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Contra Costa Sheriffs first on West Coast with new sonar

Equipment to be used to help protect local waterways against terrorism.

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Man in injured after shot in his car

Man crashed into sound wall near Bay Point after being shot Saturday

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Man shot in Antioch

Man shot in Antioch is in serious condition

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Retirement can't faze Army unit historian

Wally Lane retired from the Army in February 2007 but still occupies much of his time documenting the history of the 91st Division at Camp Parks.

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Antioch police investigate shooting

Antioch police are investigating the shooting of a 20-year-old Antioch resident who arrived at Sutter Delta Medical Center early this morning with multiple gunshot wounds.

Check out the LPGA golf tournament while partying at a home on the course

PAT BURGESS OF BLACKHAWK is making it easy for San Ramon Valley residents to fight hunger. The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano urgently needs food donations, and Pat is collecting food at Blackhawk, Danville and San Ramon locations.

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Valley Stars

Honors, awards, degres and accomplishments of Tri-Valley residents

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Around Danville: Super charged summer of volunteering for Charlotte Wood Super Chargers

SUMMER'S A GREAT TIME for our children to swim, play tennis, compete in summer baseball and soccer leagues, enjoy vacations — basically experience a plethora of wonderful and carefree activities in the Danville community.

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Around Livermore

Veterans air their frustrations over care for veterans and newly returned soldiers

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Frasier and Martin are a pair of kittens looking for a home

Frasier and Martin are playful kittens just looking for a good home. The Valley Humane Society currently has many kittens available for adoption. At this time of year, Kitty City is overflowing with kittens looking for families of their own.

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Russia: Will begin pullout from Georgia on Monday

Russias president promised to start withdrawing forces from positions in Georgia on Monday, but suggested they could stay in the breakaway region at the heart of the fighting that has reignited Cold War tensions. Top American officials said Washington would...

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No more hugs as Obama tears into McCain

So much for hugging in church. A day after Barack Obama and John McCain exchanged an embrace during a faith forum at a California megachurch, Obama called the U.S. economy a disaster thanks to John McCains president, George W. Bush, and chided his...

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Man shot dead in quiet Oakland neighborhood

Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man early this morning on a relatively quiet street in the Frick neighborhood of East Oakland. The unidentified victim, an Oakland resident, was shot at 12:07 a.m. on the 5600 block of Fleming Avenue, just...

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Girl driver killed in crash had been texting

Authorities say a 16-year-old girl who died after losing control of her car had been texting on her cell phone moments before the accident. Kayla Preuss, of Highland, was driving on the Interstate 10 Freeway in Redlands when she lost control of her car and...

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One killed on Bay Bridge crash

A 21-year-old Castro Valley man died in a fiery crash on the Bay Bridge early this morning, after the car he was traveling in was struck by a suspected drunken driver. Scott Leister, who was in the backseat of a Mercedes Benz carrying two other people, was...

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Texas authorities say body is abducted clerk

A body found in a remote area was been identified as the clerk whose abduction from a store in a small North Texas town was recorded by security cameras, authorities said Sunday. Mindy Daffern, 46, had been missing since Friday from the store her family owns...