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  • One killed, seven wounded in East Oakland

    A man was shot to death on a street in East Oakland early this morning and seven other people were wounded, authorities said. The shootings occurred on the 8300 block of International Boulevard, near 83rd street, Oakland police said. The deceased victim has...

  • Frank Keenan, staff aide in Congress, dies

    Frank Keenan, a former congressional staff member and an early advocate of broadcasting sessions of Congress, died June 27 at Washington Hospital Center of a pulmonary embolism. He was 85. Mr. Keenan, a longtime D.C. resident, began his career on Capitol...

Oakland Tribune
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San Jose Mercury News
  • Joey Chestnut wins N.Y. hot-dog eating match, again

    NEW YORK — Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot-dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat.

  • 43-year resident of San Jose faces deportation to Israel despite mental illness

    Hank Nijmeh was one of five children in a friendly Palestinian Catholic family that established the Falafel’s Drive-In on Stevens Creek Boulevard. Today the 52-year-old Nijmeh spends much of his day in a cell at the Yuba County jail, where he often hears terrifying voices and is tormented by severe hallucinations.

  • Screening coaches: Are background checks protecting kids in youth sports?

    The background checks that youth sports organizations use to screen coaches only pick up criminal convictions. The kind of check that might have drawn attention to past complaints against a San Jose swim coach now charged with molesting one of his young swimmers '” checking personal and work references with previous employers '” fall to those least qualified to make them.

Marin Independent Journal
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
  • Warnings removed at Healdsburg beach



    Posted health warnings for high bacteria counts at Veterans Memorial Beach in Healdsburg were taken down Saturday, according to county recreation and parks staff.

  • Finding meaning in July 4

    By BLEYS W. ROSE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

    Sonoma's Fourth of July parade was short on length, about three blocks around the Square, and long on fervor for the causes articulated six score and many years ago.

  • Girl, 15, hit in Sebastopol crosswalk in critical condition



    A 15-year-old girl hit by a car while walking in a Sebastopol crosswalk underwent additional surgery on Saturday at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, where she remained in very critical condition.

Napa Valley Register
  • Your photos: Fourth of July parade

    We are offering readers a chance this year to have their Independence Day photos displayed on our Web site for the entire week ater the celebration. Napa has its parade on the 4th, so send us your photos of the parade and we'll put them up right here.

  • The Last Kevin Courtney

    News flash: America is in the midst of a grandchildren explosion. I know because my age peers are beginning to have them.

  • Faces and Places

    The Napa Valley Register publishes your photos of community events and people around town. Just send us a photo with your information and then look for it on the first Sunday of the month in print and online.

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