Ericka Gallego, 60, took her son's baby from Knightsen home and was planning to pass off the child off as her own. Suspicious friends called the police.  
 
 
Barron Edwards, 51, was being held Friday evening at County Jail in Martinez, charged with at least two counts of sexual abuse against children under the age of 14.

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The holiday weekend and unofficial start of summer will kick off Friday night with some good skywatching: a closer-than-usual full moon, and a planetary cluster.  
 
 
 
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Nearly two dozen East Bay schools get top marks

School rankings released Friday reveal that more than 52 East Bay schools are lagging far behind others with similar demographics. These include 40 schools in Alameda County and 12 in Contra Costa County.

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Teen wrestler's fatal collapse

Fierce competitor on Walnut Creek high school's team died a week after his sudden collapse while working out. 
Skyhook king, Abdul Jabbar, in town to support leukemia fight

Diagnosed in 2008, when he feared he had months to live, Abdul-Jabbar, now says he has his treatable form, chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), is under control. He's the keynote speaker at the CML Patient Summit in Millbrae on Saturday. 

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