Jan.4 |
Accused in Wells Fargo Robbery 3 men arrested in Lafayette after a car chase through the Caldecott Tunnel
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| 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 | |
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| Mar.2 |
One of 3 murderers woman gets life Despite a claim of innocence, Lee Snyder, 19, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for murder of a Lafayette woman
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| Mar.24 |
Robber Hits 2 Banks In Minutes Robber pulled off holdups banks in the same block. In each he handed a teller a note saying he was armed
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| Sep.26 |
O'Brien fingers second accomplice Maury O'Brien, 22, in return wants not to be executed for killing 46-year-old Janet Daher
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| Nov.17 |
Murderer should die, say Daher jurors| Jury recommended the death penalty for Joseph Perez, 30, convicted for the 1998 murder of a Lafayette woman | |
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| 2001 |
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| Feb.1 |
Memorial service for killed by dogs Family and friends attended service at St. Mary's College. Prosecutors investigate dog owner