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Barge Knocks Out Amtrak Service| A barge carrying a crane hit the Suisun Bay Railroad Bridge and knocked out service between Sacramento and Oakland | |
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Narcotics, stolen mail, checks found in car Eric Bolton, 32, tried to withdraw $1,300 from an account that had been illegally opened with a forged $6,500 check
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| Jan.14 |
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Deal with environmentalists over bridge State and environmentalists struck a deal to allow construction to continue on the new span
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| Jan.29 |
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Crude Oil Leak at Refinery Valero Refinery activated its emergency operations center. 2 contractors were treated for minor injuries
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| Feb.1 |
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 Woman says she lost $85M lottery ticket A 44-year-old Costco employee Carole Warner says she's misplaced the ticket
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| Feb.23 |
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 Tanker ship ran aground| A ship was carrying 27,000 pounds of liquid fertilizer. None of the cargo spilled and no injuries were reported | |
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Coast Guard Monitors Fertilizer Vessel The Coast Guard is continuing to monitor a tanker, the Cefalonia, that ran aground in the Delta
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| May.5 |
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 Police seize $800,000 worth marijuana Police conducted a large-scale bust and warranted searches at 5 addresses
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| May.15 |
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Trailer robbery 2 men made off with a 53-foot-long truck full of home appliances. They bound 64-year-old driver with duct tape
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| Jun.25 |
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Smoke Billows from Asphalt Plant Fire| A massive fire at an asphalt plant sent thick black smoke billowing into the air | |
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| Jul.4 |
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Brush fire  Fire began early morning near I-680 between the cities of Cordelia and Benicia
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| Jul.25 |
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Police officer fires on suspected car thief When the suspect pointed a gun, the officer opened fire. The suspect was not hit and was apprehended
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| Jul.29 |
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Crash claimed live Crash was reported from a call box. The caller was found deceased next to the call box
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| Sep.8 |
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 Police chase causes closure on bridge A high-speed chase started in Benicia after police attempted to pull over the driver of a stolen vehicle
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| Sep.26 |
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Acid spill ties up traffic An acid used in swimming pool maintenance ended up all over a road after it spilled from the truck
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| Nov.5 |
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Mayor Messina will keep his post| Steve Messina is beating out challengers Donnell Rubay and Steve Gizzi by earning 48% of the vote | |
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Man's death investigated as homicide| Police are investigating the death of an 88-year-old Edward Reding as a homicide, following the results of an autopsy | |
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| Dec.13 |
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Refinery Reports Oil Leak from Pipeline Valero refinery cleaned up a small oil leak at an above ground pipeline
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| Dec.16 |
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2-alarm fire destroys mobile home Fire was likely caused by smoldering material on a chair
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| Dec.20 |
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2 suspected car thieves caught 2 inadvertently well-timed 911 calls and a traffic stop led to the capture of the suspects
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| Dec.29 |
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Jet fuel fire burning at Valero Refining Some fuel ignited while being processed in a unit near the center of the refinery property
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