|
| Mar.3 |
Martinez |
 |
CC County considering health care cuts Contra Costa County officials are considering cutting health care services for illegal immigrants and jail inmates to reduce costs
| Mar.5 |
San Francisco |
 |
Verdict clearing Chevron upheld A federal judge upheld a jury's verdict that cleared Chevron Corp. of wrongdoing in the shootings of Nigerian villagers
| |
Hercules |
 |
Woman Beaten To Death Inside Home Map of Ivy Bay Street Hercules 43-year-old Wyander Ricketts have been beaten to death inside her home in Victoria by the Bay
| Mar.7 |
Clayton |
 |
Man Stabbed To Death At Post Office The 70-year-old victim was picking up his mail; the 20-year-old suspect fled down the street before being tackled by a nearby police officer | |
| Mar.8 |
Richmond |
 |
Ford and Washington schools earn Title I 2 elementary schools will be recognized as exemplary Title I schools - serving low-income students that have demonstrated improvement
| Mar.9 |
Highway 80 |
 |
Killed in crash One person was killed after a vehicle drove off a highway and flipped near Six Flags Marine World, ejecting the person
| Mar.10 |
Pittsburg |
 |
Officer Crashes Into Home During Chase An Antioch police officer was seriously hurt after he crashed into a house in during a pursuit iof a possible robbery suspect
Leland Road and Pamelia Way
|
| |
| |
Highway 580 |
 |
1 Dead, 1 Wounded In I-580 Shooting Map of Mead Street Richmond A man was killed and his female companion wounded when gunmen in another vehicle opened fire on them during afternoon's rush hour | |
| Mar.11 |
El Cerrito |
 |
Hit-and-run injured blind pedestrian The pedestrian, who was walking alone and using his white cane to guide him, was hit shortly before 6:30 a.m. in the crosswalk at the BART p...
| Mar.14 |
Highway 680 |
 |
1 Dead, 1 Injured After 680 Car Crash The solo-vehicle crash happened just after 6 a.m. on northbound just south of El Cerro Boulevard
| Mar.15 |
Antioch |
 |
Dies after driving off bridge A 44-year-old man died after he lost control of his vehicle, drove through the bridge railing and landed on the railroad tracks below
| Mar.16 |
Moraga |
 |
Mills, Saint Mary's Settle For Playing In NIT The Gaels and Patrick Mills fell to the second line for the 32-team tournament, placed in the same bracket with San Diego
| Mar.18 |
Richmond |
 |
Search Halted For Man In Water The U.S. Coast Guard announced it has suspended a coordinated search for a man witnesses say fell into San Francisco Bay
| Mar.19 |
Oakley |
 |
Woman died after motorcycle crash Mary Williams, a 54-year-old Bethel Island resident, who crashed her off-road motorcycle into a tree died from her injuries
| |
West Oakland |
 |
Losing team raises money to help victors When players and parents at Monte Vista in Danville found out that McClymonds didn't have money for food and lodging, they pitched in $1,000
| Mar.20 |
Martinez |
 |
Participant in grade scandal sentenced Sumair Arif was sentenced to 75 days after being convicted of a single misdemeanor count of computer fraud in the Diablo Valley College
| Mar.22 |
Antioch |
 |
Driver Runs Through Fence, Dies Antioch resident lost control of his vehicle and hit a tree. He was pronounced dead at the site
| Mar.23 |
Antioch |
 |
School officials cracking down on truants Besides holding parent-teacher conferences, district officials are also knocking on some students' doors, and sitting in class with truants
| Mar.24 |
San Ramon |
 |
2 Missing In House Fire Map of 14 Molina Court San Ramon The residents using candles to light the home. One person in the home was able to escape, though it was unclear if anyone else was trapped inside
| Mar.27 |
Richmond |
 |
Man sentenced to life in murder Twenty-two-year-old Korey Hollinquest has been sentenced for the murder of a 19-year-old who was shot and run over with his own car | |
| Mar.29 |
Concord |
 |
Apt. Bldg. Fire Injures 3, Torches Cars Map of 3200 Northwood Drive Concord A two-alarm blaze hospitalized three people with smoke inhalation and kept fire crews at the scene for about four hours
| Mar.30 |
Iron Triangle |
 |
Woman Died Of Stab Wounds Map of 700 34th Street Richmond 62-year-old Donell Dupree found dead inside her home. She appeared to have been dead for some time before police found her | |
| Mar.31 |
Martinez |
 |
County Cuts Health Care, Deputies Contra Contra County Supervisors approved $50 million in budget cuts that will slash deeply into every department
|
|