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Witnesses wrestle homicide suspect Timothy Paul Galvin was held for police by witnesses at the scene until they arrived
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2 arrested in fatal shooting
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Chiron to buy Matrix
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Afgan community leader killed| Rahim Ansari found dead inside the travel agency, and a second victim had been shot in the chest | |
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Sentenced for kidnapping her children
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| Jan.21 |
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Interior secretary speaks about wildlife Gale Norton announced a proposed $56.5 million increase for the National Wildlife Refuge System
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Missing woman found dead
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Read-Rite announces layoffs
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2 fatal crashes I-680 at Mission Boulevard in Fremont and woman was thrown from car on I-880 in Hayward
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| Feb.9 |
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Pistol-whipped and robbed
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| Mar.13 |
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Search for new A's stadium site 4 potential sites are 3 in Oakland, including the Telegraph Avenue site, and one in Fremont
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Vehicle bumped side of train
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Hit-and-run pedestrian accident
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| Mar.27 |
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Wells Fargo Bank robbed
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Stolen computer chips recovered
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Priest arrested for alleged molestation| Formerly a priest in Fremont was being held on charges he sexually assaulted a teen-age boy 23 years ago | | |
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Plane making landing nearly hits bicyclist| A crippled small plane, a bicyclist and an emergency landing made for a near miss on a bike path | |
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27 arrested in software piracy sting Many of those arrested live in Fremont, San Jose and Union City. Most are Taiwanese
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3 people split $85K reward in bomb case
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Ex-priest, 55, held on child molestation| Investigation initiated by the mother of two of the alleged victims. Stephen Kiesle is former seminarian and priest | |
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Online 'Hit List' Sparks Investigation
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Defrocked priest has pleaded innocent
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| May.29 |
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Largest wetlands restoration project State and federal governments have agreed to pay $100 million to buy 16,500 acres of salt ponds around Bay
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Drunken driving prevention program
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Sikh temple in court over leadership
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Teen-age driver killed
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| Jun.19 |
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I-880 closed due to chemical spill| All lanes of northbound Highway are closed due to an overturned tractor-trailer truck leaking nitric acid on the roadway | | |
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Critically injured after hit-and-run
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Beer bottle attack
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Couple ordered to turn over $261,000
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| Jul.11 |
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Fast Food Freeze Out
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| Jul.19 |
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Big rig killed motorcyclist and fled The truck reportedly ran through a red light. The big rig also hit a SUV and injured driver
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3-man burglary led to highway chase
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Fake plumber sexually assaulted resident Man gained entry into an apartment complex and then physically and sexually assaulted his struggling victim
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| Aug.7 |
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Auto plant preliminary permit approved The public has to comment on a Bay Area Air Quality Management District preliminary decision to give an operating permit
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| Aug.16 |
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Convicted of falsely inflating profits 52-year-old Steven Allan formerly served as chief financial officer at Media Vision
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Ex-priest arrested again on molestation Stephen Kiesle, 55, surrendered to police and posted $200,000 bail
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Police offering free night in jail City employees, reporters are invited to spend an all-expense paid night in the new $8 million jail
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Steak knivfe standoff City resident allegedly wielding steak knives in each hand. Officer shot him in his side with a beanbag gun
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Auto plant might close to port shutdown The NUMMI plant makes Toyota and GM cars and trucks with some Japanese parts
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2 Wells Fargo Bank branches robbed Apparently unrelated robberies in Fremont and in San Rafael occurred within hours of each other
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| Oct.7 |
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Car plant resumed production New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant flies in parts to overcome port lockout
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Former priest changes plea to guilty Robert Freitas has pleaded guilty to charges he molested a teenager more than 20 years ago
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Roofing contractor arrested on fraud Investigators allege Thoman Turner, 57, never reported any payroll on his quarterly reports