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  • At Lowell Park in Oakland an armed robber stole items from a group of high school soccer players.
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oakland, crime, east bay news
  • The community is rallying around Delaney Newton, a young Livermore girl who is battling a brain tumor. (Photo courtesy DelaneyNewton.Blogspot.com)
  • A Livermore toddler is battling a brain tumor, but she's not doing it alone. The community is rallying to support the girl and her family.
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livermore, pleasanton, children, fundraiser, east bay news, carolyn tyler
  • A UC Berkeley graduate was handcuffed and taken to a Nevada prison boot camp Wednesday for beheading an exotic bird.
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trials, crime, uc berkeley, animal, animals in peril, caught on tape, las vegas, east bay news
  • House fire in Pleasant Hill triggers car explosions
  • A Contra Costa County family is safe after their house caught on fire overnight and triggered their cars to explode.
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pleasant hill, fire, car fire, explosion, east bay news, amy hollyfield
  • Kidango in Fremont
  • State authorities confirm that a preschool teacher in Fremont inappropriately touched a child and the state has cited the preschool.
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fremont, children, sex crimes, teachers, crime, east bay news
  • Officials say an Alaska Airlines flight en route from San Jose to Honolulu was forced to make an emergency landing in Oakland shortly after takeoff after the crew reported a possible bird strike.
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oakland, san jose, alaska airlines, oakland international airport, animal, emergency landing, east bay news
  • The Lawrence Livermore Laboratory faces a nearly total closure this week if the partial federal government shutdown continues.
  • As the government shutdown drags on, the ripple effects continue to stretch from Washington to the Bay Area.
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furloughs, lawrence livermore lab, government shutdown, livermore, restaurants, economy, east bay news, david louie
  • FBI agents raiding a Pittsburg home.
  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation says it has broken up an East Bay drug ring.
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FBI, drugs, pittsburg, oakley, concord, antioch, children, east bay news, amy hollyfield
  • Fire crews are mopping up in Discovery Bay after a house fire Tuesday.
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discovery bay, fire, missing person, east bay news
  • A 3.2-magnitude earthquake was recorded near Berkeley in Alameda County Tuesday morning.
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  • Monday night U.C. Berkeley police say a third robbery was reported in less than a week.
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uc berkeley, berkeley, crime, east bay news
  • Cal Sports Coors Light billboard
  • A measure to ban alcohol billboards near Richmond schools is expected to pass, but not everyone thinks it will deter teens from drinking.
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richmond, alcohol, laws, east bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Police are looking for a suspect who started a fire inside the 24-hour Wal-Mart store early Monday morning.
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arson, walmart, fairfield, east bay news
  • Police are conducting an investigation after they discovered a body inside a damaged car in Richmond on Sunday night.
  • Police are conducting an investigation after they discovered a body inside a damaged car in Richmond on Sunday night.
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crash, richmond, shooting, east bay news
  • TSA agents at Oakland Airport
  • A TSA program to help passengers check in for their flight faster kicked off at the Oakland International Airport on Sunday.
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oakland international airport, TSA, travel, east bay news
  • Lafayette police say a suspect has been arrested in connection with the alleged attempted kidnapping of a child on Saturday.
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child abduction, children, lafayette, homeless, crime, east bay news
  • A man has been arrested after crashing his car into a house on Tennyson Road in Hayward Sunday morning.
  • A man has been arrested after crashing his car into a house on Tennyson Road in Hayward Sunday morning.
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crash, hayward, DUI, east bay news
  • University police say a female student was robbed while waiting or a shuttle bus on the UC Berkeley campus Thursday night.
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berkeley, uc berkeley, crime, violence, east bay news
  • A parent intervened after a man attempted to abduct their 8-year-old child in Lafayette Saturday morning.
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child abduction, children, lafayette, east bay news
  • A Vallejo police officer shot and injured an armed suspect after he allegedly pointed a silver object toward the officer Saturday morning
  • A Vallejo police officer shot and injured an armed suspect after he allegedly pointed a silver object toward the officer Saturday.
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crime, vallejo, shooting, east bay news
  • Police are asking for the communitys help in identifying a man 
wanted in connection with three thefts from local businesses in North 
Berkeley in recent weeks.
  • Police are asking for the community's help in identifying a man wanted in connection with three thefts from local businesses in North Berkeley in recent weeks.
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crime, berkeley, east bay news
  • Lafayette girl writes songs for Malala
  • A 12-year-old Lafayette girl wrote two songs for Malala and was able to reach out and speak to her via Skype.
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lafayette, pakistan, children, music, east bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Surveillance images shows the two suspects in a violent parking lot robbery in Fremont.
  • Fremont police say they've arrested a man accused of violently robbing a 70-year-old woman of her gold chain necklace last week.
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fremont, walmart, newark, crime, violence, seniors, east bay news
  • James Roda
  • A law student is charged with running down an innocent bystander with her car following an altercation with graffiti vandals in Oakland.
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oakland, lake merritt, crash, crime, vandalism, UC, hit and run, DUI, alcohol, berkeley, alameda, east bay news, laura anthony
  • Marijuana seized during a drug trafficking sweep in Alameda County. (Photo courtesy Hayward Police Department)
  • Law enforcement seized nearly 2,000 marijuana plants with an estimated value of $4M during a drug sweep in Alameda County.
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alameda county, hayward, san leandro, san lorenzo, marijuana, pot bust, drugs, east bay news
  • A suspicious package that prompted an evacuation at Richmond's federal building turned out to be a box filled with flashlights.
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richmond, suspicious package, evacuation, east bay news
  • The Ikea furniture store in Emeryville was evacuated Friday as a precautionary measure due to an electrical issue.
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emeryville, ikea, evacuation, east bay news
  • A 6-year-old boy had to undergo surgery after he was attacked by a dog at a home in Discovery Bay Thursday night.
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discovery bay, animal, animals in peril, children, oakland, east bay news
  • Toys for Tots warns the government shutdown could spell trouble for their organization this holiday season.
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contra costa county, concord, marines, children, east bay news