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Pleasant Hill |
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One Dead, One Injured In Crash
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Orinda |
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Lesher mansion has $9 million price tag
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| Apr.2 |
Benicia |
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Expensive Problem On Benicia Bridge
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| Apr.3 |
Richmond |
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2 shot at drive-by shooting
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Richmond |
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Man Found Dead In Car 31-year-old Jimmy La was driving when he was shot. He was pronounced dead in hospital
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| Apr.4 |
Chevron |
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ChevronTexaco buying Unocal| The nation's No. 2 oil company agreed to buy No. 9 in a stock and cash deal valued at $16.4 billion | |
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Martinez |
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Jury Selection Delayed In Nanny Case Jury selection in the trial of Jimena Barreto, accused in a hit-and-run that killed 2 siblings, has been pushed back
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| Apr.5 |
Pittsburg |
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Accidental Fire Damages Church
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Contra Costa County |
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County prohibits Indian casinos growth The board of supervisors voted unanimously 4-0 to prohibit construction or expansion of Indian gaming casinos
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| Apr.6 |
San Ramon |
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13 hours standoff
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| Apr.7 |
Martinez |
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Man shot himself after 13-hour standoff
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| Apr.16 |
Highway 4 |
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Three Teens Killed in Vehicle Accident  Map of 4 Oakley| 17 year old girl and two 14 year old boys had just left the community center and drive on Highway 4 | |
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Contra Costa County |
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March unemployment rate was 5.1%
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| Apr.17 |
Richmond |
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Wounded in drive-by shooting
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| Apr.18 |
Richmond |
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Girl, man injured in drive-by shooting A young girl on her to way to church and a 22-year-old man were taken to a hospital
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Danville |
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Tearful Testimony in Nanny Trial Prosecutors contend that Jimena Barreto, 46, was DUI when she drove up onto a sidewalk and hit 2 children
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| Apr.19 |
Danville |
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Witness 'Shocked' at Accusations Stephanie Ingram employed Jimena Barreto, the nanny on trial for killing two children
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| Apr.20 |
Richmond |
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Wooden Pallets Fuel Fire Hundreds of pallets caught fire at a business off Garden Tract Road, and it took 8 hours to control the flames
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Concord |
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 Police office shot and killed dog A pit bull was killed in a Concord park after it reportedly charged at a police officer
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| Apr.21 |
Pittsburg |
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 Truck Slams Into Home A tractor-trailer loaded with gravel hit two cars and slammed into a home. 5 people were hurt
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| Apr.22 |
Concord |
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Crash sent 4 people to hospitals Police believe alcohol might have been involved in a crash. 2 people in critical condition
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Danville |
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Request for Mistrial Likely in Nanny Case Lawyers had agreed that jurors would not hear testimony about Barreto's alleged cocaine use during the trial
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| Apr.23 |
San Ramon |
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San Ramon Banker Dies After Beating VP at Wells Fargo Mark Leidheisl got into a traffic dispute with two men following the Sacramento game
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Pittsburg |
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Police officer shot| The officer was shot in a confrontation with 2 suspects near the Somersville Town Centre shopping mall | |
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El Cerrito |
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Suspicious Fire Destroys School Library The fire at the Castro elementary school didn't damage any classrooms
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| Apr.25 |
Walnut Creek |
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Pittsburg Officer on life support Larry Lasater was shot twice during an exchange with 2 men who had just held up at gunpoint a cashier
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Pittsburg |
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Police Officer Brain Dead After Shooting| The family of Larry Lasater, 36, says he is on life support until his organs can be donated | |
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Danville |
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Police Videotape Shown In Nanny Case Jimena Barreto accused of drunkenly running down 2 children told police 'I was not drunk! I wasn't drunk!'
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| Apr.26 |
Walnut Creek |
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Officer Removed From Life Support Pittsburg police Officer Larry Lasater, being shot twice, was taken off life support after his organs were harvested
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| Apr.27 |
Martinez |
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First Court Date for Suspects in Cop-Killing| Two 18-year-old suspects were in jail without bail in the shooting death of Pittsburg police officer Larry Lasater | |
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| Apr.29 |
Chevron |
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ChevronTexaco Profit Climbs, Misses View Soaring prices were offset by a drop-off in refining and marketing results
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Richmond |
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Child injured after struck by piece of bullet 9-year-old child had been struck by a bullet fragment hat was fired from a vehicle while walking home from a store
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