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  • DUI checkpoint
  • This year police agencies around the Bay Area are putting DUI checkpoints in spots you would least expect them.
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memorial day, DUI, drugs, piedmont, local news, alan wang
  • DUI checkpoint
  • This year police agencies around the Bay Area are putting DUI checkpoints in spots you would least expect them.
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DUI, drugs, memorial day, news
  • Scene of triple homicide in Forestville
  • A third defendant accused of the alleged drug-related slaying of three men near Forestville has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.
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murder, crime, shooting, sonoma county, marijuana, drugs, violence, death penalty, north bay news
  • Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denies that he smokes crack cocaine and says he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used the drug.
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drugs, national/world
  • HIV patients get privacy win from Anthem Blue Cross
  • Anthem Blue Cross reversed their decision to force all HIV and AIDS patients to receive their medication through the mail.
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AIDS, HIV, drugs, health insurance, health care, anthem blue cross, consumer news
  • HIV patients get privacy win from Anthem Blue Cross
  • Anthem Blue Cross reversed their decision to force all HIV and AIDS patients to receive their medication through the mail.
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HIV, AIDS, drugs, health care, health insurance, anthem blue cross, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • Chris Butler and Norman Wielsch.
  • The former head of Contra Costa County's drug enforcement task force, was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
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crime, corruption, drugs, contra costa county, oakland, trials, east bay news, laura anthony
  • Norman Wielsch.
  • Norman Wielsch, the former head of the county's drug enforcement task force, was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
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crime, corruption, drugs, contra costa county, oakland, trials, news
  • A woman who was struck and killed by an alleged DUI driver in Brentwood has been identified as 74-year-old Judy Jensen.
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brentwood, martinez, DUI, pedestrian struck, driving, drugs, east bay news
  • Police say a man was arrested for driving under the influence after he struck and killed an elderly woman walking in Brentwood.
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brentwood, martinez, DUI, pedestrian struck, driving, drugs, east bay news
  • California law allows ex-cons to become counselors
  • There's a call to tighten background checks of sex offenders and other ex-cons for certain jobs like drug and alcohol counselors.
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crime, laws, bills, drugs, alcohol, politics video
  • A high-ranking member of a Mexican drug cartel has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.
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drugs, crime, mexico, national/world
  • San Francisco Giants Melky Cabrera
  • Melky Cabrera will receive his World Series ring this week when the Giants make a two-game interleague stop in Toronto.
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san francisco giants, drugs, steroids, mlb
  • 21-year-old Charles Burns was shot and killed by Concord police in Antioch
  • Investigators say a man who was fatally shot by Concord police in Antioch late Friday night was suspected of dealing drugs.
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concord, antioch, shooting, violence, guns, crime, drugs, east bay news
  • New Oakland police consultant William Bratton
  • A news conference, in which recommendations to reduce crime in Oakland were expected to be announced, has been cancelled.
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OPD, crime, murder, shooting, FBI, drugs, gang violence, howard jordan, east bay news
  • The federal government is suing Berkeley's largest medical marijuana outlet with the goal of seizing the property from its landlord. Berkeley City Councilmembers are going to protest a federal lawsuit filed against the city's largest medical marijuana outlet.
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pot club, marijuana, drugs, lawsuit, east bay news
  • Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan
  • Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan recently got behind the wheel and took ABC7 News reporter Nick Smith on patrol with him.
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OPD, crime, murder, shooting, FBI, drugs, gang violence, howard jordan, east bay news
  • Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan is the citys top law enforcement officer, but he doesnt live in the city he polices.
  • Police Chief Howard Jordan is Oakland's top law enforcement officer, but he doesn't live in the city he polices.
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OPD, crime, murder, shooting, FBI, drugs, gang violence, howard jordan, news
  • Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan
  • Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan recently got behind the wheel and took ABC7 News reporter Nick Smith on patrol with him.
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OPD, crime, murder, shooting, FBI, drugs, gang violence, howard jordan, news
  • Oakland police take large amount of heroin off streets
  • In an early morning raid Friday morning, OPD's special operations team helped take a significant amount of heroin off the streets.
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oakland, OPD, drugs, guns, east bay news
  • Oakland police take large amount of heroin off streets
  • Friday morning, OPD's special operations team helped take a significant amount of heroin off the streets.
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oakland, OPD, drugs, crime, news
  • prescription drug abuse
  • California families victimized by medical malpractice say it's time to eliminate the quarter-million-dollar cap set nearly four decades ago.
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DUI, drugs, prescription drug, politics video
  • Pills
  • Bay Area residents will be able to drop off unused, unwanted, or expired prescription drugs at several locations Saturday.
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drugs, sffd, SFPD, SJPD, health
  • Security camera at an El Cerrito restaurant
  • With the focus on security cameras following the Boston bombings, there's one Bay Area city that has a jump on all the others.
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el cerrito, caught on tape, crime, violence, shooting, retail, drugs, alcohol, restaurants, boston bombings, news
  • Security camera at an El Cerrito restaurant
  • With the focus on security cameras following the Boston bombings, there's one Bay Area city that has a jump on all the others.
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el cerrito, caught on tape, crime, violence, shooting, retail, drugs, alcohol, restaurants, boston bombings, east bay news, vic lee
  • Possible marijuana grow found inside burning building in Oakland
  • Oakland officials say a possible marijuana grow operation has been found inside a burning building on Foothill Boulevard.
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oakland, fire, marijuana, drugs, east bay news
  • Sonoma County authorities say a second person is in custody in an alleged hate crime attack on a gay teen in a schoolyard.
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sonoma, sonoma county, santa rosa, hate crime, lgbt, gang violence, drugs, alcohol, north bay news
  • Prisoners behind bars.
  • A lawmaker wants change part of Jerry Brown's prison realignment law so serious drug pushers are sent to state prisons, not county jails.
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drugs, laws, prison, jerry brown, sacramento, politics video
  • Scene of deadly shooting involving Alameda County deputies
  • A suspect has died and a deputy suffered what was described as non-life threatening injuries after a traffic stop in Oakland Saturday.
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oakland, alameda county, crime, shooting, violence, guns, drugs, news
  • SF Veterans Justice Court
  • There's a new program in SF that helps military veterans who get into trouble with the law. It's called "Veterans Justice Court."
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veterans, military, crime, drugs, homeless, jobs, unemployment, mental health, news
  • SF Veterans Justice Court
  • There's a new program in SF that helps military veterans who get into trouble with the law. It's called "Veterans Justice Court."
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veterans, military, crime, drugs, homeless, jobs, unemployment, mental health, san francisco news, vic lee
  • Scene of deadly shooting involving Alameda County deputies
  • A suspect has died and a deputy suffered what was described as non-life threatening injuries after a traffic stop in Oakland Saturday.
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oakland, alameda county, crime, shooting, violence, guns, drugs, east bay news
  • Morgan Hill marijuana grow operation
  • Morgan Hill police and state officers seized 2,775 marijuana plants and 30 pounds of the drug inside an elaborate grow house.
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morgan hill, marijuana, drugs, crime, south bay news
  • Man in handcuffs
  • California law enforcement agencies are backing a new bill that would strengthen rules about driving under the influence of drugs.
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sacramento, crime, DUI, drugs, crash, bills, laws, transportation, marijuana, medical marijuana, news
  • Man in handcuffs
  • California law enforcement agencies are backing a new bill that would strengthen rules about driving under the influence of drugs.
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sacramento, crime, DUI, drugs, crash, bills, laws, transportation, marijuana, medical marijuana, politics, vic lee
  • Haywards Martin Luther King Middle School
  • 5 students from Hayward's Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School fell ill after eating brownies laced with an unknown substance.
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hayward, drugs, children, east bay news
  • San Mateo County motorcycle officer writes a ticket
  • ABC7 News has an exclusive look at San Mateo County's crackdown on distracted drivers and the dangers pedestrians face.
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san mateo county, redwood city, menlo park, burlingame, driving, smartphones, alcohol, drugs, DUI, traffic, transportation, news
  • San Mateo County motorcycle officer writes a ticket
  • ABC7 News has an exclusive look at San Mateo County's crackdown on distracted drivers and the dangers pedestrians face.
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san mateo county, redwood city, menlo park, burlingame, driving, smartphones, alcohol, drugs, DUI, traffic, transportation, peninsula news, vic lee
  • Former crime lab technician Deborah Madden
  • A former San Francisco police crime-lab technician accused of stealing drug evidence is expected to change her plea on Friday.
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crime lab scandal, SFPD, trials, drugs, san francisco news
  • Patient with PKAN at Childrens Hospital Oakland
  • Children's Hospital Oakland is launching a drug trial that could finally offer hope to children with a devastating and deadly disease.
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oakland, medical research, children, alzheimers, drugs, FDA, european union, health
  • Patient with PKAN at Childrens Hospital Oakland
  • Children's Hospital Oakland is launching a drug trial that could finally offer hope to children with a devastating and deadly disease.
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oakland, medical research, children, alzheimers, drugs, FDA, european union, health, carolyn johnson
  • ABC7 AccuWeather forecast
  • Meteorologist Sandhya Patel has your Bay Area AccuWeather forecast.
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drugs, prescription drug, politics video
  • Nearly five ounces of opium concealed in shampoo and lotion bottles found in Pleasant Hill mans luggage. (photo courtesy TSA)
  • A Pleasant Hill man was arrested after TSA officers found opium concealed in shampoo and lotion bottles in his luggage.
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TSA, pleasant hill, drugs, travel, national/world
  • Vacuum sealed bags of marijuana found in checked piece of luggage at Oakland International Airport.
  • A random baggage check at Oakland International Airport revealed 60 pounds of marijuana in a checked piece of luggage.
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oakland, oakland international airport, TSA, marijuana, drugs, crime, travel, east bay news
  • Baby
  • In a possible breakthrough in the fight against HIV, a baby born with the virus is now 2.5-years-old and has no signs of HIV.
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children, AIDS, HIV, drugs, medical research, health
  • Inmates
  • How long should someone go to prison for possessing a hard drug like cocaine or heroin, not for selling it, just for using it?
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crime, drugs, inmates, laws, marijuana, bills, politics video
  • prescription drug robbery
  • The Medical Board of California and the State Board of Pharmacy met to discuss the pressing issue of prescription drug addiction.
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drugs, crime, south san francisco, news
  • San Francisco crime lab technician Deborah Madden
  • A former police crime lab technician accused of taking small amounts of cocaine from her office appears to be poised to conclude a plea bargain.
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crime lab scandal, SFPD, trials, drugs, san francisco news
  • Baby
  • In a possible breakthrough in the fight against HIV, a baby born with the virus is now 2.5-years-old and has no signs of HIV.
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children, AIDS, HIV, drugs, medical research, health
  • Scientists say a baby born in Mississippi with the AIDS virus appears to have been cured.
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children, AIDS, HIV, drugs, health