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| Jan.1 |
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2 fatalities close Cummings Skyway
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| Jan.3 |
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Torch Bearer Dies Before Run |
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| Jan.19 |
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3 disabled students missing
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| Jan.20 |
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Developmentally disabled trio safe |
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| Jan.25 |
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Killer gets death sentence Joseph Perez Jr. was convicted of killing 46-year-old Janet Daher, a Lafayette woman, during a 1998 robbery
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| Jan.26 |
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Sulfur gas release Gas release at the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Refinery is a level 3, the highest priority, and affecting Concord
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| Jan.27 |
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Indicted for stealing identity of 22 people |
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Man killed in parking lot |
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| Jan.31 |
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Shelter-in-place warning |
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| Feb.3 |
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Homicide |
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| Feb.9 |
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Explosion destroys apartment building
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Shot dead in car |
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| Feb.21 |
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13-year-old boy missing |
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| Feb.25 |
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Millionaire guilty on making false reports
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| Feb.26 |
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Teacher charged having sex with boy
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| Mar.2 |
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Prince Andrew visits private school |
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| Mar.3 |
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4-alarm blaze
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Shooting death |
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| Mar.12 |
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4 armed intruders invade residence |
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| Mar.15 |
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Dog Registered to Vote Donald Miller's poodle got called for jury
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| Mar.18 |
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Riot shuts down mall
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| Mar.21 |
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Relief to Guilty Verdicts |
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| Mar.24 |
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2 wounded in drive-by shooting |
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| Mar.25 |
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Possible E. coli Contamination |
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| Mar.26 |
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Blaze may have been result of arson |
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| Mar.28 |
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Teacher slain, daughter arrested
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| Apr.3 |
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Suicide during arrest |
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| Apr.6 |
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City to sue Shell refinery |
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| Apr.13 |
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Toddler killed in hit and run. 3 injured |
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| Apr.19 |
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Fire Rips Through Storage Building
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| Apr.24 |
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State DNA laboratory opened
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| Apr.28 |
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Two-alarm structure fire |
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| Apr.29 |
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Teenagers Missing in Delta
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Authorities suspended search for boys |
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| May.1 |
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Two Suspicious Fires in County's Building |
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Shooting left one dead |
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| May.4 |
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Body of missing teen boater found |
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Shooting claimed life of 20-year-old man |
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| May.8 |
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Police Found Second Missing Boater |
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| May.12 |
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Rap concert led to shooting
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| May.13 |
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Died from gunshot after Usher concert
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| May.14 |
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Convicted for errant gum wrapper A 13-year-old Jeffrey Figueroa spit gum wrapper out. The wrapper hit a fellow seventh grader in the eye
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| May.15 |
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Students Protest Noose |
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| May.16 |
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Voting dog owner charged with fraud |
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| May.17 |
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21 people displaced by 3-alarm fire |
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| May.22 |
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27,570 customers lost power
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| May.29 |
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Fire fighters douse 40-acre brush fire |
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| May.30 |
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Grading system to be changed to 1-4 |
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| May.31 |
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Hit-and-run mows down 2 young brothers |
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| Jun.3 |
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Died in custody after ingesting drug |
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| Jun.4 |
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Dry Grass Fuels Big Fire |
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| Jun.6 |
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New lead in girl disappearance |
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Boy sentenced for gum wrapper spitball Jeffrey Figueroa, 13, was sentenced to 6 days in juvenile hall for hitting another boy in the eye with a gum wrapper spitball
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| Jun.8 |
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Fire killed 9-year-old girl
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| Jun.10 |
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$250 fine for registering poodle to vote |
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| Jun.13 |
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Chevron to lay off 100 employees |
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| Jun.18 |
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One dead in stunt plane crash |
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3-alarm grassfire burned 20 acres |
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| Jun.23 |
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Killed after gun fight |
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| Jun.24 |
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Alleged DUI killed teen |
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| Jun.27 |
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Supervisors voted for 1,400-unit project
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| Jun.30 |
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Shot to death |
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| Jul.1 |
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78-year-old killed by wife |
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| Jul.10 |
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Refinery release Residents near the Phillips Petroleum were ordered to stay in their homes after black smoke billowed from the facility
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| Jul.12 |
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3 say minister molested them in 1970s |
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| Jul.14 |
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Missing girl, 2, and baby sitter found |
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| Jul.21 |
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Jail mistakenly releases robber |
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| Jul.22 |
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7 arrested in raid on drug house |
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| Jul.30 |
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Motorcycle cop hits pedestrian The 78-year-old man was crossing a busy street near Sun Valley Mall. He received major head injuries
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| Aug.15 |
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Homicide in apartment complex |
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2 dead after head-on collision |
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| Aug.16 |
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Ex-priest arrested again on molestation |
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| Aug.20 |
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College football player died at practice |
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| Aug.21 |
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Man found slain in vacant home |
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| Aug.22 |
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2 fires |
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| Aug.25 |
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Three Alarm Grass Fire |
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| Aug.27 |
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Fire burning near structures |
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| Aug.28 |
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2 controversial housing subdivisions |
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| Aug.30 |
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Shooting death of 26-year-old man |
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| Sep.1 |
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County bracing for $25-million cut |
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| Sep.2 |
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3-alarm grassfire burned 35 acres |
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| Sep.4 |
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2 dead after PD gun battle with suspect Officers shot and killed a man after the man opened fire on police who confronted him. Prior shooting left another man dead
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| Sep.9 |
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Double shooting sent men to hospital |
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| Sep.24 |
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14-year-old girl raped next to school Police increased patrols will continue around Hercules Middle High School
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2 children, officer bitten by pit bulls |
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| Sep.27 |
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Two Men Shot to Death In two apparently unrelated homicides both victims were found dead in their doorways
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| Sep.29 |
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3.4-magnitude earthquake |
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| Oct.2 |
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Suspected car thief shot to death |
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| Oct.4 |
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DNA test clears man of rape conviction |
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| Oct.9 |
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Man shot and killed ice cream vendor |
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| Oct.10 |
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Troops Train for Middle East The Concord Naval Weapons Station is providing a workout for troops
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| Oct.15 |
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Woman Arrested for Husband's Murder Psychologist Frank Felix Polk and his wife, 45-year-old Susan, had a recent history of domestic violence
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| Oct.21 |
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Power outage at Chevron Refinery
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| Oct.22 |
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Death penalty recommended for killer
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| Oct.24 |
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Sniper Suspect Could Have Lived in Pinole John A. Muhammad once lived at a Pinole residence some ten years ago
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| Oct.31 |
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Longs Drug Stores named new CEO
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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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| Nov.1 |
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Attempted double homicide
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| Nov.6 |
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Woman, 113, named oldest American
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| Nov.7 |
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Bridge closed Wind gusts heaved plywood and other construction materials into traffic on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
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| Nov.10 |
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Pair want to return 1 million AOL CDs| People around the world have sent Jim McKenna and John Lieberman 80,000 CDs offering trial subscriptions | |
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| Nov.19 |
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B of A Slashes more than 200 Jobs Most of the layoffs are at the information technology division
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| Nov.27 |
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4th Straight Day of Earthquakes| A magnitude 3.0 quake was followed a minute later by a 2.3 quake | | |
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| Dec.2 |
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Man opened fire at church Even though women and children were inside Saint Mark's Church, the gunman continued to fire anyway
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| Dec.10 |
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2 fatal vehicle crashes
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| Dec.14 |
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Man shot and killed
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| Dec.16 |
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Homeowners Assess Flood Damage |
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Violent home invasion 3 suspects broke into a home and tied up family members. Several family members were assaulted
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| Dec.17 |
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Couple Found in Burning Car| Man and a woman were shot to death and left in a burning car | |
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Controversial healthcare facility approved |
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| Dec.18 |
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Storm damage closed schools
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| Dec.21 |
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Homicide suspect arrested |
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| Dec.22 |
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Suspect in double murder surrendered
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| Dec.23 |
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Mother demanding end of sex education |
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| Dec.24 |
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Vandal cut down town's Christmas tree| 35-foot pine was lying on the pavement with it Christmas lights still on and the star crushed on the ground next to it | | |
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| Dec.25 |
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3 victims, including a child, ejected |
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| Dec.26 |
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Don't Shoot Your Gun' campaign |
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| Dec.28 |
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3 killings in 2 nights| Bullets fired through the wall of house. Another man killed while driving car, and one man walked along the sidewalk | |
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| Dec.29 |
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Woman found dead on sidewalk
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| Dec.30 |
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7.5 million grant for Homeless Program
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| 2002 |
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| Jan.1 |
2 fatalities close Cummings Skyway
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| Jan.19 |
3 disabled students missing
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| Jan.20 |
Developmentally disabled trio safe |
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| Jan.26 |
Sulfur gas release Gas release at the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Refinery is a level 3, the highest priority, and affecting Concord
|
| Jan.31 |
Shelter-in-place warning |
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| Feb.9 |
Explosion destroys apartment building
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| Feb.21 |
13-year-old boy missing |
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| Mar.3 |
4-alarm blaze
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| Mar.25 |
Possible E. coli Contamination |
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| Mar.26 |
Blaze may have been result of arson |
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| Apr.6 |
City to sue Shell refinery |
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| Apr.13 |
Toddler killed in hit and run. 3 injured |
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| Apr.19 |
Fire Rips Through Storage Building
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| Apr.28 |
Two-alarm structure fire |
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| Apr.29 |
Teenagers Missing in Delta
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| Apr.29 |
Authorities suspended search for boys |
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| May.1 |
Two Suspicious Fires in County's Building |
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| May.4 |
Body of missing teen boater found |
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| May.8 |
Police Found Second Missing Boater |
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| May.17 |
21 people displaced by 3-alarm fire |
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| May.22 |
27,570 customers lost power
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| May.29 |
Fire fighters douse 40-acre brush fire |
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| May.31 |
Hit-and-run mows down 2 young brothers |
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| Jun.4 |
Dry Grass Fuels Big Fire |
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| Jun.8 |
Fire killed 9-year-old girl
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| Jun.18 |
One dead in stunt plane crash |
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| Jun.18 |
3-alarm grassfire burned 20 acres |
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| Jun.24 |
Alleged DUI killed teen |
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| Jul.10 |
Refinery release Residents near the Phillips Petroleum were ordered to stay in their homes after black smoke billowed from the facility
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| Jul.14 |
Missing girl, 2, and baby sitter found |
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| Jul.30 |
Motorcycle cop hits pedestrian The 78-year-old man was crossing a busy street near Sun Valley Mall. He received major head injuries
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| Aug.15 |
2 dead after head-on collision |
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| Aug.20 |
College football player died at practice |
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| Aug.22 |
2 fires |
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| Aug.25 |
Three Alarm Grass Fire |
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| Aug.27 |
Fire burning near structures |
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| Sep.2 |
3-alarm grassfire burned 35 acres |
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| Sep.24 |
2 children, officer bitten by pit bulls |
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| Sep.29 |
3.4-magnitude earthquake |
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| Oct.21 |
Power outage at Chevron Refinery
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| Oct.31 |
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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| Nov.7 |
Bridge closed Wind gusts heaved plywood and other construction materials into traffic on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
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| Nov.27 |
4th Straight Day of Earthquakes| A magnitude 3.0 quake was followed a minute later by a 2.3 quake | | |
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| Dec.10 |
2 fatal vehicle crashes
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| Dec.16 |
Homeowners Assess Flood Damage |
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| Dec.18 |
Storm damage closed schools
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| Dec.25 |
3 victims, including a child, ejected |
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| 2002 |
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| Feb.26 |
Teacher charged having sex with boy
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| Mar.2 |
Prince Andrew visits private school |
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| Apr.24 |
State DNA laboratory opened
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| May.14 |
Convicted for errant gum wrapper A 13-year-old Jeffrey Figueroa spit gum wrapper out. The wrapper hit a fellow seventh grader in the eye
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| May.15 |
Students Protest Noose |
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| May.30 |
Grading system to be changed to 1-4 |
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| Sep.24 |
14-year-old girl raped next to school Police increased patrols will continue around Hercules Middle High School
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| Nov.6 |
Woman, 113, named oldest American
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| Dec.18 |
Storm damage closed schools
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| Dec.23 |
Mother demanding end of sex education |
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| 2002 |
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| Apr.6 |
City to sue Shell refinery |
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| Jun.13 |
Chevron to lay off 100 employees |
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| Jun.27 |
Supervisors voted for 1,400-unit project
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| Aug.28 |
2 controversial housing subdivisions |
|
| Sep.1 |
County bracing for $25-million cut |
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| Oct.31 |
Longs Drug Stores named new CEO
|
| Nov.10 |
Pair want to return 1 million AOL CDs| People around the world have sent Jim McKenna and John Lieberman 80,000 CDs offering trial subscriptions | |
|
| Nov.19 |
B of A Slashes more than 200 Jobs Most of the layoffs are at the information technology division
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| Dec.16 |
Homeowners Assess Flood Damage |
|
| Dec.17 |
Controversial healthcare facility approved |
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| 2002 |
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| Jan.3 |
Torch Bearer Dies Before Run |
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| Aug.20 |
College football player died at practice |
|
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| 2002 |
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| Jan.25 |
Killer gets death sentence Joseph Perez Jr. was convicted of killing 46-year-old Janet Daher, a Lafayette woman, during a 1998 robbery
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| Jan.27 |
Indicted for stealing identity of 22 people |
|
| Jan.27 |
Man killed in parking lot |
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| Feb.3 |
Homicide |
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| Feb.9 |
Shot dead in car |
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| Feb.25 |
Millionaire guilty on making false reports
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| Feb.26 |
Teacher charged having sex with boy
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| Mar.3 |
Shooting death |
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| Mar.12 |
4 armed intruders invade residence |
|
| Mar.18 |
Riot shuts down mall
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| Mar.21 |
Relief to Guilty Verdicts |
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| Mar.24 |
2 wounded in drive-by shooting |
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| Mar.26 |
Blaze may have been result of arson |
|
| Mar.28 |
Teacher slain, daughter arrested
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| Apr.3 |
Suicide during arrest |
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| Apr.24 |
State DNA laboratory opened
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| May.1 |
Shooting left one dead |
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| May.4 |
Shooting claimed life of 20-year-old man |
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| May.12 |
Rap concert led to shooting
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| May.13 |
Died from gunshot after Usher concert
|
| May.14 |
Convicted for errant gum wrapper A 13-year-old Jeffrey Figueroa spit gum wrapper out. The wrapper hit a fellow seventh grader in the eye
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| May.16 |
Voting dog owner charged with fraud |
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| May.31 |
Hit-and-run mows down 2 young brothers |
|
| Jun.3 |
Died in custody after ingesting drug |
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| Jun.6 |
New lead in girl disappearance |
|
| Jun.6 |
Boy sentenced for gum wrapper spitball Jeffrey Figueroa, 13, was sentenced to 6 days in juvenile hall for hitting another boy in the eye with a gum wrapper spitball
|
| Jun.10 |
$250 fine for registering poodle to vote |
|
| Jun.23 |
Killed after gun fight |
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| Jun.30 |
Shot to death |
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| Jul.1 |
78-year-old killed by wife |
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| Jul.12 |
3 say minister molested them in 1970s |
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| Jul.21 |
Jail mistakenly releases robber |
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| Jul.22 |
7 arrested in raid on drug house |
|
| Aug.15 |
Homicide in apartment complex |
|
| Aug.16 |
Ex-priest arrested again on molestation |
|
| Aug.21 |
Man found slain in vacant home |
|
| Aug.30 |
Shooting death of 26-year-old man |
|
| Sep.4 |
2 dead after PD gun battle with suspect Officers shot and killed a man after the man opened fire on police who confronted him. Prior shooting left another man dead
|
| Sep.9 |
Double shooting sent men to hospital |
|
| Sep.24 |
14-year-old girl raped next to school Police increased patrols will continue around Hercules Middle High School
|
| Sep.24 |
2 children, officer bitten by pit bulls |
|
| Sep.27 |
Two Men Shot to Death In two apparently unrelated homicides both victims were found dead in their doorways
|
| Oct.2 |
Suspected car thief shot to death |
|
| Oct.4 |
DNA test clears man of rape conviction |
|
| Oct.9 |
Man shot and killed ice cream vendor |
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| Oct.15 |
Woman Arrested for Husband's Murder Psychologist Frank Felix Polk and his wife, 45-year-old Susan, had a recent history of domestic violence
|
| Oct.22 |
Death penalty recommended for killer
|
| Oct.24 |
Sniper Suspect Could Have Lived in Pinole John A. Muhammad once lived at a Pinole residence some ten years ago
|
| Nov.1 |
Attempted double homicide
|
| Dec.2 |
Man opened fire at church Even though women and children were inside Saint Mark's Church, the gunman continued to fire anyway
|
| Dec.14 |
Man shot and killed
|
| Dec.16 |
Violent home invasion 3 suspects broke into a home and tied up family members. Several family members were assaulted
|
| Dec.17 |
Couple Found in Burning Car| Man and a woman were shot to death and left in a burning car | |
|
| Dec.21 |
Homicide suspect arrested |
|
| Dec.22 |
Suspect in double murder surrendered
|
| Dec.24 |
Vandal cut down town's Christmas tree| 35-foot pine was lying on the pavement with it Christmas lights still on and the star crushed on the ground next to it | | |
|
| Dec.26 |
Don't Shoot Your Gun' campaign |
|
| Dec.28 |
3 killings in 2 nights| Bullets fired through the wall of house. Another man killed while driving car, and one man walked along the sidewalk | |
|
| Dec.29 |
Woman found dead on sidewalk
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Mar.2 |
Prince Andrew visits private school |
|
| Mar.15 |
Dog Registered to Vote Donald Miller's poodle got called for jury
|
| May.15 |
Students Protest Noose |
|
| Jun.10 |
$250 fine for registering poodle to vote |
|
| Jun.27 |
Supervisors voted for 1,400-unit project
|
| Sep.1 |
County bracing for $25-million cut |
|
| Oct.10 |
Troops Train for Middle East The Concord Naval Weapons Station is providing a workout for troops
|
| Oct.31 |
Sailor disappeared from tanker The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a Chinese sailor after searchers found a lifejacket and plastic bag
|
| Dec.30 |
7.5 million grant for Homeless Program
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