Queen: I've received a few questions regarding gas prices and what seems like the daily, even hourly, changes at some stations around the East Bay. Here are a few:Commuter: Hi Queen.
On Nov. 7, 2007, the Cosco Busan, a 65,131-ton container ship, grazed against the base of the Bay Bridge, gashing its hull and spewing 58,000 tons of crude oil into the Bay.
Narrow, curving rivers and sloughs, faster boats, reckless behavior and the lack of mandatory boater education combine to make California's inland waterways more dangerous than the Pacific Ocean.
A story in some editions Friday should have said the Contra Costa Water District/Brentwood Water Treatment Plant is located in Oakley. n nAn On Tap item on Page A6 of Friday's Antioch/Brentwood/Oakley News should have said the Summerset Big Band concert at City Park in downtown Brentwood will be
A headline for a story on the front page Thursday about a proposal under consideration by the UC Board of Regents should have said: UC seeks to limit rehiring of retirees.
A story in some editions July 2 about Pittsburg's budget should have said Pittsburg may pursue new uses for the fees it collects from developers for park land dedication.
A story on Page A3 of some Wednesday editions failed to make clear that the Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust facilitates the purchase of conservation easements to preserve agricultural land in the Brentwood area.
Afghans free journalist who took execution pics KABUL, Afghanistan—An Afghan journalist who contributes to The Associated Press was freed Friday after his pictures and video footage of two women brazenly executed by the Taliban led intelligence officials to hold him for questioning for two days. Full Story
PASADENA, Calif.—A brush fire has broken out near the Hastings Ranch area in Pasadena. Pasadena Fire Department spokeswoman Lisa Derderian says the fire was reported around 3:20 p.
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FBI: Soccer team members help subdue man on flight OKLAHOMA CITY—An American Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City on Friday after a passenger stripped, put his clothes back on and then tried to open an emergency exit door before being subdued by members of a pro soccer team and others, the FBI said. Full Story
Afghans free journalist who took execution pics KABUL, Afghanistan—An Afghan journalist who contributes to The Associated Press was freed Friday after his pictures and video footage of two women brazenly executed by the Taliban led intelligence officials to hold him for questioning for two days. Full Story
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—It's an Arkansas bird story that at first might be hard to swallow. A pair of conjoined barn swallows, attached at the hip by skin and possibly muscle tissue, will be sent to the Smithsonian Institution for study and examination, Arkansas wildlife officials said Friday.
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AUGUSTA, Maine—Maine officials are advising consumers to avoid eating lobster tomalley after tests revealed high levels of toxins in some lobsters.
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