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Coroner identifies body found in San Ramon

The discovery of a man lying next to a burning car Sunday night is being investigated as San Ramon's first homicide of the year, police said.

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Hwy. 84 south of Livermore cleared after taco truck fire

LIVERMORE — Highway 84 is clear after a burned-out taco truck significantly slowed traffic in both directions south of Livermore.The truck was reported on fire just before 6 a.

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Lab's testing area hosts rare poppy explosion

Lawrence Livermore Laboratory's Site 300 has sheltered endangered plants from grazing and wildfires since the 1950s.

Robber makes off with cash from Pleasanton Wal-Mart

PLEASANTON — A man brandishing a handgun who walked into a Wal-Mart and robbed two separate cashiers Sunday evening remains at large, police said.

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Too much testing?

The creator of the STAR tests says testing shouldn't be as big a focus in education as it is.

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Pittsburg nonprofit workers not getting checks

The preschool foundation can't pay employees after its bank account was drained by creditors after the school failed to pay for two copy machines.

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Obama 'Outraged' By Pastor

Candidate denounces the latest incendiary comments from the Rev. Wright, including that AIDS is a government plot.

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Gunshot Killed BMW Driver

A San Ramon real estate investor died of a chest wound next to his bullet-riddled car, coroner says.

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Bush: Stop Subsidizing Rich Farmers

President urges Congress to slash a "bloated" $300 billion farm bill that showers "multimillionaire farmers" with tax dollars.

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Hollis Guilty Of Manslaughter

A jury convicts a Hayward man for fatally shooting a friend who called him for help after a run-in with Cal football players.

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Local Home Prices Plummet

S&P index finds that the average cost of a Bay Area home dropped 17.2 percent year-over-year in February.

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Juror: Reiser Cold, Arrogant

"He never showed any kind of sympathy" for Nina. Sentencing set for July.