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	Antioch: Body of man who jumped into canal found by dive team The man had walked away from Sutter Delta Medical Center on Monday night; his body was found Wednesday afternoon after crews and dive teams had searched for him for two days.


	Driver dies after being impaled by metal rod on I-580 in Livermore A 33-year-old Lodi man was killed on westbound Interstate 580 in Livermore Wednesday morning after a metal rod burst through his windshield and impaled him, authorities said.

Details emerge on who picked steel for Bay Bridge that later broke

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Caltrans and private design team of T.Y. Lin and Moffatt & Nichol deliberated four months over proper corrosion methods for large high-strength fasteners that later broke.

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	Chief of San Lorenzo schools to retire Los Angeles Kings apologize for offensive tweet on team's Twitter account Concord: Driver who crashed car into home Wednesday afternoon may have been intoxicated, police say Suspected San Carlos bomb was just a pipe, police say Contra Costa deputy DA continues legal battle against those who unsuccessfully prosecuted him for rape San Jose Sharks downplay any momentum gained from winning last two Concord: Bomb squad called out for search near Four Corners Hicks: 'American Idol wooing Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson North Richmond: Detectives witness shooting; one person in custody San Francisco Giants lose to Washington Nationals 2-1 in 10 innings New Oakland Raider Charles Woodson meets the press Barbara Oliver, Berkeley theater icon, dead at 85

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Bay Area real estate market is hot even in hardest-hit areas

It's not just the high-end home market that has gone crazy. Home sales are brisk and prices are rising in the parts of the Bay Area that were hit hardest during the housing price collapse six years ago.

Woodson meets the press

Charles Woodson says Raider Nation played big part in getting him back to Oakland.

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Review: 'The Hangover Part III' short on laughs

'The Hangover Part III' has none of the humor and fun of the original comedy.

More: Bradley Cooper's success leaves him more tipsy than hungover

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