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Epidemic of parking meter vandalism A vandalism in downtown has created hundreds of free parking spaces but a loss of revenue for the city
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| Jan.26 |
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New Coach: 'I'm Coming Home' Norv Turner, 51, grew up from Martinez, and says the job feels like a homecoming
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| Feb.21 |
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 Billowed smoke after power outage A Tesoro Golden Eagle Refinery that caused a community warning may be facing up to a $50,000 fine
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Supervisors banning sale of sniper rifles Contra Costa County controversial ordinance is banning the sale of .50-caliber rifles in the unincorporated parts
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| May.19 |
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Man died in Highway 4 crash  94553: A 75-year-old man died when his pickup truck inexplicably left the Highway, about 60 feet down an embankment
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| Jun.10 |
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56 pounds of cocaine seized The cocaine, worth about $2.5 million, was in a duffel bag in a bolted compartment on board of a crude oil carrier
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| Jun.14 |
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Closing arguments in trial of accused killer Prosecutor: Justin Helzer helped concoct and carry out a grisly scheme to kill 5 people and dismember 3 of them
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| Jun.15 |
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Defense: Helzer only killed 3 Jury deliberations began in the capital murder trial of a man accused of murdering the daughter of guitarist Bishop and 4 other
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| Jun.16 |
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Jury finds man guilty of five murders| Justin Helzer, the brother of a man who believed he was a prophet of God, has been convicted of murdering 5 people | |
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| Jun.26 |
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Fire destroys home, threatens school| A fast-moving grass fire destroyed a home, damaged 8 others. 3 firefighters were treated for minor injuries | |
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| Jul.5 |
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Burn Off from Refinery Clouds Skies| The smoke-filled skies around the Tesoro Golden Eagle Refinery resulted from a boiler shut down | |
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| Aug.3 |
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Jury recommends death for Justin Helzer Helzer charged in the deaths of the daughter of guitarist Bishop and an elderly couple as part of a bizarre crime spree
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| Sep.16 |
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Refinery Fire The blaze broke out at an acid tank at Tesoro's refinery and burned for more than 7 hours
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| Sep.28 |
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Body found on train tracks 29-year-old man was hit by a train and died from multiple blunt-force injuries
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| Oct.15 |
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Brief chemical leak Rhodia Refinery Plant fficials noticed that an unusual odor was emanating from a pipe
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| Oct.21 |
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Inmate Escapes from Contra Costa Jai Michael Tenuto was on a loading dock of the prison when he overpowered a civilian employee and escaped
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| Oct.30 |
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Plume Escapes from Refinery Steam and smoke from the Tesoro Refinery was caused by the restarting of one of the facility’s units
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| Nov.3 |
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Voters ousted county supervisor| Contra Costa County Supervisor Millie Greenberg lost the race for District 3 to opponent Mary Nejedly Piepho | |
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Killed after thrown from motorcycle One motorcycle hit a dead dog in the roadway and the impact caused the driver to strike the side of the other motorcycle
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Jury: death for quintuple murderer| A jury recommended the death penalty for Helzer, 34, who guilty to killing the daughter of guitarist Bishop and 4 other | |
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