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 2004
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| Jan.15 |
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Accused Hit and Run Nanny Back in Court
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| Jan.25 |
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Collision critically injured bicyclist
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| Jan.29 |
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 Gov. holds Prop. 57 and 58 meeting Smooth economic recovery hinges on passage of a proposed $15 billion bond measure, Schwarzenegger told locals
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| Feb.11 |
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Mountain Lion Sighting
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| Feb.29 |
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Accident closed lanes on connector ramp
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| Mar.1 |
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Possible shootings on freeways climb to 10| 2 men allegedly shot at a vehicle on I-680 in Walnut Creek. In the other incident, the window of a car on I-680 shattered | |
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| Mar.11 |
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Nanny Scam Suspect Arested Police have arrested Mariana Monticalvo, 45, who allegedly posed as a nanny to steal at least $100,000 worth of goods
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| Mar.29 |
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80-year-old woman missing
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| Apr.24 |
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Man shot by sheriff's deputy Police commanded Jesse Altman to drop the knife. Instead, he allegedly charged the authorities
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| May.10 |
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SUV overturned: Girl dead, 3 injured The SUV, in which 4 children and 4 adults were riding, overturned approximately 4 times on northbound I-680
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| May.14 |
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Hit-and-run nanny pleaded not guilty Jimena Barreto, 45, accused in the deaths of two children last fall has pleaded not guilty to all charges
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| Jun.28 |
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Man crashes pickup into hospital lobby
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| Jul.8 |
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Diesel fuel leaked onto Highway 680 Commuters to expect major delays after an accident involving a big-rig truck
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| Jul.22 |
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Contra Costa Newspapers sues Oakland The newspaper group sued the City for refusing to disclose the salaries of high-paid officials
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| Jul.30 |
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Mayor's Lexus stolen Charlie Abrams woke up to find that his 2004 Lexus has been stolen out of his driveway
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West Nile Virus Confirmed| A woman discovered a dead bird in her backyard. The test results are confirming that the bird was in fact infected | |
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| Aug.25 |
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Real estate scam bilked investors John Slade Banker, 83, is the 'prime suspect' behind the scam, which involved 120 investors in several states
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| Sep.13 |
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Water main break The break was reported at approximately 3 a.m. The leak was stopped by 4:45 p.m
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| Sep.15 |
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Tauscher embarks on mission to Iraq Ellen Tauscher and five other members of Congress departs on a bipartisan fact- finding mission
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| Oct.15 |
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Grass fire under BART tracks Trains were turned back at Lafayette and Concord
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| Nov.9 |
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5 dead, 4 injured in explosion, fire  Map 94596: A construction crew struck an underground oil pipeline. A fire burned several buildings and sent flames high into the air
| A backhoe operator ruptured a 10-inch line, releasing a fuel that was ignited by 2 welders using a blowtorch inside the 5-foot-diameter water main. The blast damaged several homes and forced the evacuation of 2 schools. The pipeline owned by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners of Houston
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| Nov.10 |
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2 remain missing after pipeline explosion Flare-ups in the trench prevented a rescue team from finding two construction workers
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| Nov.11 |
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3rd worker in fuel blast dies Javier Ramos, 36, died. Rescuers face perilous search for 2 missing, feared dead inside water main pipe
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Missing worker spotted by robotic camera Firefighters were able to get a camera into the water pipeline spotted the body of one of the two missing
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Rain delays search for trapped workers The bodies of 2 construction workers are believed to have been killed when an underground fuel pipeline exploded
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| Nov.12 |
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Rescuers retrieve 2 more bodies| Firefighters descended through a hole in the 5-foot-wide water pipe. The pipeline explosion's death toll now is 5 | |
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| Nov.13 |
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Cause of deadly explosion investigated EBMUD denied that Mountain Cascade, the contractor installing a huge pipe, had been pressured to meet deadlines
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| Nov.14 |
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Fuel Line Operational Again| The jet pipeline which exploded, killing 5 people, has reopened to the dismay of some residents who live near the blast | |
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| Dec.30 |
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Fire at residence resulted in fatality Map The incident occurred at 1440 Creekside Drive for an unknown reason.
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