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  • Authorities have recovered and identified the body of a camp leader swept over a waterfall in the Sierra National Forest.
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  • Mistake at grave site upsets East Bay family
  • A family turned to 7 On Your Side after a name mistake was discovered on the tombstone of their loved one.
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  • Mistake at grave site upsets East Bay family
  • A family turned to 7 On Your Side after a name mistake was discovered on the tombstone of their loved one.
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  • Contra Costa County holding gun buyback in three East Bay locations
  • A countywide gun buyback event is being held at three East Bay locations on Saturday.
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  • The Chevron Refinery in Richmond.
  • Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of a controversial fire at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond.
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  • The Chevron Refinery in Richmond.
  • Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of a fire at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond.
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  • Chevron refinery fire
  • Chevron has agreed to pay $2M in fines and pleaded no contest to charges in connection with the Richmond refinery fire.
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  • Several people were forcibly removed and arrested by police during a protest  over the Chevron refinery fire in Richmond.
  • Richmond police have arrested around 175 people so far at a protest outside the Chevron refinery.
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  • 2012 Chevron refinery fire
  • Almost one year after the refinery fire that blackened skies in the East Bay, the city of Richmond has filed suit against Chevron.
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  • 2012 Chevron refinery fire
  • Almost one year after the refinery fire that blackened skies in the East Bay, the city of Richmond has filed suit against Chevron.
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  • Richmond to sue Chevron over 2012 refinery fire
  • ABC7 News has learned the city of Richmond will file suit against Chevron for damages related to the 2012 refinery explosion.
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  • Richmond to sue Chevron over 2012 refinery fire
  • ABC7 News has learned the city of Richmond will file suit against Chevron for damages related to the 2012 refinery explosion.
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  • (Photo courtesy Friends of Gary Bell Facebook page)
  • Former Richmond City Councilman Gary Bell died at age 54, nearly nine months after suffering a severe bacterial sinus infection.
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  • Chevron has agreed to pay a $190,000 fine for air quality violations.
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  • Richmond homeowners protest
  • One Bay Area city is ready to rescue homeowners from underwater mortgages, but the way it wants to help is raising some concerns.
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  • Richmond homeowners protest
  • One Bay Area city is ready to rescue homeowners from underwater mortgages, but the way it wants to help is raising some concerns.
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  • Marcelles Peter and Jose Montano, on trial for the 2009 Richmond High School gang rape, were found guilty.
  • Marcelles Peter and Jose Montano, on trial for the 2009 Richmond High School gang rape, were found guilty.
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  • A small fire broke out at a Richmond BART substation Sunday morning that resulted in major delays on the Richmond-Fremont line.
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  • Two men were arrested in Fairfield Friday for drug trafficking following a two-month long investigation, according to police.
  • Two men were arrested in Fairfield Friday for drug trafficking following a two-month long investigation.
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  • 5-year-old killed in rollover crash in Richmond
  • A San Pablo woman has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a crash in May that killed her 5-year-old daughter.
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  • 5-year-old killed in rollover crash in Richmond
  • Arkita Myers pleaded not guilty to all of the counts against her.
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  • Gas main break prompts evacuation in Richmond
  • Evacuations have lifted after a gas main break posed a danger to residents in the area of Marina Bay Parkway and Meeker Avenue.
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  • Gas main break prompts evacuation in Richmond
  • Evacuations have lifted after a gas main break posed a danger to residents in the area of Marina Bay Parkway and Meeker Avenue.
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  • Gas main break prompts evacuation in Richmond
  • Evacuations are underway in Richmond after a gas main break at Marina Bay Parkway and Meeker Avenue.
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  • Chevron refinery fire
  • Richmond city leaders have hired a law firm and plan to sue Chevron for damages resulting from the refinery fire last August.
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  • In Richmond police were called to the city council chambers Tuesday night when protesters disrupted the meeting.
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  • Marcelles Peter and Jose Montano, on trial for the 2009 Richmond High School gang rape, were found guilty.
  • Marcelles Peter and Jose Montano, on trial for the 2009 Richmond High School gang rape, were found guilty.
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  • Victim of 2009 Richmond gang rape takes stand
  • Two separate juries have reached verdicts in the Richmond HS gang rape trial. Both verdicts will be read on Thursday.
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  • Victim of 2009 Richmond gang rape takes stand
  • One of two juries in the dual Richmond High School gang rape trial has reached a verdict.
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  • Richmond house fire victims
  • A family's reeling from a Fourth of July tragedy after a fireworks-related blaze killed a Richmond couple and injured their son.
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  • Richmond house fire victims
  • A family's reeling from a Fourth of July tragedy after a fireworks-related blaze killed a Richmond couple and injured their son.
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  • A man and woman died and their son was critically injured in a house fire in Richmond early Friday morning.
  • A man and woman died and their son was critically injured in a house fire in Richmond early Friday morning.
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  • Richmond police plan on using ShotSpotter technology to crackdown on people illegally firing guns to celebrate the Fourth of July.
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  • A man who shot and killed a person in an alleged case of mistaken identity in Richmond three years ago was sentenced Thursday.
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  • Gay Pride flag flies over Richmond City Hall for the first time
  • Richmond is marking Pride Month for the first time, by raising the Gay Pride flag at City Hall. But not everyone's happy about it.
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  • Gay Pride flag flies over Richmond City Hall for the first time
  • Richmond is marking Pride Month for the first time, by raising the Gay Pride flag at City Hall. But not everyone's happy about it.
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  • Richmond police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead.
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  • A public meeting will be held in San Pablo Wednesday night to discuss a proposed $65 million water pipeline construction project.
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  • Victim of 2009 Richmond gang rape takes stand
  • A 16-year-old gang rape victim took the stand Monday and told a jury what happened on homecoming night in Richmond in 2009.
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  • Victim of 2009 Richmond gang rape takes stand
  • A 16-year-old gang rape victim took the stand Monday and told a jury what happened on homecoming night in Richmond in 2009.
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  • Victim of 2009 Richmond gang rape testifies
  • The victim of a gang rape at Richmond High School four years ago testified Monday about what happened to her that night.
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  • Boat named Phat Woody run aground on a Richmond shoreline.
  • Neighbors in Richmond are wondering why a crippled boat is still stuck on the shore weeks after it ran aground.
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  • Neighbors in Richmond are wondering why a crippled boat is still stuck on the shore weeks after it ran aground.
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  • Stuck boat concerns Richmond residents
  • A boat that ran aground in Richmond is causing concern for residents there since it belongs to a registered sex offender.
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  • Stuck boat concerns Richmond residents
  • A boat that ran aground in Richmond is causing concern for residents there since it belongs to a registered sex offender.
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  • City leaders are convinced the stores help criminals exchange stolen gold items for cash and they want to stop them from multiplying there.
  • City leaders are convinced the stores help criminals exchange stolen gold items for cash and they want to stop them from multiplying there.
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  • City leaders are convinced the stores help criminals exchange stolen gold items for cash and they want to stop them from multiplying there.
  • City leaders are convinced the stores help criminals exchange stolen gold items for cash and they want to stop them from multiplying there.
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  • Richmond High School gang rape trial
  • The father of a young woman gang raped at a high school homecoming dance took the stand Tuesday.
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  • Richmond High School
  • The father of a young woman gang raped at a high school homecoming dance took the stand Tuesday.
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  • Richmond High School
  • The trial for two men in a 2009 brutal gang rape at Richmond High School is underway.
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