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  • Aldon Smith
  • San Francisco 49ers star linebacker Aldon Smith faces felony weapons charges related to an incident at a 2012 house party.
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  • Zeus stands in front of 100 pounds of pot he sniffed out in Santa Clara County. (Photo courtesy Mountain View Police Department/Twitter)
  • A narcotic dog in the South Bay did it again! Zeus helped officials by sniffing out 100 pounds of pot and recovering $75K in cash.
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  • meth bust
  • Santa Clara Co. Sheriff's investigators seized a large amount of drugs and cash and are looking for a key suspect.
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  • People in costume for Beyond Wonderland rave at Shoreline
  • Police and promoters are working to keep ravegoers safe by trying to keep drugs out of Beyond Wonderland rave at Shoreline.
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  • People in costume for Beyond Wonderland rave at Shoreline
  • Police and promoters are working to keep ravegoers safe by trying to keep drugs out of Beyond Wonderland rave at Shoreline.
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  • Check your commute with our real-time traffic maps. Plus, traffic news, tweets, and resources.
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  • Beyond Wonderland Bay Area setting up the stage
  • The Santa Clara County Public Health Department issues tips for rave attendees so they don't end up in the emergency room.
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  • Aldon Smith
  • The 49ers placed Aldon Smith on the NFL's reserve non-football injury list Monday as he entered rehab for substance abuse.
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san francisco 49ers, DUI, shooting, santa clara county, lawsuit, guns, alcohol, marijuana, drugs, crash, nfl, nfl, david louie
  • Aldon Smith
  • The Niners placed linebacker Aldon Smith on the NFL?s reserve non-football injury list Monday as he entered rehab for substance abuse.
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  • Mugshot of San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith after DUI arrest taken on September 20, 2013.
  • SF 49ers CEO Jed York says linebacker Aldon Smith will miss Thursday's game and perhaps sit out longer following his DUI arrest.
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  • Mugshot of San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith after DUI arrest taken on September 20, 2013.
  • SF 49ers All Pro linebacker Aldon Smith is expected to suit up Sunday at Candlestick Park despite being arrested for drunk driving.
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  • Mugshot of San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith after DUI arrest taken on September 20, 2013.
  • The 49ers are saying it's up to the NFL to decide what punishment Aldon Smith will face following his DUI and drug possession arrest.
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  • Mugshot of San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith after DUI arrest taken on September 20, 2013.
  • SF 49ers All Pro linebacker Aldon Smith is out on bail after he was arrested for driving under the influence and drug possession.
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  • 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith at practice
  • Linebacker Aldon Smith was at practice for the 49ers Friday, despite being arrested earlier in the day for DUI and drug possession.
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  • Sunnyvale resident Juan Ruelas was fatally shot by a team of undercover drug officers
  • A Sunnyvale man who was fatally shot by a team of undercover drug officers was not armed. His family is now looking for answers.
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  • Sunnyvale resident Juan Ruelas was fatally shot by a team of undercover drug officers
  • A Sunnyvale man who was fatally shot by a team of undercover drug officers was not armed. His family is now looking for answers.
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  • San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith
  • SF 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith has been named in a lawsuit by a man who said he was shot during a party at Smith's house.
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  • A San Jose doctor is accused of embezzling $46,000 meant for cancer research and using it to pay his phone and credit card bills.
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san jose, cancer, santa clara county, south bay news
  • San Jose union threatens to strike
  • A union that represents 9K employees, including 911 dispatchers, has reached a tentative labor agreement with Santa Clara Co.
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  • Safeway is based in Pleasanton, Calif.
  • Santa Clara Co. officials say Safeway has agreed to pay a fine and reimburse customers who were overcharged at a gas station.
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  • Task force looking for non-compliant sex offenders
  • A task force of officers from several Bay Area agencies went looking Thursday for homeless sex offenders who are violating the law.
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  • Task force looking for non-compliant sex offenders
  • A task force of officers from several Bay Area agencies went looking Thursday for homeless sex offenders violating the law.
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  • A bomb threat that prompted evacuations at two Santa Clara Co. Superior Court buildings has been determined to be without merit.
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  • An ABC 7 I-Team investigation is getting results for residents of the states assisted living facilities.
  • After the I-Team uncovered issues in Santa Clara Co., Gov. Brown has signed a bill into law protecting the rights of conservatees.
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  • The scene of a Portola Valley party bus accident.
  • The person killed in a party bus accident in Portola Valley Sunday night has been identified.
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  • Driver in fatal party bus crash charged with DUI
  • The driver in a fatal party bus crash on I-280 near the Stanford campus has been charged with hit-and-run, DUI and manslaughter.
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I-280, portola valley, san mateo county, santa clara county, crash, DUI, crime, stanford university, peninsula news, david louie
  • Driver in fatal party bus crash charged with DUI
  • The driver in a fatal overnight crash on I-280 near the Stanford campus has been charged with hit-and-run, DUI, and manslaughter.
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  • A man remains hospitalized, five days after walking naked into a Gilroy restaurant carrying his baby and acting in a bizarre fashion.
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  • New robotics could help stroke victims walk again
  • There is new hope for stroke sufferers -- researchers are testing a wearable robotic device that could help them walk again.
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  • Two women are running in Tuesday's special election for the seat vacated in March by disgraced former Supervisor George Shirakawa.
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  • A new study shows that Bay Area residents live longer than people in other parts of the nation.
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  • George Shirakawa in court
  • Former Santa Clara County Supervisor Shirakawa's lawyers say they want false impersonation charges dropped against their client.
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  • New robotics could help stroke victims walk again
  • There is new hope for stroke sufferers -- researchers are testing a wearable robotic device that could help them walk again.
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santa clara county, san jose, medical research, robots, health, lyanne melendez
  • Santa Clara soccer practice
  • In Santa Clara County on Tuesday half a million residents received an automated emergency heat alert.
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  • Lesbian couple marries at San Francisco City Hall
  • Couples flocked to city halls and county courthouses in California as same-sex marriages resumed following a five-year legal hiatus.
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san jose, santa clara county, san francisco city hall, same sex marriage, weddings, lgbt, 9th u.s. circuit court of appeals, supreme court, gavin newsom, ed lee, kamala harris, castro, local news
  • Trish and Eve Kedar are the first same-sex couple to wed in Santa Clara County after SCOTUS decision
  • People started lining up early Monday morning as Santa Clara County resumed issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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  • The inside of a car can get very hot, even on a relatively mild day.
  • Cooling centers are opening to help residents beat the heat this weekend. Temperatures could climb to triple digits in some parts.
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  • In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court Wednesday cleared the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California by leaving in place a trial courts declaration that the states Proposition 8 ban was unconstitutional.
  • In a 5-4 decision on Wednesday, the Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California.
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  • Legal expert Deep Gulasekaram weighs in on the Prop 8 and DOMA decisions.
  • Legal expert Deep Gulasekaram weighs in on the Prop 8 and DOMA decisions.
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  • The county offices are gearing up for an influx of wedding license applications from gay couples.
  • County offices are gearing up for an influx of wedding license applications from gay couples.
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  • Intero Real Estate Services
  • A South Bay IT technician is being held on a $1 million bond and is being charged with stealing everything from passwords to equipment.
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  • Intero Real Estate Services
  • A South Bay IT technician is being held on a $1 million bond and is being charged with stealing everything from passwords to equipment.
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  • Sunlight Travel in San Jose, Calif.
  • Sunlight Travel in San Jose abruptly closed its doors last week and the Santa Clara County D.A.'s office wants victims to call them.
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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • The excavation of hundreds of bodies and artifacts from an unmarked cemetery will be put on display.
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  • An ABC 7 I-Team investigation is getting results for residents of the states assisted living facilities.
  • An ABC 7 I-Team investigation is getting results for residents of the state's assisted living facilities.
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  • An ABC 7 I-Team investigation is getting results for residents of the states assisted living facilities.
  • A bill protecting the personal rights of people under a conservatorship passed the state senate judiciary committee Tuesday.
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santa clara county, seniors, i-team
  • Drugs, weapons and murder were some of the charges against 48 members of a violent Hispanic gang indicted Tuesday.
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