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  • Girl hurt when horse-drawn carriage collides with truck in Petaluma
  • A Good Samaritan is being credited with saving an 11-year-old girl in a runaway horse-drawn carriage in Petaluma on Saturday.
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petaluma, animal, animals in peril, crash, children, north bay news
  • Girl hurt when horse-drawn carriage collides with truck in Petaluma
  • A Good Samaritan is being credited with saving an 11-year-old girl in a runaway horse-drawn carriage in Petaluma on Saturday.
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children, crash, animals in peril, animal, petaluma, news
  • The city of Petaluma is the latest to face a rash of home burglaries. Theyve quadrupled in just a matter of weeks.
  • The city of Petaluma is the latest to face a rash of home burglaries. They've quadrupled in just a matter of weeks.
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  • The city of Petaluma is the latest to face a rash of home burglaries. Theyve quadrupled in just a matter of weeks.
  • The city of Petaluma is the latest to face a rash of home burglaries. They've quadrupled in just a matter of weeks.
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crime, petaluma, north bay news, vic lee
  • Santa Rosa jewelry store robbery
  • Three men arrested in Petaluma Tuesday afternoon are suspected to have committed a robbery in Santa Rosa hours earlier.
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santa rosa, petaluma, crime, north bay news
  • Petaluma Animal Services Foundation helped rescue and release a kit fox
  • The Petaluma Animal Services Foundation helped rescue and release a kit fox stuck in a large sewer pit.
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petaluma, animal, animals in peril, north bay news
  • Rainy weather
  • Much of Tuesday's rain fell in the North Bay, but the damage was widespread as slick roads caused problems all over the Bay Area.
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fremont, sonoma county, petaluma, I-880, crash, rain, accuweather, wayne freedman
  • Rainy weather
  • Much of Tuesday's rain fell in the North Bay, but the damage was widespread as slick roads caused problems all over the Bay Area.
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fremont, sonoma county, petaluma, I-880, crash, rain, accuweather
  • A hunchback mutt from Chico won the 2013 Worlds Ugliest Dog title at the Sonoma-Marin Fair.
  • A hunchback mutt from Chico beat out 29 other competitors to win the "World's Ugliest Dog" title at the Sonoma-Marin Fair.
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petaluma, sonoma county, marin county, animal, north bay news
  • A hunchback mutt from Chico won the 2013 Worlds Ugliest Dog title at the Sonoma-Marin Fair.
  • A hunchback mutt from Chico beat out 29 other competitors to win the "World's Ugliest Dog" title at the Sonoma-Marin Fair.
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petaluma, sonoma county, marin county, animal, north bay news
  • Mugly
  • The Ugliest Dog Contest is taking place Friday at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma. It's the 25th year of the contest.
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petaluma, sonoma county, marin county, animal, north bay news
  • A two-alarm vegetation fire outside of Petaluma Monday afternoon has 
prompted the evacuation of nearby homes.
  • A two-alarm vegetation fire outside of Petaluma has been contained to about 20 acres.
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petaluma, fire, evacuation, north bay news
  • Child sex predator suspect arrested
  • ABC7 News has a behind the scenes look at what it takes to arrest child predators and the toll it takes on undercover detectives.
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san jose, petaluma, santa clara county, sex crimes, children, disability, news
  • Shawhan Shams
  • A Petaluma man was busted in a sting operation in which police say he took the bait to meet a young girl with disabilities for sex.
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san jose, petaluma, santa clara county, sex crimes, children, disability, south bay news
  • Shawhan Shams
  • ABC7 News has exclusive details on a trap set for child sexual predators in San Jose that led to the arrest of a Petaluma man.
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san jose, petaluma, santa clara county, sex crimes, children, disability, news
  • Costco berry mix linked to hepatitis A outbreak
  • A new case of Hepatitis A linked to frozen berries sold at a Costco store was confirmed in a Santa Cruz County resident Thursday.
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costco, food, centers for disease control, alameda county, santa clara county, hayward, san leandro, petaluma, san jose, target, FDA, health
  • Costco berry mix linked to hepatitis A outbreak
  • Bay Area residents say they're worried about a hepatitis A outbreak linked to a frozen berry mix sold at Costco stores nationwide.
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costco, food, centers for disease control, alameda county, santa clara county, hayward, san leandro, petaluma, san jose, target, FDA, news
  • Petaluma honoring anniversary of American Grafitti
  • Folks in Petaluma are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the iconic George Lucas movie "American Grafitti" this weekend.
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auto industry, petaluma, movies, celebrity, news
  • Petaluma honoring anniversary of American Grafitti
  • Folks in Petaluma are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the iconic George Lucas movie "American Grafitti" this weekend.
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auto industry, petaluma, movies, celebrity, north bay news, wayne freedman
  • A Golf Cart that will drive across America to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project.
  • Off-duty Coast Guard members will make a cross-country trip in a golf cart to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project.
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coast guard, veterans, air force, army, navy, marines, petaluma, military, fundraiser, north bay news
  • A Golf Cart and support vehicle that will drive across America to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project.
  • Off-duty Coast Guard members will make a cross-country trip in a golf cart to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project.
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coast guard, veterans, air force, army, navy, marines, petaluma, news
  • Map of cross country trip for Coast Guard
  • Off-duty Coast Guard members will make a cross-country trip in a golf cart to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project.
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coast guard, veterans, air force, army, navy, marines, petaluma, news
  • Crowd in Petaluma protests Caltrans nets causing birds to die
  • Demonstrators in Petaluma took to the streets to call attention to a Caltrans construction project they say is killing birds.
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caltrans, petaluma, animal, animals in peril, protest, north bay news
  • Crowd in Petaluma protests Caltrans nets causing birds to die
  • Demonstrators in Petaluma took to the streets to call attention to a Caltrans construction project they say is killing birds.
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caltrans, petaluma, animal, animals in peril, protest, news
  • Petaluma Little League
  • Four players on the Petaluma Little League All-Star team are accused of assaulting and bullying another team member.
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petaluma, children, sports
  • The California Department of Justice served a search warrant on Mortgage Modifiers following a 7 On Your Side investigation.
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mortgages, foreclosures, petaluma, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • Police receive complaints about Mortgage Modifiers
  • Mortgage Modifiers was stripped of its real estate license, but the doors remain open. 7 On Your Side investigates.
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petaluma, loans, mortgages, consumer news
  • bird dead in netting around Caltrans construction
  • On the Petaluma River Bridge netting put in place to keep birds away from Caltrans construction has actually killed over 30.
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petaluma, caltrans, animal, animals in peril, north bay news, ama daetz
  • bird dead in netting around Caltrans construction
  • Under the Petaluma River Bridge, netting put in place to keep birds away from Caltrans construction is killing them.
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petaluma, animal, animals in peril, caltrans, news
  • Police receive complaints about Mortgage Modifiers
  • Mortgage Modifiers was stripped of its real estate license, but the doors remain open. 7 On Your Side investigates.
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loans, petaluma, mortgages, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • Phang Phetsomphou and his wife Bouaket died in a car crash on I-80
  • Family and friends are mourning the loss of a Petaluma couple killed in a big rig crash on I-80 near Davis Thursday afternoon.
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I-80, crash, petaluma, sacramento, fire, east bay news
  • Phang Phetsomphou and his wife Bouaket died in a car crash on I-80
  • Family and friends are mourning the loss of a Petaluma couple killed in a big rig crash on I-80 near Davis Thursday afternoon.
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I-80, crash, petaluma, sacramento, fire, news
  • petamberalert.com website.
  • A San Francisco woman was so upset over her lost cat that she hired a company to help her find it.
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animal, marin county, petaluma, target, consumer news
  • Petaluma National All-Stars Little League team honored in ceremony to kick off new season
  • On opening day the Petaluma National All-Stars, who made it to the World Series last year, bid farewell to their Little League days.
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petaluma, competition, sports
  • petamberalert.com website.
  • A San Francisco woman was so upset over her lost cat that she hired a company to help her find it.
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animal, marin county, petaluma, target, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • Petaluma National All-Stars Little League team honored in ceremony to kick off new season
  • On opening day the Petaluma National All-Stars, who made it to the World Series last year, bid farewell to their Little League days.
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petaluma, competition, sports
  • Petaluma police evacuate part of a neighborhood because of a bomb scare
  • Police have evacuated part of a Petaluma neighborhorhood because of a bomb scare. It's happening on Ely Blvd. near Weaverly Drive.
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suspicious package, petaluma, north bay news
  • Alyssa Byrne memorial
  • A memorial concert will be held in downtown Petaluma Saturday night to help raise money in the name of Petaluma college student Alyssa Byrne.
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petaluma, lake tahoe, missing person, holiday, new year's eve, north bay news
  • Police are searching for a male suspect who exposed himself to a 14-year-old girl in Petaluma on Thursday afternoon.
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crime, petaluma, north bay news
  • Petaluma High School
  • A 17-year-old went to the hospital over the weekend with a highly contagious blood infection caused by a bacteria.
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petaluma, sonoma county, health
  • Petaluma High School
  • A 17-year-old went to the hospital over the weekend with a highly contagious blood infection caused by a bacteria.
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petaluma, sonoma county, north bay news, amy hollyfield
  • Police in Petaluma are looking for a person who was seen firing shots from a car early this morning.
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petaluma, shooting, north bay news
  • Dr. Catherine Kitty Houghton
  • A Bay Area woman on a business trip to New Hampshire was stabbed to death in a hotel lobby Monday night.
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petaluma, novato, news
  • Dr. Catherine Kitty Houghton
  • A Bay Area woman on a business trip to New Hampshire was stabbed to death in a hotel lobby Monday night.
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petaluma, novato, north bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Petaluma police arrested two people on suspicion of burglarizing a PG & E yard early Monday morning.
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crime, petaluma, north bay news
  • A man was arrested a day after he allegedly robbed a 7-Eleven in Petaluma.
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petaluma, crime, north bay news
  • Police say a man was arrested in Petaluma this week after allegedly crashing into parked cars while driving under the influence.
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petaluma, DUI, crash, crime, north bay news
  • Luis Gomez-Diaz
  • The Sonoma County sheriff says there was no foul play in the death of a man found last Friday at a recycling facility near Petaluma.
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petaluma, north bay news
  • Alyssa Byrne memorial
  • Hundreds of people gathered at a memorial on Saturday to remember the Petaluma teen found dead in South Lake Tahoe.
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petaluma, lake tahoe, missing person, holiday, new year's eve, news
  • Frost on car in Petaluma
  • With Freeze Warnings in effect for the North Bay, Petaluma is gearing up for one of the coldest weekends so far this year.
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ice, freeze, petaluma, accuweather