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2008
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Fiercest Storm In Over 5 Years An arctic storm system is pummeling Bay Area with heavy rain and hurricane-force wind that toppled trees onto houses, flipped big rigs
| The storm knocked out power to hundreds of thousands. Winds up to 84 mph were recorded on Angel Island, 80 mph in the hills near Lucas Valley Road in Marin County. Numerous highways were closed because of debris or toppled big rigs blocking lanes
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Rich.-San Rafael Bridge closed for 6 hours| The lashing wind gusts which blew over several big-rigs, according to the CHP | |
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| Jan.10 |
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Barge Strikes Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Around 6 p.m., the tug boat and barge, carried 65,195 barrels of heavy black oil, struck the east piling of the western span
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| Jan.12 |
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Fatal Shooting At Nightclub Map| A 26-year-old man died after being shot in the parking lot of Club 101 as the victim and his friends had just exited a vehicle | |
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| Mar.12 |
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Former superintendent pleads no contest Craig Lee, the former superintendent of the Lagunitas School District is facing the prospect of 3 years in prison
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| Apr.10 |
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Sean Penn, wife withdraw divorce petition Oscar winning actor and Robin Wright Penn have withdrawn their divorce petition a day after the pair attended an Eddie Vedder concert togeth...
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| Apr.14 |
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3-Alarm Fire Guts Apartment Complex About 15 people were displaced and one person suffered a minor burn when a 3-alarm fire ripped through an 8-unit apartment building
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| Apr.20 |
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Gunman Robs Record Storage Co. Map The suspect in a red and white shirt rang the doorbell, used a handgun to steal wallets and cash from employees
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| Apr.23 |
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Suspect Arrested After Motor Home Chase Map A 36-year-old man who went missing April 14 after telling his family he was going to commit 'suicide by cop' was taken into custody
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| Apr.30 |
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Human Skull Found On Hillside A skull found beneath a blackberry bush does not have a known origin despite preliminary testing by the Marin County coroner's office
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| May.27 |
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Discarded cigarette may have caused fire The flames on the nearly half-a-mile long historic wooden pier were confined to the end of the structure
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| May.30 |
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Woman Arrested In Hells Angels Shooting Police have made an arrest in connection with the fatal shooting of William Crompton Maclean, an associate of the Hells Angels
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| Jun.9 |
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Man released after being charged in 2006 Anthony Garrison who spent 18 months in jail on robbery charges is a free man after prosecutors determined they couldn't prove their case
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| Jun.20 |
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Minister to officiate gay wedding| The Rev. Jane Spahr plans to preside over the ceremony in front of the county courthouse. One of the brides, a lawyer represented Spahr | |
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| Jul.8 |
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Brush Fire Closes Lane Of 101| The No. 4 lane of southbound highway 101 was closed as firefighters checked for hotspots after controlling a roadside grassfire | |
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| Jul.27 |
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Motorcyclist Dies After Solo-Crash A motorcyclist died at a hospital this afternoon less than 2 hours after crashing
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